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Accounting

Overview

Official Name of Program

Accounting

Plan Code

ACC-BS

Department(s) Sponsoring Program

Accounting and Finance

Career

Undergraduate

Degree Designation

BS - Bachelor of Science

HEGIS Code

0502.00

NYSED Program Code

87358 - ACC-BS

CIP Code

52.0301

This program offers students a strong general business education together with the opportunity for a concentration in finance, international business, management, or marketing. The BS degree program in Accounting is appropriate for graduates of associate’s degree programs as well as for new and transfer students.

Admission, Continuation, and Graduation Requirements

For admission, continuation, and graduation from the Bachelor of Science degree program in Accounting students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. 

4+ 1 Double Counting Policy

Accounting MS
The undergraduate students satisfying the following criteria may be granted permission to take up to three graduate courses (to fulfill their 400 level elective requirements) at undergraduate tuition to be counted towards their bachelor’s degree. These graduate courses will be double-counted toward their master’s degree. All graduate courses in the Business Management program can be taken as double-counting courses. This allows students to earn both the bachelor’s and the master’s degrees in five years.
Criteria:

  1. Current enrollment in bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or Economics at the College of Staten Island and successful completion of three years of study with 90 or more earned credits. 

  2. Cumulative GPA 3.3 or above.

  3. Two letters of recommendation, at least one from a full-time College of Staten Island Business School faculty under whom the applicant has studied. 

  4. Permissions from the course instructor, the coordinator of the graduate program, and the department chairperson.

  5. Application for admission and conditional acceptance into to the Accounting graduate program.

  6. All graduate courses in the MS in Accounting can be taken as double-counting courses

Business Management MS
Undergraduate students majoring in Accounting, Business, or Economics at the College of Staten Island and satisfying the following criteria may be granted permission to take up to three graduate courses at undergraduate tuition to be counted towards their bachelor’s degree. These graduate courses may be used only to substitute for 400-level elective requirements (ACC, BDA, BUS, ECO, FNC, MGT, MKT) designations. All graduate courses in the Business Management program can be taken as double-counting courses. This allows students to earn two degrees, the bachelor’s and the master’s degrees in five years.

Criteria:

  • Current enrollment in a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or Economics at the College of Staten Island and completion of three years of study with 90 or more earned credits.

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.3 or above.

  • Two letters of recommendation, at least one from a full-time College of Staten Island Business School faculty under whom the applicant has studied.

  • Permission from the course instructor, the coordinator of the graduate program, and the department chairperson.

  • Application for admission and conditional acceptance into the Business Management graduate program

Healthcare Management MS
Undergraduate students majoring in Accounting, Business, or Economics at the College of Staten Island and satisfying the following criteria may be granted permission to take up to three graduate courses at undergraduate tuition to be counted towards their bachelor’s degree. These graduate courses may be used only to substitute for 400-level courses that satisfy elective requirements for the undergraduate major. All graduate courses at the 600-level in the Healthcare Management program are eligible. This allows students to earn two degrees, the bachelor’s and the master’s degrees in five years.

Criteria

  • Current enrollment in the bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or Economics at the College of Staten Island and completion of three years of study with 90 or more earned credits. 

  • Cumulative GPA 3.3 or above.

  • Two letters of recommendation, at least one from a full-time College of Staten Island Business School faculty under whom the applicant has studied. 

  • Permission from the course instructor, the coordinator of the graduate program, and the department chairperson.

  • Application for admission and conditional acceptance into to the Healthcare Management graduate program.

Career Professional Development Activities
Students are encouraged to complete the following milestones as part of their preparation for future careers or advanced education. A member of your Success Team can help you schedule these activities at the appropriate times to keep you on track for both academic and professional success.

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