Accounting

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Mary Chance, M.S.T., C.P.A., Chairperson
Christopher Smith, M.B.A., C.P.A., Associate Chairperson
Charles Pendola, M.P.A., M.P.S., J.D., C.P.A., Director of Graduate Management Studies

The Bachelor of Science degree in Business Adminsitration with a major in Accounting is designed to prepare students for careers in public accounting (Certified Public Accountant), private accounting, and governmental or not-for-profit accounting. Students receive a comprehensive education in accounting and liberal arts; a curriculum designed to develop a student’s intellectual values, ethical decision-making ability, communication skills and critical thinking ability.

A minimum of 15 Accounting credits and 6 Business Administration credits must be completed at St. Joseph’s College.

Students applying for licensure in public accountancy in the State of New York must satisfactorily complete 150 hours of professional education. At St. Joseph’s College, this requirement can be met in one of two ways:

• Complete the 128-credit B.S. in Business Administration with a major in Accounting and then complete the 36-credit M.B.A. in Accounting, a licensure-qualifying program approved by the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Students must apply to the M.B.A. program through the Office of Enrollment Management.
• Complete the 5-year, 152-credit B.S./M.B.A. in Accounting program, a licensure-qualifying program approved by the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Students are eligible for admission to the B.S./M.B.A. program after completing ACC 213 Intermediate Accounting II and 90 credits. Transfer students are eligible to apply for admission to the B.S./M.B.A. program after completing 30 credits at the College. Students must apply to this program through the Office of Enrollment Management and are required to have overall and accounting GPA’s of 3.0.

Applicants to the programs noted above must repeat all acounting and business prerequisite courses with grades lower than C before beginning their graduate studies. In addition, undergraduate prerequisite courses must be completed prior to graduate coursework to which they relate.

Consult an academic advisor for additional prerequisite and admissions information.

Articulation with Kingsborough Community College: St. Joseph’s has an articulation agreement with Kingsborough through which KCC students who complete the A.A.S. degree in Accounting may transfer to St. Joseph’s for the B.S. in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. Consult either school for specific details.

Programs

• Accounting, B.S. (Both Campuses)
• Accounting, B.S. (Professional Studies)

• Accounting, B.S./M.B.A. (Both Campuses)
• Accounting, B.S./M.B.A. (Professional Studies) (152 credits):

• Accounting Minor (Both Campuses)

Courses

• ACC 110 - Principles of Accounting
• ACC 200 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
• ACC 211 - Financial Accounting
• ACC 212 - Intermediate Accounting I
• ACC 213 - Intermediate Accounting II
• ACC 215 - Principles of Federal Taxation
• ACC 241 - Managerial Accounting
• ACC 245 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
• ACC 320 - Accounting Information Systems and I.T. Auditing
• ACC 342 - Advanced Accounting I
• ACC 362 - Internship in Accounting
• ACC 417 - Principles of Auditing

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