Pace University

BBA Accounting

Accounting Major, BBA

The Accounting major provides students with a broad-based course of study in accounting and an opportunity to concentrate in either forensic accounting or internal auditing, which are two areas of accounting that are in high demand. Upon successful completion of either concentration, students will have the educational background required to seek professional certifications such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). Students may also choose instead to customize their program of study by selecting additional coursework in areas such as taxation, law, finance, information systems, and management or other fields of interest to them.

Accounting Major, BBA - Open Elective Option

Students who do not wish to choose one of the specialized concentrations will take an additional 12 credits of Open Electives and one additional course in Business Law, either LAW 360 Advanced Business Law (4 credits) or LAW 312 Business Law II (3 credits). This option will give students an opportunity to customize their program of study by selecting additional coursework in areas such as taxation, law, finance, information systems and management or other fields of interest to them. It will also be a good option for transfer students who have completed courses at other colleges and universities prior to enrolling at Pace and adult students who have earned college credit for work experience or other prior learning through the Pace Experiential Learning Assessment (ELA).

Curriculum

University Core Requirements (53)

The University's core requirements Include several of the major-required courses listed below:

• Foundation Requirements
• MAT 104 Finite Mathematics
• CIS 101 Introduction to Computing
  or TS 105 Computers for Human Empowerment
  • MAT 104 Finite Mathematics
  • CIS 101 Introduction to Computing
    or TS 105 Computers for Human Empowerment
• Lubin Foundation Requirement in Quantitative Reasoning1
• ECO 105 Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics
• ECO 106 Principles of Economics: Microeconomics
• MAT 111 Elementary Calculus I
• MAT 117 Elementary Statistics2
  • ECO 105 Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics
  • ECO 106 Principles of Economics: Microeconomics
  • MAT 111 Elementary Calculus I
  • MAT 117 Elementary Statistics2

1These four courses are applied to the University Core Areas of Knowledge (AOK) requirement as an In-depth Sequence in Quantitative Reasoning. Therefore, Lubin majors are required to complete only one course from each of the four Areas of Knowledge. See Lubin Foundation Requirement in Quantitative Reasoning for more details.
2MAT 117 Elementary Statistics satisfies one course in AOK- HSN (AOK5)

Major Requirements (57-58)

• Business Core1
• BUS 101 Contemporary Business Practice
• ACC 203 Financial Accounting
• ACC 204 Managerial Accounting
• FIN 260 Financial Management
• LAW 150 Business Law I
• MAR 201 Principles of Marketing
• MGT 150 Managerial and Organizational Concepts
• MGT 226 Business Analytics
• MGT 490 Business Strategy
  • BUS 101 Contemporary Business Practice
  • ACC 203 Financial Accounting
  • ACC 204 Managerial Accounting
  • FIN 260 Financial Management
  • LAW 150 Business Law I
  • MAR 201 Principles of Marketing
  • MGT 150 Managerial and Organizational Concepts
  • MGT 226 Business Analytics
  • MGT 490 Business Strategy
• Accounting Core
• ACC 203 Financial Accounting2
• ACC 204 Managerial Accounting2
• ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting I
• ACC 302 Intermediate Accounting II
• ACC 319 Cost Accounting
• ACC 333 Advanced Accounting
• ACC 375 Accounting Information Systems
  • ACC 203 Financial Accounting2
  • ACC 204 Managerial Accounting2
  • ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting I
  • ACC 302 Intermediate Accounting II
  • ACC 319 Cost Accounting
  • ACC 333 Advanced Accounting
  • ACC 375 Accounting Information Systems
• Auxiliary Courses
• CIS 122L Advanced Spreadsheet Skills - Test Prep
• LAW 312 Business Law II
  or LAW 360 Advanced Business Law
• TAX 250 Federal Income Taxation I
  • CIS 122L Advanced Spreadsheet Skills - Test Prep
  • LAW 312 Business Law II
    or LAW 360 Advanced Business Law
  • TAX 250 Federal Income Taxation I

1See Business Core Requirements for more details.
2Applied toward the Business Core.

Open Electives (15)

Select 15 credits

A note on CPA exam requirements

Students who plan to take the CPA exam should be aware of the specific educational requirements for the state in which they intend to sit for the exam. Visit the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy website (NASBA) for specific requirements in each state. The state of New York currently requires 120 hours of college-level education and at least one course covering each of the following:

• Financial accounting, at the upper division and beyond the introductory level,
• Cost or management accounting,
• Taxation,
• Audit and attestation, at the upper division.

The courses required for BBA Accounting program with appropriate elective courses in auditing (ACC 461), taxation, and business law will satisfy the requirements to take the CPA exam in New York.

The CPA licensure however requires a total of 150 hours (33 in accounting) of education, in addition to passing the exam and gaining practice experiences. The requirements for BBA Accounting program do not satisfy all requirements for CPA licensure. Students can earn additional credits by joining one of the graduate programs at Pace (e.g., MS Accounting, MBA Accounting, or MS Accounting Data Analytics and Technologies) to satisfy CPA licensure requirements in education.

Students who are interested in completing all 150 credits of CPA licensure requirements in one step can consider the following programs:

• BBA Public Accounting
• Combined BBA/MBA Public Accounting
• Combined BBA Public Accounting/MS Financial Management
• Combined BBA Public Accounting/MS Taxation

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Career options

• Financial Analyst
• Forensic Accountant
• Internal Auditor
• Management Consultant
• Management Accountant
• Public Accountant

Where graduates are employed

• Bank of New York Mellon
• Chaser Brand
• Citigroup
• Deloitte
• EY
• Friedman LLP
• Geller & Company
• Gibbs and Cox Marine Solutions
• Gryphon Strategies
• JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• KPMG
• Malesardi, Quackenbush, Swift & Company, LLC
• PwC
• RSM
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• W.B. Mason