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Program overview
The accounting program provides broad exposure to the liberal arts as well as science and management concepts. Beyond this core, students choose an option that best fits their career interests. Students planning a career in public accounting may select undergraduate course work preparing them to enter RIT’s MBA-accounting program. Completion of both the BS and MBA-accounting degrees satisfies the New York state CPA education requirements (see electives). Students may tailor the program to meet diverse career opportunities in the commercial, government, and not-for-profit sectors.
Curriculum
Accounting, BS degree, typical course sequence (quarters)
| Course | Qtr. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| 1720-051, 052 | Discovery/Pathways | 2 |
| 0102-260 | Business 1: Ideas and Creativity | 4 |
| 0102-265 | Business 2: Business Plan Development | 2 |
| 0112-270 | Business Software Applications | 2 |
| 0112-285 | Business 3: Commercialization | 2 |
| 0511-211 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| 0511-402 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
| 0535-352 | Professional Communication for Business | 4 |
| 1016-226 | Calculus for Management Science | 4 |
| 1016-319, 320 | Data Analysis I, II | 10 |
| Liberal Arts* | 12 | |
| Wellness Education† | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| 0101-301, 302 | Financial and Management Accounting | 8 |
| 0101-345 | Accounting Information Systems | 4 |
| 0102-305 | Careers in Business | 1 |
| 0113-310 | Global Business: An Introduction | 4 |
| 0104-350 | Corporate Finance | 4 |
| 0110-319 | Legal Environment of Business | 4 |
| Liberal Arts* | 12 | |
| General Education | 8 | |
| Laboratory Sciences | 8 | |
| Third Year | ||
| 0101-408 | Financial Reporting and Analysis I | 4 |
| 0101-409 | Financial Reporting and Analysis II | 4 |
| 0101-522 | Personal and Small Business Taxation | 4 |
| 0102-320 | Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| 0102-438 | Business Ethics | 4 |
| 0105-363 | Principles of Marketing | 4 |
| Liberal Arts* | 12 | |
| Free Electives | 8 | |
| Cooperative Education† | Co-op | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| 0101-550 | Financial Accounting and Reporting Issues | 4 |
| 0102-551 | Strategy | 4 |
| 0106-401 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 4 |
| 0104-452 | Managing Corporate Assets and Liabilities | 4 |
| 0101-431 | Cost Accounting | 4 |
| 0102-530 | Managing Innovation and Technology | 4 |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| General Education | 8 | |
| Total Quarter Credit Hours | 183 | |
* Please see Liberal Arts General Education Requirements for more information.
† Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information.
† Two quarters of cooperative education are required and must be completed within the third and fourth years.
Accounting, BS degree, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| MGMT-101 | Business I: Ideas and Business Planning | 3 |
| MGIS-101 | Computer-based Analysis | 1 |
| First-Year Seminar-F | 3 | |
| ECON-101 | LAS-Perspective 4 (Social): Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| COMM-253 | GE elective 1: Communication | 3 |
| STAT-145 | LAS-Perspective 7A (Mathematical): Introduction to Statistics I | 3 |
| MGIS-102 | Business 2: Technology-enabled Launch | 2 |
| ENGL-150 | Writing Seminar | 3 |
| ECON-201 | LAS-Perspective 3 (Global): Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ACCT-110 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| STAT-146 | LAS-Perspective 7B (Mathematical): Introduction to Statistics II | 4 |
| Second Year | ||
| ACCT-210 | Management Accounting | 3 |
| MKTG-230 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| FINC-220 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MGMT-295 | Sophomore Integrated Experience | 1 |
| LAS-Perspective 2 (Artistic) | 3 | |
| LAS-Perspective 1 (Ethical) | 3 | |
| ACCT-345 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| MGMT-215 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BLEG-200 | Business Law I | 3 |
| INTB-225 | Globalization | 3 |
| MATH-161 | General Elective 2: Applied Calculus | 4 |
| Third Year | ||
| MGMT-340 | General Elective 3: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility | 3 |
| ACCT-360 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT-420 | Personal and Small Business Taxation | 3 |
| LAS Perspective 5 (Natural Science Inquiry with lab) | 3 | |
| LAS Immersion 1 | 3 | |
| DECS-310 | Operations Management | 3 |
| LAS Immersion 2 | 3 | |
| ACCT-365 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 |
| LAS-Perspective 6 (Scientific Principles) | 3 | |
| General Education Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| LAS Immersion 3 | 3 | |
| Institute electives | 6 | |
| General Education Elective 5 | 3 | |
| ACCT-430 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| MGMT-560 | Strategy and Innovation | 3 |
| Institute elective | 3 | |
| General Education Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Accounting elective | 3 | |
| General Education Elective 7 | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 123 | |
Electives
The program contains four free electives. Students planning to pursue an MBA-accounting degree and a career in public accounting should take the following electives:
0101-523 Advanced Taxation
0101-530 Auditing
0101-540 Advanced Accounting
0110-320 Commercial Law
For students seeking careers outside of public accounting, the following recommendations suggest ways in which electives may benefit additional career goals:
- Obtain a minor in management information systems.
- Select electives and other course work to strengthen communication skills and prepare for a legal co-op and/or law school, with corporate law as a career goal.
- Complete electives in accounting, business, and the liberal arts to prepare for a career in government service.