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  • Program Overview

    Few undergraduate programs of study lead to the professional status and job security that the growing fields of accounting and accounting information systems enjoy today. Endicott’s accounting program is designed to position you on the cutting edge of this enduring and rewarding profession.

    The program includes academic study and internships in critical areas of accounting, including financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting. At the same time, you will gain an understanding of the contemporary context in which accounting operates, through study in general business topics, including business communication and quantitative methods in business, information systems, finance, business organizations, business law, and professional ethics.

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  • Curriculum

    Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-126

     

    First Year - Credits: 32-33

    • ACC 175 - Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 110 - Business Computers I (Cr: 3)
      or Elective
    • BUS 120 - Business Fundamentals I (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 121 - Business Fundamentals II (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 122 - Business Problem Solving (Cr: 3)
      or Elective
    • ECN 201 - Macroeconomics (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies the Global Issues General Education Requirement
    • ECN 202 - Microeconomics (Cr: 3)
    • ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies the Writing Designated Core Requirement.
    • ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies the Writing Designated Core Requirement
    • INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
    • MTH 126 - Applied Statistics (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

    Sophomore - Credits: 32

    • Individual & Society General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)   
    • Literacy Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
    • Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
    • Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
    • World Cultures General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
    • ACC 300 - Accounting Information Systems (Cr: 3)
    • ACC 301 - Intermediate Accounting I (Cr: 3)
    • ACC 302 - Intermediate Accounting II (Cr: 3)
    • ACC 315 - Cost Accounting (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 210 - Finance (Cr: 3)
    • INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)

    Junior - Credits: 31

    • Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement  (Cr:  3)
    • ACC 303 - Intermediate Accounting III (Cr: 3)
    • ACC 325 - Tax Accounting (Cr: 3)
    • ACC 350 - Auditing (Cr: 3)
    • ACC 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
    • ACC 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
    • ACC 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 370 - Business Analysis and Research (Cr: 3)

    Senior - Credits: 30

    • General Education Electives  (Cr: 6)
    • ACC 401 - Advanced Accounting (Cr: 3)
    • ACC 425 - Corporate Tax Accounting (Cr: 3)
    • ACC 451 - Data Analytics for Accounting and Auditing (Cr: 3)
    • ACC 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
      Or
    • ACC 491 - Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 249 - Introduction to Business Analytics (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 302 - Legal Environment for Business Including the UCC (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 320 - Organizational Behavior (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 425 - Business and Society (Cr: 3)

    Learning Outcomes

    Upon completion of the accounting program, students will:

    • Demonstrate accounting knowledge and skills required to perform successfully on the CPA exam.
    • Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within accounting.
    • Communicate effectively in oral and written form within the conventions of the accounting discipline.
    • Apply a range of accounting skills in a professional environment.

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  • Internships and Careers

    An Endicott education means you'll graduate with a degree and a resume.

    Whether you pursue graduate school or embark on your career right away after graduation, we believe that your time at Endicott will prepare you for the next step. Take a look at what our graduates have been up to lately.

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    Recent Internships

    • PricewaterhouseCoopers
    • Ernst & Young
    • KPMG
    • Fidelity
    • RSM

    Alumni Employment

    • PricewaterhouseCoopers
    • Ernst & Young
    • KPMG
    • Fidelity
    • RSM