Business: Accounting (A.A.S.)
HEGIS: 5002
SUNY CODE: 0630
Students graduating with an A.A.S. in Accounting are prepared for entry-level jobs in the accounting field.
The goals of this program are to:
- provide students with hands-on and skill building coursework in basic accounting theory, application and technology;
- enable students to graduate with the knowledge, skill and ability needed for entry-level jobs in accounting and related fields.
Successful graduates from this program will be able to:
- use generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to collect, organize, report and interpret financial information;
- plan, organize and perform a wide range of accounting functions, operations and activities.
Career Opportunities/Transfer Information
Graduates may find jobs in public accounting, private industry, government, and the not-for-profit sector. The demand for Accounting graduates is expected to increase as the economy grows. Most graduates, however, 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.
Program of Study
1st Year
1st Semester
| BU 111 | Business 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 |
| SS 121 | American History to 1865 | 3 |
| | OR | |
| SS 122 | American History Since 1865 | 3 |
| | Physical Education Activity | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
2nd Semester
| BU 115 | Accounting II | 3 |
| BU 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BU 141 | Intro Marketing | 3 |
| EN 112 | College Literature | 3 |
| | Mathematics Selective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
2nd Year
3rd Semester
| BU 214 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 |
| BU 216 | Fundamentals of Income Tax | 3 |
| BU 217 | Money & Banking | 3 |
| SS 185 | Intro Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | Science Selective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
4th Semester
| BU 215 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| BU 224 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| BU 265 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| | Business Elective | 3 |
| | Social Science Selective | 3 |
| | Physical Education Activity | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 64
This program is Internet accessible and may be completed entirely online. For more information: www.herkimer.edu/ia
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.