B.S. IN ACCOUNTING DO IT YOURSELF CHECKLIST (January 2010)

 

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In addition to the requirements below, accounting majors must satisfy all other Brooklyn College requirements for graduation (e.g., Core, Speech 3, foreign language).  ACCT 14W is a writing-intensive ("W") course.  Note the new requirements effective Spring 2009:  You must earn a grade of C or better in all ACCT courses.  Otherwise, you cannot graduate with an accounting degree.  This requirement is only for accounting majors -- Public Accounting (Code = 003) and non-CPA (Code = 004).  Students applying to take the CPA exam after July 31, 2009 must satisfy the new NY State requirements which include a minimum of 120 semester hours of coursework.  A graduate degree is not necessary, but is recommended.   

Please note that if you wish to double major in Accounting and BMF (Business, Management, and Finance), you will only need to take 6 additional courses:  Eco/Bus  31.1, Bus  31.4\CIS 10.31, Bus 50.1, Bus 50.2, Bus 40.3, and an 80.x seminar.   This double major will satisfy the 150-credit requirement to receive your license; you will also require only one year of CPA work experience.  Accounting majors should also consider an internship (a p/t or f/t job in accounting is even more valuable).  If you are interested in an internship, please go to the Magner Center for Career Development and Internships in 1305 James.  

                             
                                                                                           

I.  Basic Accounting (You must take all 8 courses in this category)

____ACCT 1:  Introductory Accounting (4) --- No Prerequisite 
                                                                 
____ACCT 2:  Intro. Managerial Accounting (3) --- Prereq.:  Accounting 1 with a grade of C or higher
                                                                 

____ACCT 3:  Interm. Fin Accounting I (3) --- Prereq.:  Accounting 2  with a grade of C or higher
                                                                  

____ ACCT 5:  Interm. Fin Accounting II (3) --- Prereq.:  Accounting 3  with a grade of C or higher 
                                                              

____ ACCT 7:  Cost & Managerial Acct. (4) --- Prereq.: Bus/Eco 30.2; CIS 5.2; Acct 2 with a grade of C or higher

____ ACCT 21:  Acct. Info. Systems (2) --- Prereq.:  CIS 5.2; Acct 2 with a grade of C or higher

____ ACCT 30:  Income Taxation (4) --- Prereq:  Acct 1 with a grade of C or higher (recommended in senior year)

____ ACCT 40:  Business Law I (3) --- No Prerequisite (recommended in junior or senior year)

II.  Advanced Accounting Courses  [Non-CPA Accounting majors need only take ONE of these 4 courses; Public Accountancy majors must take all 4.
Please note that NON-CPA degree accounting students who have no other writing-intensive course must take Accounting 14W.]

____ACCT 10:  Adv. Financial Accounting (3) --- Prereq.:  Accounting 5 with a grade of C or higher

____ACCT 11:  Consolid. & NFP (3) --- Prereq.:  Accounting 5 with a grade of C or higher

____ACCT 14W:  Auditing Concepts (4) --- Prereq.:  Acc 5 with a grade of C or higher ; Acc 21 with a grade of C or higher; Bus/Eco 30.2; Eng 2 

____ACCT 41:  Business Law II (3) --- Prereq.:  Accounting 40 with a grade of C or higher (recommended in junior or senior year)


III.  Economics & Statistics  (You must take all 3 courses in this category)                                                                                                    

____ECO/BUS 10.1:  Macroeconomics (4) --- Prereq:  CC 3.11 or Sophomore Status
                                                                

____ECO/BUS 20.1:  Microeconomics (3) --- Prereq:   CC 3.11 or Sophomore Status
                                                              
____BUS/ECO 30.2: Intro Eco & Business Statistics (4) --- Prereq:  CC 3.11 or Core Studies 5 or
Core Studies 5.2 or Sophomore status


IV.  Computer Science (You must take this course)

____CIS 5.2: Intro to Computer Applications (3) --- No Prerequisite


V.  Philosophy or Speech (Choose one from this category)

____  PHILO 14:  Moral Issues in Business (3) --- Prereq: one course in Eco Dept  or CC 2.1      

or    

____ SPEECH 23:  Business Communications (3) --- Prereq:  Speech Screening Test


VI.  Finance (Select two of the following)

____ECO/BUS 70.1:  Money and Banking(3) --- Prereq:  Eco/Bus 10.1

____BUS 70.2: Corp Financial Mgt. (3) --- Prereq is Acc 1;     or   ____ECO 70.8: Financial Economics--- Prereq is Eco/Bus 20.1   
                       
____BUS 70.3:  Investment and Security Markets(3) --- Prereq:  Bus 70.2 or Eco 70.8


VII.  Electives (Not required of accounting majors; may be used for free elective credits)

____ACCT 31:  Corp. Tax (3) --- Prereq:  Acct 30 with a grade of C or higher

____ACCT 45/BUS 72:  Fraudulent Reporting & Forensic Financ. Analysis  (3) --- Prereq:  Sophomore Status