Accounting, BS

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Bachelor of Science in Accounting · 72 credits

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Typical path

+ First Year Seminar

+ SBC ARTS

+ SBC HUM

+ Elective

+ First Year Seminar

+ SBC SNW

+ SBC LANG

+ SBC GLO

+ SBC STAS

+ SBC USA

+ SBC EXP+, SBS+ or HFA+

+ Elective

+ Upper-division elective

+ Upper-division BUS elective

+ Upper-division elective ×2

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Required upper-division courses

Pick 1 course · 59 courses to choose from

100s

None

200s

None

300s

400s

Core Courses

ACC 210Financial Accounting3 cr
ACC 214Managerial Cost Analysis and Applications3 cr
BUS 215Introduction to Business Statistics3 cr
BUS 220Introduction to Decision Sciences3 cr
BUS 301Business Communications3 cr
BUS 326Organizational Behavior3 cr
BUS 330Principles of Finance3 cr
BUS 340Information Systems in Management3 cr
BUS 346Operations Management3 cr
BUS 348Principles of Marketing3 cr
BUS 441Business Strategy3 cr
ECO 110Introduction to Microeconomics3 cr
ECO 111Introduction to Macroeconomics3 cr

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ACC 210 - Financial Accounting 3 credits; ACC 214 - Managerial Cost Analysis and Applications 3 credits; BUS 215 - Introduction to Business Statistics 3 credits; BUS 220 - Introduction to Decision Sciences 3 credits; BUS 301 - Business Communications 3 credits; BUS 326 - Organizational Behavior 3 credits; BUS 330 - Principles of Finance 3 credits; BUS 340 - Information Systems in Management 3 credits; BUS 346 - Operations Management 3 credits; BUS 348 - Principles of Marketing 3 credits; BUS 441 - Business Strategy 3 credits; ECO 110 - Introduction to Microeconomics 3 credits; ECO 111 - Introduction to Macroeconomics 3 credits

Calculus requirement

One of

MAT 122Overview of Calculus with Applications3 cr
or
MAT 123Precalculus3 cr
or
or a higher level calculus course

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MAT 122 - Overview of Calculus with Applications 3 credits OR MAT 123 - Precalculus 3 credits (or MAT 119 and MAT 123) or a higher level calculus course

Required upper-division courses

ACC 301Governmental & Not-for-Profit Accounting and Reporting3 cr
ACC 310Intermediate Accounting I3 cr
ACC 311Federal Income Taxation I3 cr
ACC 313Intermediate Accounting II3 cr
ACC 400External Auditing3 cr
ACC 401Intermediate Managerial Accounting & Data Analytics3 cr
ACC 402Advanced Accounting3 cr
BUS 325Legal Environment of Business3 cr
BUS 365Financial Management3 cr
Choose 1 course
- BUS courses numbered 300 and above
Excluding BUS 475, BUS 476, BUS 487.

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ACC 301 - Governmental & Not-for-Profit Accounting and Reporting 3 credits; ACC 310 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 credits; ACC 311 - Federal Income Taxation I 3 credits; ACC 313 - Intermediate Accounting II 3 credits; ACC 400 - External Auditing 3 credits; ACC 401 - Intermediate Managerial Accounting & Data Analytics 3 credits; ACC 402 - Advanced Accounting 3 credits; BUS 325 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credits; BUS 365 - Financial Management 3 credits; Upper-division BUS elective 3 credits. Note: BUS 475, BUS 476 Undergraduate Teaching Practicum I, II, and BUS 487 - Independent Research will count toward the total University credit requirement, but not toward the accounting major.

Transfer credit limit

Students may apply a maximum of 21 transfer credits toward the Accounting Major.

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Transfer Credit Policy for students in the Accounting Major: Students may apply a maximum of 21 transfer credits toward the Accounting Major.

Total major credits

Completion of the major requires 72 credits.

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The major in Accounting leads to the Bachelor of Science degree. Completion of the major requires 72 credits.

Sample schedule

Year 1 · Fall16 cr

First Year Seminar 1011
WRT 102Intermediate Writing Workshop3
MAT 122Overview of Calculus with Applications3
SBC ARTS3
SBC HUM3
Elective3

Year 1 · Spring14 cr

First Year Seminar 1021
ECO 110Introduction to Microeconomics3
ACC 210Financial Accounting3
SBC SNW3
SBC LANG4

Year 2 · Fall15 cr

ECO 111Introduction to Macroeconomics3
BUS 215Introduction to Business Statistics3
ACC 214Managerial Cost Analysis and Applications3
SBC GLO3
SBC STAS3

Year 2 · Spring15 cr

BUS 330Principles of Finance3
BUS 220Introduction to Decision Sciences3
BUS 348Principles of Marketing3
SBC USA3
SBC EXP+, SBS+ or HFA+3

Year 3 · Fall15 cr

SBC EXP+, SBS+ or HFA+3
BUS 346Operations Management3
BUS 301Business Communications3
BUS 326Organizational Behavior3
BUS 325Legal Environment of Business3

Year 3 · Spring15 cr

ACC 301Governmental & Not-for-Profit Accounting and Reporting3
ACC 310Intermediate Accounting I3
ACC 311Federal Income Taxation I3
BUS 340Information Systems in Management3
BUS 365Financial Management3

Year 4 · Fall15 cr

BUS 441Business Strategy3
ACC 313Intermediate Accounting II3
ACC 400External Auditing3
Elective3
Upper-division elective3

Year 4 · Spring15 cr

ACC 402Advanced Accounting3
ACC 401Intermediate Managerial Accounting & Data Analytics3
Upper-division BUS elective3
Upper-division elective3
Upper-division elective3

Program rules

Letter grades
Courses in “Core Courses”, “Calculus requirement”, “Required upper-division courses” must be taken for a letter grade.
Minimum grade
C or higher in “Core Courses”, “Required upper-division courses”, “Calculus requirement”.
Must be taken at Stony Brook
Courses in “Core Courses” must be taken at Stony Brook.

Stony Brook Curriculum

SPK satisfied by

BUS 301Business Communications3 cr

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BUS 301 - Business Communications contains the necessary writing components which satisfy the Upper Division Writing Requirement for the business major, and also satisfies the Stony Brook Curriculum learning objectives SPK and WRTD.

WRTD satisfied by

BUS 301Business Communications3 cr

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Notes

Admission: Qualified freshman and transfer students who indicated interest in the major on their applications are accepted directly into the major upon admission to the University. Students who did not apply for the major, or were not accepted when they entered the University, may apply provided their cumulative GPA (including transfer coursework) is 3.2 or higher.
Grading: Many Accounting courses must be taken for a letter grade and do not offer a G/P/NC option. See the courses without G/P/NC option course list for the full list.
Note: BUS 475, BUS 476 (Undergraduate Teaching Practicum I, II) and BUS 487 (Independent Research) count toward the University credit requirement but not toward the accounting major. The Business Honors Program (BHP), which requires BUS 380, BUS 495 and BUS 496 and has its own admission and retention rules, is not modeled here.
Advising: Contact the Office of Student Services at cobundergraduate@stonybrook.edu with questions about the Honors program.