Curriculum Overview

The major coursework emphasizes the traditional skills set required of all professionals who plan to sit for the CPA exam. In these classes, you’ll go beyond the basics as you explore topics in tax and audits that are at the core of modern accounting practices. 

• ACC 200 Principles of Financial Accounting

• ACC 215 Managerial Accounting

• ACC 311 Intermediate Accounting I

• ACC 312 Intermediate Accounting II

• ACC 351 Federal Taxation of Individuals

• ACC 421 Auditing and Assurance

• ACC 431 Advanced Accounting

Accounting Electives (1 required):

• ACC510/ FIN510 Financial Statement Analysis

• ACC 535 Accounting Data Analytics and Information Systems

• ACC 552 Tax Compliance and Planning for Business Entities

• ACC 555 Retirement and Estate Planning

• ACC 585 Fraud Examination and Forensic Investigation

• ACC 590 Accounting Regulation: Research and Application

A typical undergraduate accounting program includes one or two courses that emphasize analytical skills, such as a statistics or information systems course. At Stevens, you’ll take 10 analytics courses to ensure you’re ahead of the game in this crucial area.

• MIS 110 Introduction to Scientific Computing

• MIS 201 Fundamentals of Information Systems

• BT 466 Data Analysis

• CS 115 Introduction to Computer Science

4 additional courses from this list:

• BT 310 Programming for Mobile Applications

• BT 333 Database Management

• BT 416 Business Process Management

• BT 421 Systems Analysis & Design

• BT 435 Social Media & Network Analysis

• MGT 451 Computational Models of Thought and Behavior

• MIS 460 Strategic Issues in IT Management

In addition to your core of major-specific courses, you'll complete a suite of courses to provide you with an understanding and appreciation for the business fundamentals, including entrepreneurship, operations, business law, information systems, international business, accounting, finance, marketing and management. These courses will help you develop critical thinking and presentation skills, and encourage you to apply your learning to solve complex business problems.

• BT 100 Principles of Management

• BT 243 Macroeconomics

• BT 244 Microeconomics

• BT 221 Statistics

• BT 223 Applied Models & Situations

• BT 290 Business Career Seminar

• BT 301 Introduction to Strategy

• BT 321 Corporate Finance

• BT 350 Marketing

• BT 401 Advanced Strategy

• BT 413 Business Law

• ISE 350 Logistics & Supply Chain Management

• MGT 300 Business Communications

• MGT 411 Senior Design I

• MGT 412 Senior Design II

The practice core at Stevens is where you’ll apply the skills you’ve learned in real business simulations, culminating in the Stevens Innovation Expo. For your expo project, you'll work in teams to either pursue a startup business concept of your creation, or work with executives at a New York-area business on a real-world consulting project. It’s one of the strongest examples of learning by doing — a value emphasized by Stevens and the School of Business — and provides instant credibility for your resume.

• MGT 301 Strategy

• MGT 372 Entrepreneurship

• MGT 401 Advanced Strategy

• MGT411 Senior Design I

• MGT412 Senior Design II

Required:

• PRV 101 First Year Experience

Frontiers of Technology

Choose 3 elective courses:

• PRV 201 AI and Machine Learning

• PRV 202 Data Science and Analytics

• PRV 203 Biotechnology

• PRV 204 Sustainability

• PRV 205 Quantum Technology

The arts and sciences core is a distinguishing feature of a Stevens education, and will help you hone talents such as written and oral communication and teamwork, as well as computational skills, while gaining a broader perspective on the world around you through courses in literature, political science, history and the social sciences.

• HASS 103 Freshman Writing

• HASS 105 CAL Colloquium

• MA 117 Calculus I

• MA 119 Multivariable Calculus & Finite Math

• Two humanities courses – one upper-level course and one lower-level course

• One science course