Business: Accounting (A.S.)
HEGIS: 5002
SUNY CODE: 1129
Students graduating with an A.S. in Accounting are prepared to study Accounting further at four-year colleges and universities.
The goals of this program are to:
- provide students with hands-on and skill-building coursework in basic accounting theory, application and technology;
- present accounting students with the option to study a wider variety of elective courses in liberal arts, math, science and humanities in addition to a core curriculum in basic accounting.
Successful graduates from this program will be able to:
- use generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to collect, organize, report and interpret financial information;
- transfer to a four-year college or university with an AS in Accounting.
Career Opportunities/Transfer Information
Most graduates transfer to four-year colleges and universities throughout the northeast including SUNY Institute of Technology, Utica College, SUC at Oswego, SUC at Geneseo, SUC at Plattsburgh, and SUNY Binghamton. The demand for Accounting graduates Is expected to increase as the economy grows. Salaries for accountants remain well above national averages.
Program of Study
1st Year
1st Semester
| BU 111 | Bus Organization & Management | 3 |
| BU 114 | Accounting I | 3 |
| EN 111 | College Writing | 3 |
| FS 100 | First Year Student Seminar | 1 |
| IS 115 | Computer Applications I | 3 |
| | Physical Education Activity | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
2nd Semester
| BU 115 | Accounting II | 3 |
| BU 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BU 141 | Intro Marketing | 3 |
| EN 112 | College Literature | 3 |
| | English Selective | 3 |
| | OR | |
| | Humanities Selective | 3 |
| | Mathematics Selective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Mathematics Elective: MA 127 or higher
2nd Year
3rd Semester
| SS 185 | Intro Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | American History Selective | 3 |
| | Arts Selective | 3 |
| | Business Elective | 3 |
| | Science Elective | 3 |
| | Physical Education Activity | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Arts Selective: Choose from EN/HU General Education list of approved courses.
American History Selective:
| SS 121 | American History to 1865 | 3 |
| SS 122 | American History Since 1865 | 3 |
| SS 141 | American Government | 3 |
4th Semester
| BU 215 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| BU 265 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| | Business Elective | 3 |
| | Lab Science Selective | 4 |
| | Social Science Selective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 64
For more information, contact the Business, Health, Science and Technology Division at (315) 866-0300 or toll free 1-844-GO-4-HERK, ext. 8240.
This program is Internet accessible and may be completed entirely online. For more information: www.herkimer.edu/ia