Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Accounting
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| SEE NOTE 1 regarding minimum grade requirements | 0 | | BUS093 Business Workshop | 0 | | BUS095 Excel Tutorial | 0 | | BUS250 Principles of Management | 3 | | ENG160 Composition I, if needed - see Note 2 | 3 | | MAT171 Mathematical Methods for Business (Mathematics) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Language - see Note 3 | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences - see Note 4 | 3-4 | | Total | 15-16 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| ECO206 Principles of Microeconomics (Social Science) | 3 | | BUS271 Legal Environment of Business | 3 | | ENG170 Writing & Rhetoric (GE Basic Communication) - Note 2 | 4 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Language - see Note 3 | 3 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies | 3 | | Total | 16 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| BUS201 Financial Accounting | 3 | | ECO207 Principles of Macroeconomics (Social Science) | 3 | | BUS309 Statistics for Business and Economics I (Mathematics) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization | 3 | | Gen Ed: The Arts | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| BUS202 Managerial Accounting | 3 | | BUS301 Career and Internship Prep | 1 | | BUS311 Statistics for Business and Economics II | 3 | | BUS325 Marketing | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences, if needed (see Note 4) or elective | 3 | | Total | 16 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| BUS368 Intermediate Accounting I | 3 | | BUS272 Business Law for Accountants | 3 | | BUS312 Operations Management | 3 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| BUS341 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance | 3 | | BUS369 Intermediate Accounting II | 3 | | Upper-division elective | 3 | | Diversity requirement | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| BUS371 Concepts in Federal Income Taxation | 3 | | BUS373 Cost Accounting | 3 | | BUS442 Advanced Accounting | 3 | | BUS441 Financial Management and Policy | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| BUS450 Strategic Management | 3 | | Applied Learning requirement (see Note 5) | 3 | | BUS375 Auditing | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Notes
1 - Business prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless otherwise stated in the Undergraduate Catalog.
2 - In most cases, the order of General Education requirements is suggestive and course availability (as well as individual preference) may dictate that a course be taken in a semester other than the one indicated. The exceptions to this are courses that fulfill both GE and major requirements, which should be taken in the term specified, and ENG170 Writing & Rhetoric, which must be taken in Year 1. ENG170 fulfills the GE4 Basic Communication requirement. Students' English Placement Level will determine whether they need to complete ENG160 Composition I before completing ENG170.
3 - The Foreign Language requirement for GE4 may be fulfilled by completing two consecutive elementary-level courses or one intermediate-level (or above) course. The number of courses needed is based on students' prior experience in the language - i.e., their Language Placement Level (LPL), which appears on the Progress Report.
4 - The Natural Sciences requirement for GE4 may be fulfilled by taking two non-lab science courses totaling 6 credits or a combination of science lecture and lab totaling 4 credits.
5 - Students must choose one of the following Applied Learning courses:BUS452 Digital Marketing Analytics, BUS453 Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA), BUS457 Entrepreneurship and Business Planning, BUS461 Business Analytics Capstone, BUS494 Fieldwork In Business
Total Credits: 122-123
