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Accounting B.S./M.S. Five Year Plan
This recommended five-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their B.S.in Accounting in four years while beginning to take graduate courses their senior year, completing their M.S. in Accounting in the fifth year. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor and the Graduate Program Director to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan.
NOTE: This recommended Five-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2017-2018 academic year.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2017-2018 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed/School Core: BADM 115 - PERSPECTIVES OF BUSINESS AND SOCIETY OR SOSC 101 - SOCIAL ISSUES (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: MATH 101 - MATH WITH APPLICATIONS * OR MATH 110 - PRECALCULUS OR MATH 121 - CALCULUS I (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- School Core: ECON 101 - MICROECONOMICS (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: GE-SCIENCE WITH EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT CATEGORY (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: GE-HISTORY CATEGORY: HIST 101-110 (HRS 4)
- School Core: INFO 224 - PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways** Module 1: BADM 001 Career Assessment/Advisement Visit ASB Career Services Office in ASB-513 (Grad requirement)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- School Core: ACCT 221 - PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (HRS 4)
- School Core: MKTG 290 - MARKETING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES (HRS 4)
- School Core: BADM 225 - MANAGEMENT STATISTICS (HRS 4)
- School Core: ECON 102 - INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways**Module 2: BADM 002 Resume/LinkedIn/Cover Letter Visit ASB Career Services Office in ASB-513 (Grad requirement)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- School Core: ACCT 222 - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: AIID 201 - READINGS IN THE HUMANITIES (HRS 4)
- School Core: FINC 301 - CORPORATE FINANCE I (HRS 4)
- School Core: BADM 223 - BUSINESS LAW I (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways**Module 3: BADM 003 Interview Practice Visit ASB Career Services Office in ASB-513 (Grad requirement)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- ACCT 321 - INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I (HRS 4)
- ACCT 329 - FEDERAL TAXATION I (HRS 4)
- School Core: BADM 301 - ETHICS IN BUSINESS OR INFO 315 - COMPUTER LAW AND ETHICS (HRS 4)
- School Core: MGMT 302 - MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- ACCT 322 - INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II (HRS 4)
- ACCT 332 - FEDERAL TAXATION II (HRS 4)
- School Core: International Category (ASB) (HRS 4)
- School Core: MGMT 370 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- ACCT 411 - COST ACCOUNTING (HRS 4)
- ACCT 421 - AUDITING (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: GE-TOPICS ARTS AND HUMANITIES CATEGORY or GE-TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE CATEGORY (if needed) (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: GE-INTERCULTURAL NORTH AMERICA CATEGORY (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- ACCT 423 - ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (HRS 4)
- School Core: BADM 495 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (HRS 4)
- ACCT 601 - DATA ANALYTICS*** (HRS 3)
- ACCT 602 - GOVERNMENT AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING*** (HRS 3)
- BADM 120 - EXCEL EXPERT CERTIFICATION PREP (HRS 2)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
- ACCT 603 - BUSINESS LAW, ETHICS AND REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENTS (HRS 3)
- ACCT 604 - FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS*** (HRS 3)
- ACCT 605 - ADVANCED AUDITING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS*** (HRS 3)
- ACCT 610 - FORENSIC ACCOUNTING*** (HRS 3)
- Total: (HRS 12)
Spring Semester
- ACCT 615 - ADVANCED FEDERAL TAXATION ISSUES (HRS 3)
- ACCT 620 - FRAUD EXAMINATION & ADV. AUDIT*** (HRS 3)
- ACCT 625 - INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING*** (HRS 3)
- ACCT 680 - FUNDAMENTAL ACCOUNTING RESEARCH AND ADVANCED TOPICS*** (HRS 3)
- Total: (HRS 12)
B.S. Notes:
Total Credits Required for B.S. in Accounting: 128 credits
Required GPA for Graduation: 2.0
Required GPA for Acceptance in to B. S. in Accounting Program at 48 credits: 2.5
*Although students may take or transfer in any of these three math courses, MATH 101 (Math with Applications) is highly recommended.
** The ASB Career Pathways Program is managed through the ASB Career Services Office, ASB-513, which documents module completion. The Registrar is then notified and the course for that module is posted to the student’s record.
All ASB Career Pathways courses must be completed prior to graduation and are pre-requisites for the business capstone course, BADM 495 Strategic Management.
M.S. Notes:
Total Credits Required for M.S. in Accounting: 30 credits
Required GPA to remain in good academic standing: 3.0.
Required GPA for Graduation with M.S. in Accounting: 3.0. See Ramapo College Graduate Policies:
https://www.ramapo.edu/catalog-2018-2019/masters/
***Two graduate accounting courses taken during the student’s senior year double-count towards the M.S. in Accounting 30 credit requirement. Students in the Five Year (4 + 1) B.S./M.S. Accounting Program complete the requirements of the M.S. in Accounting degree in their fifth year.
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