International students must submit original or certified copies of all secondary and post-secondary transcripts or records of grades to-date and showing proof of graduation. These must be prepared and authorized by the student's home institution and be accompanied by a certified English translation
The language of instruction at Alfred University is English.
All undergraduate international applicants are required to submit official scores from either the SAT, the ACT, TOEFL or IELTS examinations. If an international student has taken classes in a US University or college; they must apply as a transfer student, and we will review all English courses on the transcript(s) to show English proficiency.
Alfred University reserves the right to request undergraduate applicants to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores if their SAT or ACT scores are inconclusive.
Official Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
American College Testing (ACT)
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
International English Language Test (IELTs)
Undergraduate language score requirements
TOEFL 80
IELTS 6.0
The Alfred University Accounting program is accredited by internationally recognized AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, which offers specialized accreditation for business and accounting programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level. Alfred University regularly submits to AACSB for review, aligning its program standards of continued improvement in quality education through innovation, engagement, and impact.
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Accounting Major
ACCT 361 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 362 Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 371 Personal Income Tax
ACCT 372 Cost Accounting
ACCT 441 Auditing Theory and Practice
ACCT 462 Advanced Accounting
ACCT 471 Corporate Taxation
FIN 300+ one additional upper-level Finance course
LAW 442 Commercial Law
Business Professional Core Requirements
ACCT 211 Financial Accounting
ACCT 212 Managerial Accounting
BUSI 105 Business Perspectives
BUSI 106 Contemporary Business
BUSI 457 International Business OR
FIN 458 International Financial Management OR
ECON 412 International Economics OR
MKTG 489 International Marketing
BUSI 499 Business Policy
FIN 348 Managerial Finance
LAW 241 The Legal Environment of Business
MGMT 328 Management and Organizational Behavior
MGMT 484 Operations Management
MIS 390 Introduction to Management Information Systems
MKTG 221 Marketing Principles and Management
Students are required to complete a Field Experience option selected from the following choices:
Approved Internship (BUSI 485)
Advanced courses with Active Learning Component (designated as Field Experience – CPS Business School)
Arts and Sciences Core
BUSI 113 Business Statistics
BUSI 213 Research Methods for Business
MATH 1041 Quantitative Methods for Business
MIS 101 Computers and Society
ENGL 101 Writing I
ENGL 102 Writing II
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
Social Sciences (minimum) 3-4
Natural Sciences (minimum) 3-4
Humanities (minimum) 3-4
The placement rate for Accounting graduates in Alfred University's College of Business is exceptionally strong (virtually 100%) and is an indication of the high quality of our program. Our placement rate for those going to international, national and regional CPA firms is particularly strong.
Recent graduates have been placed at the following firms:
Crowe Horwath
Harris RF Communications
KPMG
The Bonadio Group
PricewaterhouseCoopers
EFP Rotenberg
Many graduates continue on to the MBA Program at Alfred University, which automatically satisfies the New York State requirements to sit for the CPA exam.
Medical insurance: 1999 USD per year
