Program Information

The Accounting major focuses on preparing students for careers in accounting in small and large businesses, public accounting, for-profit and nonprofit industries. All accounting courses are taught utilizing current business software. Students are encouraged to gain practical experience through internships and volunteering for programs such as the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance).  All accounting courses are taught by professors with professional accounting experience.

Accounting majors are encouraged to pursue accounting certificates (CPA, CMA) after graduation.

For more information about the Accounting major, click here. 

Degree Information

Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a major in Accounting

(120 credit hours) Requirements are subject to change.

Contact Information

For more information about the Accounting major, contact Professor Brenda Canning, at (413) 748-3348, chairperson of the Business Management Department) or the Admissions Office at (800) 343-1257.

Curricular Requirements

General Education Program (40 - 46 credits)

The General Education program at Springfield College is informed by its century-old Humanics tradition of educating the whole person in spirit, mind, and body, for leadership in service to humanity. These requirements have the goal of developing literate, thoughtful, socially responsible students, and instilling in them a spirit of inquiry into the nature of humankind and the universe. Towards those ends, the requirements emphasize and encourage: the acquisition of knowledge, understanding, and competency essential for the improvement of the human condition in a diverse society; a search for personal and spiritual values; and the development of an understanding and appreciation of physical well-being. 

For specific requirements, see the General Education Program (40 - 46 credits)  section.

Major Requirements (48 credits)

• BUSM 150 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3
• BUSM 210 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
• BUSM 211 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
• BUSM 215 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
• BUSM 221 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
• BUSM 250 - Business Communications Credits: 3
• BUSM 310 - Business Information Systems Credits: 3
• BUSM 315 - Financial Management Credits: 3
• BUSM 335 - Business Ethics Credits: 3
• BUSM 361 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 3
• BUSM 362 - Intermediate Accounting II Credits: 3
• BUSM 430 - Business Data Analysis Credits: 3
• BUSM 478 - Business Law Credits: 3
• BUSM 492 - Strategic Management Credits: 3
• ECON 200 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• ECON 205 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3

Additional Requirements (9 credits)

Select three courses from the following:

• ACCT 486 - Accounting Internship Credits: 1-6

• (note: a maximum of 3 credits in ACCT 486 may be used toward the required additional selective credits)

• BUSM 311 - Managerial and Cost Accounting Credits: 3
• BUSM 353 - Income Taxes Credits: 3
• BUSM 450 - Auditing Credits: 3
• BUSM 460 - Advanced Accounting Credits: 3

Electives (to complete a minimum of 120 credits)