Program Overview
St. Francis College's B.S. in Accounting offers two tracks: a 151-credit CPA track and a 130-credit non-CPA track. Students in the CPA track can pursue a dual B.S./M.S. in Accountancy in five years. Graduates of the program are highly sought after by prestigious accounting firms and other large corporations, banks, and government agencies. Students learn from experienced professionals with terminal degrees who are well-connected in the field.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The B.S. in Accounting at St. Francis College offers two tracks: the 151-credit CPA track and the 130-credit non-CPA track. Graduates of the program regularly land enviable jobs at the prestigious Big Four accounting firms - Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC - as well as other large corporations, banks, brokerage houses, manufacturing firms, retail establishments, government agencies, and non-profit groups. Students enrolled in the CPA track have the opportunity to pursue a dual B.S./M.S. in Accountancy, which means earning both bachelor's and master's degrees in just five (5) years.
Outline:
- Building on the General Education Program core curriculum, students in the CPA Track will take a minimum of 58 program-specific courses that include:
- Accounting
- Accounting for information systems
- Cost accounting
- Auditing
- Taxation
- Business law
- Management
- Money and bank
- Finance
- Mathematics
- Marketing
Teaching:
Accounting students will learn from knowledgeable, terminal degree holding, well-connected business professionals who know first-hand what it takes to succeed in the field in both for-profit and not-for-profit arenas.
Careers:
Graduates of the program regularly land enviable jobs at the prestigious Big Four accounting firms - Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC - as well as other large corporations, banks, brokerage houses, manufacturing firms, retail establishments, government agencies, and non-profit groups.
