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Accounting
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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.
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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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Requirements
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. A 2.5 GPA is not a requirement for students pursuing a minor in the School of Business, or for students enrolling in individual courses.
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Liberal Arts and Sciences Content Courses
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Students who enter the College with fewer than six credits are required to complete the non-credit College Life Unit Experience Program (CLUE) or complete a one-credit orientation course (SPD 101: Issues in College Life, or SKO 100: SEEK Freshman Orientation.) Students are expected to complete this requirement during their first semester or prior to the completion of 12 equated credits.
To satisfy this requirement students must:
Choose one of the following:
Successfully complete a one-credit freshman orientation course: SPD 101: Issues in College Life or SKO 100: SEEK Freshman Orientation (open only to SEEK students)
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Complete the five components of the non-credit College Life Unit Experiences (CLUE) program, which include: attendance at a general orientation session on such topics as the purposes of higher education, an overview of College policies and services, and an appreciation of diversity. Students should attend the orientation session prior to the beginning of classes.
ANDAttend four CLUE-certified events: two Personal Growth Experiences and two Co-curricular Experiences. Personal Growth topics include study skills, career development, self-development, substance abuse, and pluralism. Co-curricular Experiences include events offered in conjunction with the scholarly, cultural, and civic programs presented regularly at the College.
Any of the following MTH courses is recommended to satisfy this area: MTH 121, MTH 123, MTH 125, MTH 130, MTH 221, MTH 230, or MTH 231
STEM courses with the Life and Physical Sciences (LP) and Scientific World (SW) requirement designation may satisfy only one Common Core area.
Any 300-level or above course in foreign literature or equivalent courses in other languages will satisfy this requirement. Some courses require reading knowledge of the language; others allow students without knowledge of the language to read the works in English translation.
Students must complete at least six credits in courses at the 200 level or higher.
Social Scientific Analysis (Social Science) and Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis (TALA) may also fulfill Contemporary World or Pluralism and Diversity.
STEM majors may replace the TALA or the Social Science requirement, not both, with a STEM variant course.
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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) 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:
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.
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.
Permissions from the course instructor, the coordinator of the graduate program, and the department chairperson.
Application for admission and conditional acceptance into to the Accounting graduate program.
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 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 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.
To graduate with honors in Accounting a student must have a 3.5 grade point average in business courses and must have a 3.25 grade point average overall. An honors thesis or project supervised by a member of the Business faculty must be completed.