accounting at Canisius

Welcome to the Department of Accounting at Canisius College.  Our department offers quality accounting programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our students.  

Choose from five different curriculum options depending on your needs and career goals.  They are:
  • BS/MBA in Accounting - earn a bachelor of science (BS) and a master's degree in accounting to meet the 150-hour requirement to sit for the CPA exam in four and one-half to five years.

  • BA/MBA in Professional Accounting - combine a bachelor of arts (BA) degree in finance, marketing, English or another major with an MBA in accounting.  This 150-hour program qualifies students for the CPA exam and usually takes five years.

  • BS in Professional Accounting - Canisius is one of very few colleges to offer an undergraduate degree with 150 credit hours.  Students normally complete the program in five years and are eligible to sit for the CPA exam.

  • BS in Accounting - a 120-hour program mixes a business core with liberal arts courses.  It is for students who want to pursue a degree in public accounting, industry or financial institutions but not as CPAs.

  • BS in Accounting Information Systems (AIS) - combines accounting with information technology.  Most AIS students pursue a dual major with a second business discipline. 
Canisius was the first university in the state to register a 150-hour accounting program with a variety of avenues to meet the requirement, including dual bachelor/MBA degrees and a bachelor's degree option.  Because of this, many of our graduates have gone on to highly successful careers in accounting and business.  The Canisius accounting program consistently ranks among the top programs in New York State and the U.S. based on student pass rates on the CPA exam.

To learn more, click on the link for any one of the above programs or check out the links on the left of this page.