Navigation

 
academics

Accounting Concentration

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Management degree, with a concentration in Accounting, is designed to focus on accounting theory and practice. Throughout the program, students will gain the necessary skills to identify, measure, communicate, and interpret economic information. The field of accounting offers a variety of career choices that include, but are not limited to: positions in public accounting, tax preparation, management accounting, and financial consulting.


Accounting Concentration Program Requirements
First Year Credit hours
AC121 Financial Accounting 3
CM105 Public Speaking 3
CS101 Computer Concepts and Applications 3
EC101 Macroeconomics 3
EC102 Microeconomics 3
EN101 English I 3
EN102 English II 3
MA107 College Algebra* 3
PS101 Introduction to Psychology 3
Free Elective 3
Total Credits 30
Second Year Credit hours
AC122 Managerial Accounting 3
AC201
Intermediate Accounting I
3
AC204 Income Taxes 3
CS108 Advanced Computer Applications
3
LA204 Business Law 3
MA121 Basic Statistics 3
MG201 Principles of Management 3
MG202 Human Resource Management 3
MK201 Principles of Marketing 3
Lab Science Elective 4
Total Credits 31
Third Year Credit hours
AC301 Accounting Information Systems 3
AC202 Intermediate Accounting II 3
IS210 Professional Development for Internship* 1
FI201 Principles of Business Finance
3
MG304 Leadership and Ethics
3
MG315 International Management 3
MG321 Organizational Behavior 3
PS315 Social Psychology 3
Humanities Elective 3
Social Science Elective 3
Free Electives 3
Total Credits 30/31
Fourth Year Credit hours
AC401 Auditing 3

300- or 400-Level Literature 3
CS400 Project Management 3
MG303 Managerial Communications 3
MG390 Management Internship*** 3
MG435 Operations Management 3
MG441 Business Policy and Strategic Management 3
MG450 Senior Project*** 3
Free Electives 6
Total Credits 30


*A higher level of math (MA109 or MA 110) may be substituted.

**Not required for DCE students.

***Accounting focus.
Minimum credits required for graduation--121/122.

Graduate Competencies
Potential Careers and Earnings

Donna Brady is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice accounting in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy at Northeastern University, where she graduated with honors. Additionally she holds two masters degrees, one in taxation from Bentley University and one in Applied Management from Lesley University. She has over 20 years teaching experience, which includes adjunct teaching positions at Bentley University, Suffolk University and Western New England College. For the past 10 years she has taught Accounting and Tax courses at Fisher College. Donna has been working in the field of accounting for over 35 years. Her experience ranges from starting as a Bookkeeper at a small high tech company to becoming a Supervisor at the international accounting firm, Coopers and Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers).

"In 1988 after working in industry for many years, I made the decision to establish an Accounting firm. While I was trying to build a client base, I decided to teach on a part time basis. I immediately fell in love with teaching and the students that I taught. It was a wonderful combination of practicing in a profession that I truly enjoyed and being able to introduce the subject of accounting and taxation to students. Because I have been a practitioner for a number of years, my approach to teaching is hands-on. I believe that students benefit from hearing about real life situations. Since the day that I started, I have loved teaching accounting at Fisher College. Over the years, I have had students from all over the United States and the World. I have come to know most of them on a personal level and have learned about their culture and background. Also, I have met a number of students that have the same background as me. In fact many of them graduated from the same high school that I did, Cambridge High and Latin (now Cambridge Rindge and Latin.)"