Accounting Certificate

The College will grant a Certificate of Accounting upon the successful completion of 60 credit hours of specified accounting and business courses. The program must include 30 credit hours in accounting consisting of managerial accounting, financial accounting, intermediate accounting I and II, taxation I, cost accounting, accounting systems and data processing, and three accounting electives. In addition, six credit hours in business law, six credit hours in economics, six credit hours in finance, three credit hours in business statistics, and nine credit hours in business electives are needed for a total of 60 credit hours. Candidates are expected to have computer competence that can be demonstrated through experience or additional coursework in computer science. A minimum of 30 credit hours must be taken at Siena College, achieving an overall grade index of 2.0. At least 15 credit hours of accounting must be taken at Siena (no grade below a C- being acceptable). This program does not grant credit for any required accounting courses that have previously been taken pass/fail. A student must take courses for a letter grade in order to count them towards the certificate program.

The Accounting Certificate Program is intended for students who do not plan to earn the bachelor’s degree or who have already earned a degree in another major. A student who plans to sit for the CPA exam should consult with their advisor regarding education requirements.

For questions concerning the Accounting Certificate Program, please contact Mary Pinsonneault in the School of Business at (518)783-2917.