130 ACADEMIC PROJECTS, SPECIAL provide opportunities to both faculty and students for service to Academic Projects, Special (SPCL) the School and the community. Professional interaction among faculty, practitioners, and students is an important feature of the Special Academic Projects 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D, 11E, 11F department, and it is facilitated through involvement with local, 1-3 s.h. each regional, and national professional organizations and student Periodically groups. This course designation allows undergraduates at the University At the undergraduate level, individuals participate in a course to pursue academic work for credit not usually related to pub- of study leading to professional certification eligibility which is lished courses. Projects may include off campus or fieldwork, inclusive of a strong foundation in the liberal arts, exposure to work study or other academic programs or studies related to a the functional areas of business and how they relate to each student’s general undergraduate career. other, and a concentration in accounting courses which empha- This course may be taken again in different semesters, under sizes the integration of accounting across functional lines. different subtitles (B-F). Students may not receive more than 6 At the graduate level, the M.B.A. programs in accounting and s.h. toward their degree for work in Special Academic Projects, taxation provide strong foundations in business while enabling and only one Special Academic Project may be taken per students to establish a strong base of specialized knowledge. The semester. Grades will be on a Pass/D1/D/Fail basis. M.S. programs in accounting, accounting and taxation, account- All projects must be contracted for in advance of the semester ing information systems, and taxation provide a curriculum with a Hofstra faculty member (project adviser), receive the highly focused on courses for individuals who want to concen- trate their efforts more closely on discipline content and/or who approval of the student’s adviser, chairperson and the dean of require additional course hours to be eligible for the Uniform the school. The number of credits and the subtitle of the project Certified Public Accounting Examination. are included in the student’s contract with the Hofstra faculty Throughout each level of instruction, the department recog- project adviser. nizes the importance of communications skills and high ethical For information, inquire in the appropriate dean’s office. standards in the practice of accounting, as well as the importance of information technology and the increasingly complex and significant role which the profession has acquired in modern Accounting, Taxation, and global organizations and emerging market economies. A participative and supportive environment is provided in the Business Law department whereby stakeholders (students, faculty, administra- tors, business principals, and others) are involved in the evolu- Accounting courses are listed below. tion of the curriculum. Input is sought from constituencies which Business Law courses are listed alphabetically. regularly recruit and hire graduates from the accounting pro- grams, and evaluations are conducted of the teaching efficacy of Professor Warner, Chairperson faculty by both students and peers at the graduate and under- Assistant Professor Marsicovetere, Assistant to the Chairperson graduate levels. The environment is further enhanced by the support of both students and faculty which is afforded to the Professors Fonfeder, Katz, Lehman; Associate Professors Bass, student, professional, and social organizations sponsored by the Maccarrone, Martin, Slavin, Weisel; Assistant Professors Adair, department. Holtzman, Jones, Manteen, Schain; Special Assistant Professor Lin; Instructors Adair, Basile, Burke. B.B.A. SPECIALIZATION IN ACCOUNTING: this program qualifies students for admission to the New York State Certified Public The Chaykin Distinguished Teaching Professorship in Ac- Accountant (CPA) examination and to those of many other counting is held by Professor Katz. See page 414. states. (Note: The New York State Board of Regents has changed its requirements for admission to the CPA examination effective The Chaykin Endowed Chair in Accounting is held by Dean August 2004. Students should check with their major adviser.) Polimeni. See page 414. Majors in accounting must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 in accounting course work at Hofstra and C2 or better in ACCT 1, 2, 123 and 124. The requirements are: ACCT 123 & 124, Accounting (ACCT) 125, 131, 133, 143 & 144; BLAW 24 and electives chosen under advisement. Administered by the Department of Accounting, Taxation, and Business Law. Professor Warner, Chairperson Recommended sequence: Freshman year ACCT 1 and 2 MISSION STATEMENT Sophomore year-1st semester ACCT 123 -2nd semester ACCT 124 Consonant with the mission of the Frank G. Zarb School of Junior year-1st or 2nd semester ACCT 125, 131 Business at Hofstra University, the Department of Accounting, Senior year-1st semester ACCT 143 Taxation, and Business Law utilizes its strong reputation for -2nd semester ACCT 144 excellence in business education, combined with a dedicated and -1st or 2nd semester ACCT 133 highly motivated accounting faculty and programmatic initiatives which support the accounting profession, to prepare individuals See complete B.B.A. requirements, page 102. for careers as accounting and taxation professionals in a variety of Minors in Business, see page 103. settings, including private industry, public accounting, govern- ment, and not-for-profit organizations. The Accounting Department sponsors an internship program Several degree programs are offered through the department: available to above-average public accounting majors. Students are Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting, Mas- eligible for the program in their senior year. Qualifying seniors ter of Business Administration degrees in accounting and taxa- are placed in accounting positions with leading public account- tion, and Master of Science degrees in accounting, accounting ing firms during the January Session. Summer internships are and taxation, accounting information systems, and taxation. also available. While each program possesses characteristics unique unto itself, the commonality shared by the programs is the commitment Master of Business Administration Programs, see page 105. which the department holds to outstanding teaching, intellectual Master of Science Programs, see page 109. contributions appropriate to advancing both instruction and scholarship in the field of accounting, and activities which Business Honor Societies, see pages 68, 75. ACCOUNTING 131 COURSES tries regarding their economic and social practices and corre- sponding accounting systems. Specific countries are discussed, In addition to semester notations next to each course, a selection and specific auditing and taxation accounting practices and of courses is offered during January and Summer sessions. theories are covered. Prerequisites: ACCT 125, junior class stand- Consult the January and Summer Sessions bulletins for these ing or above. schedules. 1. Fundamentals of Accounting 3 s.h. 129. Internal Auditing 3 s.h. Fall, Spring Periodically Introductory course in the principles and theory of accounting. Course explores the role of the internal audit function in the Topics include the financial model in the form of the accounting management of companies. Topics include: reliability and integ- equation, the accounting cycle including principles of double rity of information; compliance with policies, procedures, laws entry bookkeeping, design and preparation of books of accounts, and regulations; safeguarding of assets; economy and efficiency construction of financial statements, inventory costing, account- of operations. The unique ethical considerations affecting the ing for receivables and payables, fixed assets, payrolls, payroll internal audit function are stressed. Prerequisites: ACCT 124, taxes and ethical issues in accounting. No credit for both this BCIS 10, QM 1, junior class standing or above. course and ACCT 201. 131. Cost Accounting Systems 3 s.h. 2. Fundamentals of Accounting 3 s.h. Fall, Spring Fall, Spring Various cost accounting concepts and information systems are Accounting for partnership and corporate forms of business studied, e.g., production cost systems and computerized manage- organizations. Topics include introduction to cost accounting, ment information systems. Topics include job-order costing, budgeting and managerial concepts, analysis and interpretation process costing, standard costs, direct costing, by-products and of financial statements, ethics in the accounting profession, joint products, differential and comparative costs. Ethical, envi- ronmental and international considerations relating to the pro- accounting for international foreign currency transactions and duction process are discussed. Prerequisites: ACCT 2, BCIS 10, analysis of cash flows for decision making. Prerequisite: ACCT 1. junior class standing or above. No credit for both this course and ACCT 201. 123 & 124. Financial Accounting Theory 133. Auditing Theory and Practice 3 s.h. and Practice 3 s.h. each Fall, Spring Fall, Spring The role and function of the independent auditor in the profit-directed sector of the economy is emphasized. The ethical, Study of accounting theory and procedures and the special social, economic and political forces that have influenced the problems that arise in