Public Accounting, B.S.

The stand-alone B.S. in Public Accounting Program is not a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure-qualifying program in New York State. The Combined B.S./M.S. in Public Accounting is the only 150-credit-hour CPA licensure-qualifying program at Mercy College. (See Public Accounting, B.S. and M.S. for details.)

Bachelor of Science

General Liberal Arts and Sciences
General Education Requirements*	60 credits

Business Core	24 credits
Public Accounting	36 credits
Total	120 credits

*ECON 125 , ECON 220 , ECON 221 , ECON 230 , MATH 116 and MATH 120 /CISC 120 or CISC 131 are Prerequisites for the major and must be used to fulfill general education requirements.

Students who choose the major concentration in Public Accounting must complete:

Business Core

Public Accounting

The College’s 15-credit residency requirement in the major concentration of Public Accounting must be met with 12 credits in Accounting (ACCT) courses numbered 240 or higher, excluding ACCT 380 and ACCT 381 , plus MGMT 460 - Strategic Management (cc) (senior-level capstone course).

ACCT 240 - Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 241 - Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 250 - Cost Accounting
ACCT 261 - Computer Applications for Accountants
ACCT 320 - Governmental, Not-for-Profit and Other Special Topics
ACCT 330 - Advanced Accounting
ACCT 340 - Introduction to Federal Income Taxation
ACCT 341 - Advanced Federal Income Taxation
ACCT 410 - Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 420 - Auditing and Assurance Services
ACCT 430 - Topics from Professional Examinations in Accounting
MGMT 460 - Strategic Management (cc) (senior-level capstone course) *
*This is the Core Course for B.S. Public Accounting program.

Note(s)

The major concentration in Public Accounting meets the educational requirements for candidates applying to take the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Examination.