Campus: NYC, Westchester
Bachelor of Business Administration
The major in Public Accounting is intended to prepare students for careers as public accountants in business, government and the nonprofit sector. It is registered with the New York State Education Department as meeting the 150-credit hour education requirements for CPA licensure. Students are qualified to take the CPA Exam after completing 120 credits including all accounting course requirements through ACC 461 Auditing I and at least one course in taxation (TAX 250 Federal Income Taxation I Federal Income Taxation I). Students are encouraged to use their business and open elective credits to specialize or minor in another business area or declare a second business major.
Admission Requirements
Students may be admitted to the BBA in Public Accounting major either as freshmen or transfer students provided all the normal requirements for admission to Pace University and the Lubin School of Business are met. In order to continue in or join the public accounting major in the junior and senior years, students will be required to have a minimum CGPA of 2.5. Students who do not meet this academic standard will be required to change their major to another program better suited to their academic talents and interests.
Major Completion Summary
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| University Core Requirements | 53 |
| Major Requirements | 79 |
| Open Electives | 15 |
| Total Credits | 150 |
University Core Requirements (53 Credits)
See complete University Core requirements.
Includes several of the major-required courses listed below:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Requirement | ||
| MAT 104 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| CIS 101 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
| or TS 105 | Computers for Human Empowerment | |
| Lubin Foundation Requirement in Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
| ECO 105 | Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 106 | Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | 3 |
| MAT 111 | Elementary Calculus I | 3 |
| MAT 117 | Elementary Statistics 2 | 4 |
| Total Credits | 19 | |
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These 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.
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MAT 117 Elementary Statistics satisfies one course in AOK- HSN (AOK5)
Major Requirements (82 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business Core 1 | ||
| ACC 203 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC 204 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| FIN 260 | Financial Management | 3 |
| LAW 150 | Business Law I | 3 |
| MAR 201 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGT 150 | Managerial and Organizational Concepts | 3 |
| MGT 226 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MGT 490 | Business Strategy | 3 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ACC 203 | Financial Accounting 2 | (4) |
| ACC 204 | Managerial Accounting 2 | (4) |
| ACC 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 |
| ACC 302 | Intermediate Accounting II | 4 |
| ACC 319 | Cost Accounting | 4 |
| ACC 333 | Advanced Accounting | 4 |
| ACC 375 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACC 461 | Auditing I | 3 |
| ACC 462 | Auditing II | 3 |
| ACC 470 | Accounting Research Project | 3 |
| or ACC 495 | Business Honors Program Senior Thesis in Accounting | |
| ACC Elective | Any ACC course that is not a required ACC course | 3 |
| Auxiliary Courses | ||
| CIS 122L | Advanced Spreadsheet Skills - Test Prep | 3 |
| LAW 360 | Advanced Business Law | 4 |
| TAX 250 | Federal Income Taxation I | 3 |
| TAX 311 | Federal Income Taxation II | 3 |
| CPA Review Courses: (Non-credit) Required | ||
| ACC 040A | CPA Review - Financial Accounting Reporting | 0 |
| ACC 040B | CPA Review - Auditing and Attestation | 0 |
| Business Electives | ||
| Students may take courses from any business discipline (except Accounting), Economics, Computer Information Technology (CIT) and Computer Science to satisfy this requirement. | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 82 | |
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See Business Core Requirements for more details.
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Applied toward the Business Core.
Open Electives (15 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Open Electives | ||
| Select 15 credits 1 | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
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Includes UNV 101 First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community (1 credit) for all first-year students