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- Network with professionals from the Big Four and regional accounting firms when you join RIT's student chapter of the Next Generation of Accountants (NGA).
- Qualify to sit for the Certified Professional Accounting (CPA) exam. RIT accounting majors consistently exceed state and national exam pass rates.
- An accounting-specific career fair connects accounting majors with employers in finance and banking. Network with company representatives and interview directly for open co-op and permanent employment positions.
- Connect with Saunders alumni and key professionals through the Accounting Advisory Board.
Accountants are multidisciplinary professionals. They are responsible for determining an organization's overall wealth, profitability, and liquidity. Without accounting, organizations would have no foundation upon which daily and long-term business decisions could be made.
What is Accounting?
From technology and entertainment and travel and government, accounting is a key function to all businesses. It's the collection, organization, and analysis of data that can reveal the financial state of a business. It can tell a company how well its products and services are performing, and if the products are making a profit. Financial data can help accountants make short- and long-term projections and estimate an organization's tax liabilities. Accounting also helps an organization plan for its future. Short- and long-term profit projections can help guide an organizations' growth and in which areas new employees will be needed. It can also help guide decision-making on which product lines to change and grow and which to downsize or eliminate. Accounting is essential to understanding which areas of your business are making money and which are not.
RIT's Accounting Degree
RIT's accounting degree covers financial and managerial accounting disciplines while introducing you to the technology needed for the profession. Leveraging the strength of our nationally ranked management information systems (MIS) program (#6, College Factual), you'll gain the technical skills needed to design, operate, and control accounting information systems–skills that are highly sought after by employers. As one of the oldest and most respected professions in the world, a degree in business administration-accounting can lead to an exciting and rewarding career in one of the most essential lines of work in the business world.
Accounting Courses
RIT's accounting BS covers financial and managerial accounting disciplines while introducing you to accounting information systems. In addition to a full set of accounting courses, you'll also complete courses in the liberal arts, sciences, and management.
Becoming a CPA: The CPA and Other Certifications
The undergraduate accounting program starts you on the right path to complete specific requirements of the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification. Additional graduate work is required in order to fulfill NYS CPA exam requirements. Students who complete the 24-credit hour minimum at the BS level will need to complete at least nine credit-hours of graduate accounting courses in order to meet the requirements to sit for the exam. Students completing 30 undergraduate-level accounting credit-hours may only need one graduate accounting course to meet NYS CPA rules.
While the CPA license is not required to work in the field of accounting it is highly recommended for students. Learn more about becoming a CPA, CPA requirements, the CPA Exam, and other certifications.
The accounting BS program prepares students for success, as demonstrated by CPA Exam passing rates for RIT students that are consistently above passing rates overall and for all New York state candidates.
Combined Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degrees
Today's careers require advanced degrees grounded in real-world experience. RIT's Combined Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degrees enable you to earn both a bachelor's and a master's degree in as little as five years of study, all while gaining the valuable hands-on experience that comes from co-ops, internships, research, study abroad, and more.
Accounting BS/Accounting and Analytics MS: In this combined accelerated dual degree, the accounting BS degree provides you with a solid accounting background while the accounting and analytics MS enhances your knowledge of the accounting technologies–Big Data, AI, advanced analytics, and financial analytics–that will help you analyze an organization's data so you can gain significant insights, predict future outcomes, and ascertain risk.
+1 MBA Early Acceptance Pathway: Successful RIT applicants who are offered admission into the BS degree in advertising and public relations as an incoming first-year student may also be offered conditional early acceptance into the +1 MBA Early Acceptance Pathway. This option enables you to earn both your BS degree and an MBA in as little as five years of study. Learn how the +1 MBA Early Acceptance Pathway can help you add a competitive advantage to your studies.
+1 MBA: Students who enroll in a qualifying undergraduate degree have the opportunity to add an MBA to their bachelor's degree after their first year of study, depending on their program. Learn how the +1 MBA can accelerate your learning and position you for success.