University at Albany School of Business

The Curriculum: Professional Accountancy

A typical program for a student accepted into full-time graduate study requires the completion of 30 credits. Most students complete the course work in one-year, while others study part-time and complete the program in two or more years. Courses required to graduated from this program would include:

Graduate Accounting Courses

Course #	Description	Credits
ACC 615	Financial Statement Analysis	3
ACC 630	Advanced Management Accounting	3
ACC 611	Contemporary Development in Accounting Thought	3
ACC 680	Research Seminar in Accounting	3
	4 Graduate Accounting Electives	12
	Total Graduate Accounting Credits	24

Graduate General Business Courses

FIN 603	Securities Markets and Financial. Institutions	3
FIN 635	Corporate Financial Problems	3
	Total Graduate General Business Credits	6

Total Program Credits

Accreditation

Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to petition the State Licensing Board for a waiver of one year of work-experience, a component necessary for certified public accountant (CPA) licensure in New York State. The MS-AIS 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 our program is accredited by the AACSB, as are all of our Accounting Programs. Very few accounting programs across the country have gained this distinction.

updated 1-10-07