Accounting
J. Stoneback, Chair; R. Blatz, P. A. Budwitz, A. Cooperstein, D. M. De
la Rosa, D. Loss, T. McNulty, M. Roxas, H. Shakun, J. Walo, M. Vinci (Dept.
phone 832-3220)
The Accounting program prepares its graduates for advanced graduate study and
professional careers in public, industrial, and governmental and other
non-profit accounting. The program provides the background necessary in such
diversified areas as cost accounting, auditing, taxes, budgeting, systems
analysis and management advisory services.
The Accounting program satisfies the educational requirements of the Connecticut
State Board of Accountancy for eligibility to take the Connecticut CPA
examination. Information regarding Connecticut CPA requirements, as well as
those of other states, may be obtained from the chair of the Accounting
Department.
Students must complete the Common Business Core (see column 1 on this page) of
27 credits plus an additional 30 credits of specific Accounting course work as
follows:
| Accounting | Credits | |
| AC 301 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| AC 311 | Intermediate Accounting | 3 |
| AC 312 | Financial Reporting I | 3 |
| AC 313 | Financial Reporting II | 3 |
| AC 401 | Federal Income Tax I | 3 |
| AC 440 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| AC 445 | Auditing | 3 |
| Choose one of the following Business elective courses1: | ||
| AC 420 | Managerial Analysis and Cost Control | 3 |
| or | ||
| AC 402 | Federal Income Tax II | 3 |
Additional Directed Accounting Electives |
||
| The accounting program requires completion of 6 credits from the following list of courses. Consultation with an adviser is recommended if a student wishes to pursue a specific career goal. | ||
| AC 403 | Estate Taxation and Probate Accounting | 3 |
| AC 407 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| AC 408 | Contemporary Accounting Problems | 3 |
| AC 430 | Accounting for Non-Profit Institutions | 3 |
| AC 455 | Internal Auditing | 3 |
| AC 496 | Practicum in Accounting | 3 |
| AC 497 | Independent Study in Accounting | 3 |
| Total 6 | ||
1The
course not chosen here may be used as an additional directed Business elective.