The Curriculum: MS Accounting 2 year program

Curriculum Prerequisites for MS Accounting 2 year program

A typical program for a student accepted into full time graduate study requires the student to have completed a minimum of 78 credits in undergraduate liberal arts, 3 courses (9 credits total) in business statistics and computer science, and a 3 credit course in financial accounting (see schedule below).

Undergraduate Liberal Arts:	Credits
Math/science	3
Social science	3
Humanities	3
Economics	3
Computer science	3
Undergraduate electives	63
	78
Undergraduate Business:
3 courses in Business/Statistics/Computer Science	9
Financial Accounting	3

The Curriculum

Assuming the program prerequisites are met, a typical program for a student accepted into full time graduate study requires the completion of 60 credits (up to 10 credits are waivable) and takes four semesters to complete. Admission is for the fall semester and is available to full-time students only.

Graduate General Business and Accounting Courses
General business courses round out students' understanding of business and accounting disciplines. Students take most of the general business courses in the first year, including a series of courses in introductory skills, analysis, and business functions augmented by coursework in accounting. An in-depth study of accounting is the focus of the program in the second year. Students typically take courses in taxation, advanced financial accounting theory, advanced accounting systems and accounting research. The students finish the program engaging in original research in ACC 680.

Graduate General Business Courses

Course #	Course Description	Credits
LAW 500	Law and the Corporation	1
LAW 510	Law for Business	3
FIN 515	Economic Analysis	3
MKT 522	Marketing Management	3
FIN 525	Financial Management	3
FIN 635	Corporate Financial Problems	3
MGT 513	Organizational Behavior & Management Skills	3
BUS 523	Presentation Skills	1
ITM 513	Quantitative Analysis for Business	3
ITM 514	Operations Management	3
ITM 510	Software Development	1
MGT 682	Strategic Management	3
	Total Graduate General Business Credits	30

Graduate Accounting Courses

Course #	Graduate Accounting Courses	Credits
ACC 512, 513 & 514	Financial Accounting I, II & III	9
ACC 531	Introduction to Cost Analysis	3
ACC 540	Survey of Taxation	3
ACC 561	Auditing	3
ACC 581	Internal Controls of Financial Information Systems	3
ACC 611	Contemporary Development in Accounting Thought	3
ACC 680	Research Seminar in Accounting	3
	Electives	3
	Total Graduate Accounting Credits	30

Accreditation

The MS-A program is registered with the Division of Professional Education of the State Education Department of New York and meets the 150-semester credit hour education requirement. In addition this program is accredited by the AACSB, as are all of our Accounting Programs. Few accounting programs across the country have gained this distinction.

 

updated 1-10-07