The M.S. in Accountancy prepares students for careers in public accounting or industry. It is intended for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in accounting at an accredited college or university. The program is registered by the New York State Education Department to qualify for a one-year reduction of the experience requirement for CPA licensure. The one-year reduction of the experience requirement applies only to candidates who have completed the required prerequisites (or their equivalent). The New York State Education Department 150-hour program requires that certain content areas be met in the areas of professional accountancy, general business, and liberal arts and sciences. A student who is deficient in any prerequisite courses normally will be required to complete such courses before registering for graduate courses. In certain cases, students will be permitted to register for undergraduate prerequisites and graduate courses in his or her first semester in the graduate program. The graduate accounting advisor will assist a student in determining his or her eligibility for the program and CPA licensure.

Three concentrations are available in the M.S. in Accountancy: Information Systems, Taxation, and Professional Accounting.

M.S. in Accountancy

Full Course Descriptions

Core Requirements (12 credits)	ACC 742 Financial Statement Analysis or ACC 709 Corporate Financial Reporting ACC 750 Advanced Accounting Information Systems ACC 753 Advanced Assurance Services and Computer Auditing TAX 760 Tax Research or TAX 726 Tax Strategies for Management Decisions and Planning*
	Information Systems Concentration	Taxation Concentration	Professional Accounting Concentration
Concentration Requirements	12 credits from the following: MIS 702 Data Base Management Systems MIS 703 Mgt. Decision Support Systems MIS 704 Mgt. and Systems Design Processes MIS 705 Network Communication in Business MIS 706 Advanced Programming Language MIS 710 Info. Tech. Mgt. in a Multinational Business Environment Other graduate information systems courses with approval of graduate advisor	9 credits from the following: TAX 620 Tax Accounting TAX 625 Federal Taxation of Estates, Gifts, and Trusts TAX 729 State and Local Taxation TAX 762 Procedures and Practices in Federal Taxation TAX 771 Corporate Taxation TAX 775 Partnership Taxation	9 credits from the following: ACC 720 Not-for-Profit Entity Accounting ACC 754 Fraud Examination ACC 760 International Accounting ACC 790 Accounting Seminar Other 700-level accounting or taxation courses with approval of graduate advisor.
Additional Requirements	6 credits from the following: ACC 720 Not-for-Profit Entity Accounting ACC 754 Fraud Examination ACC 760 International Accounting ACC 790 Accounting Seminar Other 700-level accounting or taxation courses with approval of graduate advisor.	9 credits: Graduate business courses other than accounting or taxation courses. Or Specialization (9 credits in one of the following areas): Corporate Financial Management Financial Markets and Services International Business Management Information Systems	9 credits: Graduate business courses other than accounting or taxation courses. Or Specialization (9 credits in one of the following areas): Corporate Financial Management Financial Markets and Services International Business Management Information Systems

*Taxation concentration students must take TAX 760 Tax Research.