Accounting requirements include courses that provide essential career skills, including critical thinking and reasoning, effective communication, ethical decision-making, quantitative reasoning, teamwork, and more. This expertise fully prepares you to join the workforce immediately following graduation from the Accounting degree program. No matter the field or industry, every organization needs accredited accountants to navigate rapidly changing technology, new tax laws, and economic globalization.
Program Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate content mastery in the functional areas of our business core (accounting, economics, management, quantitative business analysis, finance, marketing, legal and social environment, information system, and international issues).
- Demonstrate the School of Business core competencies (critical reasoning, quantitative reasoning, ethical decision making, teamwork, personal accountability, effective communication).
- Apply accounting principles and procedures in an integrated manner.
- Conduct, interpret, and communicate the results of financial statement analysis.
Degree Requirements
Candidates for the Associate in Arts, Business Concentration and Bachelor of Sciences degrees in Business must:
- satisfy all entrance requirements (formal acceptance into the Business major, usually in the sophomore year, requires a 2.500 cumulative GPA.).
- satisfy the specific requirement in a major or concentration.
- fulfill a residence requirement of the last 30 credit-hours at Felician University.
- maintain an average GPA of 2.500 throughout the program.
- earn a minimum grade of āCā in all courses in the major.
Admission
Acceptance into this selective program is automatic for students however it is contingent upon those who demonstrate academic excellence by achieving one of the following:
- Maintaining a 3.0 GPA during their first three years at Felician University
- Good academic standing
- Scoring in the top 10% of their class in the ETS Major Field Test in business
- As a final step, you must apply to the program your final year
Program length: 60 months
Business Core - Required
Required Courses
* In addition to the general education requirements: