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 Polytechnic Institute, Utica College, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY 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.