Today's accounting majors are expected not only to provide the auditing, accounting, and tax services of small and large companies, but also to provide services in forecasting, financial planning planning and evaluation, and the creation and monitoring of new technologies.
The accounting program at Marist College provides a high quality, professional education in a supportive, interactive and personalized learning environment. The program is designed to prepare accounting graduates to progress to sensitive management positions in business and industry, public accounting, and governmental units. Professional opportunities include careers as a certified public accountant (CPA) or as a certified management accountant (CMA). The Marist Bachelor of Science in Accounting also serves as a sound educational base for post-baccalaureate study in business and law.
Students who have declared their major in a prior year should consult the appropriate catalog.
Student Activities in Accounting at Marist College:
Summary of Professor/Students' Recent Work:
Project 1: A professor and two accounting students authored a paper that examined the estate tax effects of combining the deferral of tax available under Internal Revenue Code Section 6166 with the one-time exclusion for small businesses.
Project 2: A professor and two accounting students examined the protection under the Internal Revenue Code afforded an innocent spouse, and the requirements that must be met for this protection.
Student Awards for Accounting Majors at Marist College:
The New York State Society of C.P.A. Award for Superior Scholarship in Accounting Studies - awarded each year at the Baccalaureate to the senior accounting major with the highest grade point average in their class.
The Mid-Hudson Region of the New York State Society Certificate of Achievement - awarded each spring to the senior accounting major who has demonstrated excellent scholarship in accounting as well as strong participation in extracurricular activities while at Marist.
The Regional Institute of Management Accounting Award - awarded each spring to the senior accounting major who has shown academic excellence in management and cost accounting.
