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Accounting / Information Systems

The Accounting/Professional Accountancy BS/MS degree is for those students wishing to pursue a career in public accounting. It is a registered degree with the State Education Department and meets the new 150-hour requirements to sit for the CPA exam. The 120-hour BS in Accounting is for students who seek a career in the accounting field but do not wish to pursue the CPA certification.A 30-credit hour certificate is also available that provides students with the specialized skills necessary to obtain a position in the accounting field and is transferable to both the Accounting/Professional Accountancy and the Accounting degree programs.

Daemen College has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Educate (IACBE), located in Lenexa, Kansas, USA. The business programs in the following degrees are accredited by the IACBE.

• Master of Science in Global Business
• Bachelor of Science/Master of Science in Professional Accountancy
• Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Information pertaining to student learning and achievement in the business programs accredited by the IACBE can be obtained by visiting the Accounting/Information Systems website at http://academics/divisionofhealthhumanservices/accountinginfosystems/Documents/Accounting-Department-Public-Disclosure-Student-Learning-2010-2011.pdf or by contacting the Accounting Department at (716) 839-8329.

What Makes It Great

•  Our curriculum is guided by the professional standards of the national AICPA Core Competency Framework—gives you the skills necessary to adapt to the field’s fast-changing rules and requirements.
• Encourages a close relationship with the professional community through a series of paid action learning internship positions that build a student’s résume before graduation.  

Key Features

•  Focus on Ethics. Curriculum instills ethical values that apply to both the work environment and everyday life.
• Focus on Active Learning. Curriculum integrates active learning activities. For example, tax students prepare income tax returns for low income taxpayers. Paid internships build a student’s résume before graduation and help forge close relationships with the professional community.
• Focus on a Global Environment. Curriculum provides opportunities for the student to develop a global mindset. Study abroad opportunities, both semester long and week long, are available. Courses in a foreign language are encouraged to help make the student a citizen of the world.
• Fosters close relationships between students and faculty that contribute to the growth of the student as an individual.
• Develops contributing well-rounded professionals of the global community.
• Instills ethical values that apply to both the work environment and everyday life.
• Helps elevate human dignity and fosters civic responsibility.

Minors and More

 Minors in accounting and digital media. Accounting certificate program. Successful completion of the 150 hour curriculum qualifies students to sit for the New York State CPA exam.

Career Options

 Financial analyst. Company controller. Tax accountant. Auditor and many more.

Recent Graduates’ Jobs

 Tax accountant,Lumsden and McCormick,Sodexho;Auditor,Fox & Co;Staff Accountants,Price Waterhouse Coopers, LLP, D’ARATA and Company, Gaines, Metzler, Kriner and Co., LLP, Semanchin & Wetter LLP, Fiddler & Co.

Recent Starting Salaries

 2007 graduates started in the range of $35,000 to $55,000.

Majors & Programs