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 Polytechnic Institute, Utica College, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY 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 | 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 |
| | 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 Selective: MA 127 or higher
2nd Year
3rd Semester
| SS 185 | Intro Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | American History Selective | 3 |
| | Arts Selective | 3 |
| | Business Elective | 3 |
| | Science Selective | 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, SS 122 or SS 141
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
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.