Accounting Curriculum

Accounting is an essential function in any well-managed organization. From small non-profit organizations to government agencies and large multinational corporations, managing and accounting for financial resources requires professionals with a solid foundation in accounting principles. This degree prepares a student for a career as a professional accountant, budget analyst, auditor, fiscal analyst or comptroller in the private or public sectors

The Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in Sage After Work is a completer program. Students who enter this program have already done some college-level work, typically 45-60 credits, and are prepared to pursue a Bachelors degree. Required introductory level courses will normally have been completed and transferred from a previous school. When that is not the case, a Sage academic advisor will describe alternatives for completing these courses. This program provides students with flexible and convenient modes of delivery designed to meet the needs of working adults.

Students have the option of carrying a full course load and moving through the program at an accelerated pace, or of moving through at any speed that is comfortable. To best fit the needs of busy students, Sage After Work provides a selection of courses, many of them web-enhanced, in evening and weekend formats, delivered over a full 15-week semester, over a half semester with reduced seat-time, or entirely online. This flexible format makes it possible for an evening student to take as many as four or five courses per semester without spending more than two or three nights a week in a classroom and to accumulate up to 45 semester credits in a year (3 semesters), or 60 credits in as little as 16 months. Highly motivated students can finish their degrees in much less time than it takes in a traditional (30 credit per year) college program.

When students complete the undergraduate accounting curriculum, they are fully qualified for a professional accounting career. Recent changes to the Certified Public Accountant National Exam now require a total of 150 credit hours of study prior to the exam. Students may pursue the additional 30 credit hours by completing a Sage graduate degree (MS or MBA) or through additional undergraduate course. The accounting curriculum is registered with the Division of Professional Education of the New York State Education Department.