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Master of Science (MS) in Accountancy

Meets the 150 credit-hour, August 1, 2009 NY State CPA requirements
Now available to students with previous accounting degrees

Degree Requirements	Number of Courses	Number of Credits
With No Waivers	22	72
With Maximum Waivers*	8-10	30

* A minimum of 24 credits must be taken in accounting and taxation.

The Master of Science in accountancy is designed for students with bachelor’s degrees in business areas, including accounting. It meets the August 1, 2009, 150 credit hour requirements to sit for the NY State CPA exam.

Students with non-business degrees are encouraged to consider the MBA, accounting major, which also meets the new CPA requirements,
See MBA or MS?? Accounting for "pros and cons" of each.

The MS in accounting program equips students with the necessary tools to effectively interpret and use accounting and financial information. It meets the standards adopted by the AACSB-International for special accreditation of accounting programs. Successful completion of the program makes students eligible to waive one year of NY State's standard two year CPA professional experience requirement.

Admission Requirements:

For information about the application process and admission criteria, go to Zicklin Graduate Admissions. The GMAT is required for all applicants.

You may apply

for the fall or spring semester
for full- or part-time study as with all Zicklin FlexTime programs; evening classes are available for all required courses

Background Needed:

Although no previous accounting or business coursework is necessary, new students with non-business degrees should have some understanding of the basic concepts in

accounting
pre-calculus math
statistics
the use of Excel spreadsheets.

Modules in each of these areas are available - for admitted applicants only - through our QuickStart programs. All admitted applicants receive QuickStart information and self-tests to assist them in determining their need for individual QuickStart modules.

MS in Accountancy: Specific Program Requirements

Preliminary Courses

English Requirements for International Students: All new students whose native language is not English and who do not have a US undergraduate or graduate degree are tested for their written and spoken English proficiency and may be required to take additional English courses based on these evaluations.

MTH 8001

Calculus for Applications

(This course can be waived if a 3 credit calculus course has been completed with a grade of at least "C-".)

CPA General Business Courses

These courses can be waived if students previously completed one equivalent undergraduate or graduate course at a college or university with a grade of "B-" or better, although

LAW 9800 requires two business law courses with ≥ B-

STA 9708 requires two statistics courses with ≥ B-.

Requirements

Credits

CIS 9000

Information Systems for Managers

ECO 9708

Microeconomics for Managers

ECO 9709

Macroeconomics for Managers

FIN 9770

Financial Decision Making

LAW 9800

Business Contract and Law of Corporations

MGT 9300

Management: A Behavioral Approach

MGT 9700

Introduction to Operations Management

MKT 9703

Marketing Management

STA 9708

Applied Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions

Electives

Three additional 3 credit advanced business (Zicklin) courses in areas other than accounting and taxation

General Business Credits Subtotal (without waivers)

A.) Accounting and Taxation: Required Courses

All of the courses listed below must be taken unless waived.

ACC 9112

Financial Accounting; Intensive

ACC 9804

Intermediate Financial Accounting

ACC 9811

Managerial Accounting Theory and Practice

ACC 9805

Advanced Financial Accounting

ACC 9821

Auditing

TAX 9862

Federal Income Taxation

ACC 9807

Contemporary Topics in Accounting

ACC 9816

Accounting and Auditing Aspects of Computer-Based Information Systems

TAX 9878

Taxation of Business Entities

Required Accounting/Tax Credit Subtotal (without waivers)

For Previous Accounting Majors

B.) Accounting and Taxation Electives

The MS in accounting requires that a minimum of 24 credits of accounting and tax courses be taken at Baruch. Depending on the number of credits waived in the "A" list courses above, additional courses must be taken from the "B" list below so that A + B ≥ 24 credits.

ACC 9806

Financial Statement Analysis and Recording

ACC 9815

Advanced Managerial Accounting

ACC 9901

Special Topics in Accounting

LAW 9104

Securities Law and Business Crime

STA 9710

Statistical Methods in Sampling and Auditing

TAX 9863

Principles of Federal Income Taxation

TAX 9866

Corporate Taxation I

C.) General Electives (if needed)

If student waivers have brought total credits in the program below the required 30 credit minimum, students take additional courses in any area, including accounting and taxation, to make their required total ≥ 30.

Total MS Degree Credits (Without Waivers)

[Students with many waivers must complete a minimum of 30 credits to receive the MS.]

Total credits of undergraduate and graduate coursework must be ≥ 150

All student undergraduate and graduate transcripts are reviewed to make certain that these total undergraduate and graduate credit requirements will have been met at the completion of the MS in accounting program.

The Official Program of Study

New MS students are mailed Official Programs of Study detailing their program requirements, including any waivers for which their previous coursework make them eligible.

For further information, contact:

Michael Wynne
Special Advisor, Accounting/CPA Programs
(646) 312-3076
Michael_Wynne@baruch.cuny.edu

Graduate Admissions

151 E. 25th St. Room 820 (between Lexington and 3rd Avenues)
Phone: (646) 312-1300
Fax: (646) 312-1301
Website: Graduate Admissions

Office of Graduate Studies

Flex-Time MS Programs:
(646) 312-3140
Zicklin_Graduate_Advisement@baruch.cuny.edu
Website: Graduate Student Services

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