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Jun 22, 2025
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Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Accounting - BS
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The degree of bachelor of science (accounting) offered at Hunter College fulfills educational requirements for the CPA examination in New York State. Candidates pursuing licensure in New York State will need to complete 150 college credits including ECO 490 (Accounting and Auditing Research). An appropriate masters degree, while not required, is another path to licensure. For information on the MS in Accounting at Hunter College, see the Hunter College Graduate Catalog.
All students contemplating a career in accounting should request an interview with the accounting program adviser during the lower freshman term. To assure completion of the BS (accounting) degree within four years, a full-time student should begin the accounting major sequence in the upper freshman term, if possible, and no later than the lower sophomore term, by registering for ECO 27100 .
Please note: The prefix for accounting courses, now ECO, will be changed to ACC effective summer 2013. The summer 2013 schedule of classes www.hunter.cuny.edu/onestop/registration/searchable-schedule-of-classes reflects this change. The new 2013-14 catalog, available in summer 2013 will show the ACC profix for accounting courses.
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Major
The Department of Economics offers a major of BS in accounting, requiring a minimum of 31 credits of accounting and an additional 33 credits of professional studies. Details are outlined below. Grade Options
Students enrolled in the BS (accounting) curriculum may not use CR/NC grades for the 31 accounting credits in the accounting major. General Education Requirement
Students working for a BS (accounting) degree must complete the General Education Requirement (see General Education Requirement section) except that: - The Stage 1, Group B Quantitative Reasoning Requirement must be met by MATH 15000 . This should be done within the first 75 credits of college work. For students already at or beyond this point when they become majors, the course should be taken within the first 12 credits following declaration of the major.
- The foreign language requirement is modified, so that:
- Students who present three or more years of one foreign language are excused from taking additional foreign language courses;
- Students who present two years of one foreign language must take two additional courses of advanced-level work in the same language or, if they do not want to go on with that language in college, they must take four courses in another foreign language at the college level;
- Students who present fewer than two years of one foreign language must take four courses in that or any other foreign language at the college level. (Students must file with the Department of Economics a high school transcript or other evidence of completion of the requisite number of years.)
- In Stage 2, Group B, 3 of the 6 required credits must be in ECO 20100 . (ECO 20000, which must be taken as part of the professional studies requirement, cannot be used to fulfill the Stage 2, Group B requirement for accounting majors.)
- Electives. Any remaining credits needed to complete the 120 credits required for the BS (accounting) degree must be in liberal arts electives.
Professional Studies (64 cr)
Additional Information
An overall average of at least “C” must be maintained in these 31 credits. Additional Information
For students already at or beyond this point when they become majors, the course should be taken within the first 12 credits following declaration of the major. Finance (6 cr)
Select two of the following courses: Business Core-Required (6 cr)
Business elective (12 cr)
Choose from the following: Interdepartmental Fields
Students may take courses in economics as part of an interdepartmental program of study in Latin American and Caribbean studies, environmental studies (geography), women’s and gender studies and Jewish studies. Listings in each area discuss recommended courses. Internships
Students may receive one credit for internships in government agencies, private firms, and not-for-profit institutions. The position must provide opportunities for learning about some area of economics, accounting, or business. The course may be taken no more than twice. Credits may not be applied towards the economics or accounting major. Internships will be graded on a CR/NC basis. Note that it is the responsibility of the student, not the Department, to identify internship opportunities. Honors
Students with a 3.5 GPA in a major offered by the department and an overall 2.8 GPA at the beginning of their upper senior semester may apply for departmental honors at that time. Completion of the following and submission of an honors paper are required. Honors papers are written under faculty supervision and must be approved by a second reader as well. GPA levels must be maintained for the award of departmental honors. |
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