Sample Courses

Auditing
Intermediate Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Taxation Accounting

Popular Electives

Controllership
Financial Modeling
Financial Statement Analysis
Forensic Accounting
Governmental and NFP Accounting
Seminar in Professional Accountancy

Recent Internships

Big Four accounting firms in NYC and Rochester
Large regional and national accounting firms
NYC-based regional and national accounting firms
Rochester-based regional accounting firms
Other WNY accounting firms
Public company corporate accounting
Private company corporate accounting

Alumni Spotlight

Allison Ludlow Brown ’19, ’20 MS, CPA

Major: Accounting

Career: Brown is a senior tax associate at Baker Tilly US, a leading advisory, tax, and assurance firm.

Accounting

Why study accounting at Geneseo?

Geneseo’s accounting program provides outstanding preparation for careers in professional and corporate accounting as well as many other areas in business and finance. It offers a deep foundation in financial, managerial, and taxation accounting in addition to electives in governmental NFP accounting and other cognate disciplines.

Accounting is the comprehensive business discipline, exposing students to issues and practices in everything from operations, marketing, and HR to financing and capital budgeting.

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The accounting faculty encourage students to explore all aspects of accounting and provide students with a wealth of practical, career-oriented guidance in addition to academic advising. Many accounting students double-major or add minors, with popular areas of study including finance, international relations, languages, and history.

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Program Highlights

School of Business AACSB accreditation, renewed in 2022
Registered by NYS to qualify graduates to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) exam
Award-winning faculty with a mix of PhDs, CPAs, and SUNY-system awards for excellence and distinction in teaching
Dedicated in-house Career Coach who provides job search support and guidance
Active and committed alumni networks throughout WNY and in cities such as NYC, Boston, Chicago, and Charlotte
Student activities such as on-campus Meet the Accountants night and annual weekend trip to NYC
Faculty mentorship for students in the Accounting Society, the CFA Research Challenge, and directed studies
Very competitive student performances on the CPA exam
Consistent job placement rates from the high 90s to 100%
VentureWorks entrepreneurial training and networking program for students interested in building a high-tech, soft-tech, or low-tech start-up company

Example Career Fields

Public accounting, with dozens of industry and technical specializations to choose from
Income tax specialization, with a focus on compliance and planning and specialization areas in personal or entity taxation
Finance, with most corporate finance practitioners having a strong background in public accounting
Entrepreneurship, with specific practical knowledge about taxation and performance measurement useful when starting own business
Teaching at secondary, college, and university levels