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General Business Courses (Non-Accounting):
- Courses must have been completed in a degree-granting regionally accredited U.S. college or university or international equivalent. Continuing education courses are not accepted towards waivers.
- You must receive a grade of C or better to meet the waiver criteria.
- For CIS 9000: Info Technology Strategy, equivalent courses must have been completed within five years prior to enrolling in Zicklin.
- Waiver criteria is effective for students entering in Spring 2020 and beyond. Students who entered prior to Spring 2020 should contact their program advisor with any questions.
| Course | Course Equivalent Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CIS 9000: Info Technology Strategy | IS in organizations, including the relationship between information systems, competitive advantage, and organizational change [focus on IS strategy and IT Info. Technology] | 3 |
| ECO 9730: Firms in the Global Economy | Microeconomics or economics course that covers both micro and macroeconomics | 1.5 |
| ECO 9740: Fundamentals of Macroeconomics | Macroeconomics or economics course that covers both micro and macroeconomics | 1.5 |
| FIN 9770: Corporate Finance | Financial management or corporate | 3 |
| LAW 9800: Intensive Survey Law | [2 courses – 6 credits.] undergraduate U.S. business law course work | 4 |
| MGT 9301: Managing People and Organizations | Business management or organizational behavior | 3 |
| MKT 9703: Data-Driven Marketing Management | Marketing management | 3 |
| STA 9708: Managerial Statistics | [2 courses – 6 credits] undergraduate statistics, econometrics, biostatistics, psychometrics, social statistics and research methodology | 3 |
***An additional 11 credits of course work in business areas other than accountancy or taxation. [Course grades: C]***
Accounting and Tax Courses:
- ACC/TAX courses must have been completed in a degree-granting regionally accredited U.S. college or university or international equivalent.
- You must receive a grade of B- or better to meet the waiver criteria.
- Continuing education courses are not accepted toward waivers. For courses completed outside of the United States, students must also obtain a NASBA transcript evaluation and NYS CPA exam evaluation notice.
- Courses must have been completed within five years prior to enrolling in the MS Accountancy program.
Students with significant accounting work experience may request a waiver of the five-year time limit for the following three courses BUT only if the courses were completed within ten years prior to enrolling in the MS Accountancy program:
- If a student’s undergraduate ACC/TAX credits fall below the 33 Zicklin credits, then the student will need to take an additional ACC/TAX elective.
- ACCA [Association of Charter Certified Accountants] courses are not accepted towards waivers [NYS does not recognize these courses for the CPA].
| Course | Course Equivalent Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 9110: Financial Reporting | Two undergraduate financial accounting courses | 3 |
| ACC 9804: Intermediate Financial Accounting | One intermediate financial accounting course for a total of 3 financial accounting courses | 4 |
| ACC 9805: Advanced Financial Accounting | One course in advanced financial accounting for a total of 4 courses in financial accounting | 4 |
| ACC 9818: Auditing and Acc Info Systems | One course in accounting and auditing aspect of computer-based information systems | 3 |
| ACC 9821: Auditing | One course in external auditing | 4 |
| TAX 9861: Federal Income Taxation: Theory and Practice | One course in Federal Income Taxation of Individuals | 3 |