All programs integrate the liberal arts with the education necessary for professional accounting accomplishment, producing graduates who are contributing, well-rounded professionals.

close relationship with the professional community develops contributing well-rounded professionals elevates human dignity and fosters civic responsibility Accounting/Professional Accountancy BS/MS Accounting BS Accounting Certificate 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. 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. 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. 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. For more information, contact Associate Professor Linda Kuechler CPA CMA, Chair of Accounting and Information Systems, at 716.839.8398 or lkuechle@daemen.edu.