SUNY Poly Department of Business Management
Four Year Plan - BS in Accounting
1. SUNY Poly General Education Requirements
2. Maximum 64 lower division credits transfer
3. Minimum credit distribution
BS degree: 62 Arts/Sciences, 39 Business, 24 Accounting = 125 minimum
| Year One - Fall Semester | Credit | Year One - Spring Semester | Credit | |
| College Algebra (MAT 110 or equivalent) | 4 | Statistics (STA 100 or equivalent, Gen Ed Mathematics) | 4 | |
| Computer Applications | 4 | Gen Ed course (Natural Science) | 4 | |
| Basic Communication (ENG 101 or equivalent) | 4 | Macroeconomics (ECO 112 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| Gen Ed course* | 4 | Business Law (BUS 105 Or equivalent) | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | Total | 16 | |
| Year Two - Fall Semester | Credit | Year Two - Spring Semester | Credit | |
| Elem of Calculus (MAT 112 or equiv., Gen Ed Math) | 4 | Microeconomics (ECO 110 or equiv., Gen Ed Social Sciences) | 4 | |
| Financial Acct. (ACC 201 or equivalent) | 4 | Cost Acct.(ACC 370 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| Business Law (BUS 306 or equivalent) | 4 | Behavioral Science (e.g., PSY 100, SOC 100 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| Gen Ed course | 4 | Gen Ed course | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | Total | 16 | |
| Year Three - Fall Semester | Credit | Year Three - Spring Semester | Credit | |
| COM 307 (Upper Division writing) | 4 | Marketing Principles (MKT 301 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| Org. Behavior (MGT 307 or equivalent) | 4 | MIS (MIS 315 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| Finance Principles (FIN 302 or equivalent) | 4 | Intermediate 2 (ACC 386 or equivalent; upper- division) | 4 | |
| Intermediate 1 (ACC 385 or equivalent); upper- division | 4 | Income tax 1 (ACC 310 or equivalent; upper- division) | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | Total | 16 | |
| Year Four - Fall Semester | Credit | Year Four - Spring Semester | Credit | |
| Mangement Science ( MGS 411 or equivalent) | 4 | Management Policy (BUS 485 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| Issues in Business & Society (BUS 451 or equiv.) | 4 | Advanced accouting (ACC 475 or equivalent; upper-division) | 4 | |
| Auditing (ACC 450 or equivalent; upper- division | 4 | Second finance (FIN 322, 341, 411, 420) | 4 | |
| Gen Ed course | 4 | Gen Ed course | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | Total | 16 | |
Notes:
a. Completion of IDS 201, 102, and 103 will satisfy four SUNY General Education requirements
(Western Cive, Other World Civs, Hummanities, Arts)
b. Mathematics (112/equivalent and STA 100/equivalent both required by program)
c. Basic Communications (ENG 101 or equivalent and COM 307 Business Communications required by program.
d. General Education course areas 1-8 as shown above.
Please see the Undergraduate Catalog or the list of courses fulfilling a specific Gen Ed course area.
| 1. Natural Science (1 course, minimum 3 credits, SUNY Poly requirement | 4 |
| 2. Humanities | 4 |
| 3. Foreign Language | 4 |
| 4. Social Sciences (fulfilled by ECO 110, Microeconomics and by the Behavioral Science course) |
4 |
| 5. American History | 4 |
| 6. Western Civilization | 4 |
| 7. The Arts | 4 |
| 8. Other World Civilizations | 4 |
e. Once the 5 of 8 Gen. Ed. Requirements is fulfilled any remaining Gen. Ed. Courses become Art/Science electives to meet the minimum credit hour
distribution requirement
f. Computer Application (Minimum of 3 credits): Any course beginning CSC or CS at SUNY Polytechnic. Recommended to take 4 of the following 1-credit course:
CSC 311B, CSC 311C, CSC 311D, CSC 311E, CSC 311F, CSC 311G
g. Behavioral Science: Any introductory course that begins with PSY or SOC at SUNY Polytechnic, which has no pre-requisite and which meets the Gen Ed Social Science requirement. Typical Courses: PSY 100, SOC 100, SOC 110.
h. Sequence of accounting courses: ACC 370, ACC 310, ACC 310, ACC 385; ACC 385 => ACC 386; => ACC 450, ACC 475
i. Plan subject to change based on approved curriculum revisions
