Accounting at Siena

Academic excellence, practical experience and professional options

Major and Certificate offered

In virtually every walk of life, accounting keeps our businesses, governments and charities in order. It is the essential tool in recording, tracking and managing the resources and transactions that make everyday life “click.” 

Accounting students at Siena are educated in advanced principles, theories and real-world applications of accounting. A B.S. degree is offered to prepare graduates for accounting careers in the public, industrial, governemnt and not-for-profit sectors.

The program encourages students to seek as broad an education as possible by completing minors in the liberal arts and sciences, in such fields as computer science, international business, history or political science. After successful completion of the requisite major or certificate courses, students also fulfill basic requirements for admission to the licensing exams for Certified Public Accountancy in New York State, as well as other professional certifications. Students can be licensed after earning 150 credit hours. 

A new Master of Science in Accounting degree program has been established for accounting majors who wish to stay for a fifth year to become a licensed CPA in New York State, with emphasis in ethics, critical thinking, and oral and written communication.