Accounting - 150, BBA Major in

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This program qualifies students for general and public accounting careers in business. It fully satisfies the educational requirements for licensure as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in New York State. New York and most other states require 150 semester hours of coursework for licensure as a CPA. Students planning to obtain CPA licenses in states other than New York should review individual state requirements.

Majors in accounting must have an overall grade point average of 2.0 in accounting coursework at Hofstra. In addition, they must have a C- or better in ACCT 101 , 102 , 123 , and 124 , whether taken at Hofstra or transferred in from another institution. Otherwise, these accounting courses must be retaken at Hofstra since no waivers will be granted.

The major requirements are ACCT 123 , 124 , 125 , 131 , 133 , 139 , 140 , 143 , 144 ; LEGL 024 , IT 131 , and electives are chosen under advisement. Students enrolled in this program will automatically earn a concentration in Digital Accounting Technology upon completing the following five courses: IT 001 and IT 015 (business core), ACCT 139 , ACCT 140 , and IT 131 (major courses).

Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 150

To meet the New York state 150-hour requirement through the undergraduate BBA, Major in Accounting (Licensure) track, students must take additional elective courses chosen under advisement to total 150 undergraduate credits. This can also be accomplished by pursuing a second major or minor.

Major Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 33

ACCT 123 - Financial Accounting Theory and Practice I Semester Hours: 3
ACCT 124 - Financial Accounting Theory and Practice II Semester Hours: 3
ACCT 125 - Accounting Entities (Advanced) Semester Hours: 3
ACCT 131 - Cost Accounting and Advanced Managerial Accounting Topics Semester Hours: 3
ACCT 133 - Auditing Theory and Practice Semester Hours: 3
ACCT 139 - Introduction to Strategic Accounting Technologies Semester Hours: 3
ACCT 140 - Applying Strategic Accounting Technologies for Decision Making Semester Hours: 3
ACCT 143 - Income Tax Accounting I Semester Hours: 3
ACCT 144 - Income Tax Accounting II Semester Hours: 3
LEGL 024 - Legal Aspects of Business Organizations and Activities Semester Hours: 3
IT 131 - Information Systems Auditing Semester Hours: 3

Electives - Semester Hours: 30

Electives to be chosen under advisement.

Program Sequence

Sample Schedule: Accounting, BBA (150 Semester Hours)

Complete BBA Requirements

Students must complete all the BBA Requirements , including LEGL 020 .

Accounting Department Advisement & Guidance

Please refer to our department page for more information about the accounting major or department.

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