MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization

Overview

The MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization program prepares students for a successful accounting career and the CPA exam. The one-year, STEM designated degree will provide students with the accounting knowledge necessary to make a mark and move forward in their career. Students interested in this specialization must possess, at a minimum, a business minor or its equivalent including six business-related courses (18 credits) that must include Financial Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Management and Statistics and complete an undergraduate degree involving 120 credits or more. Students must also take Business Law (3 credits) and Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits) before matriculation. For additional information see the MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization website.

Core Courses (18 credits)

Students must take all of the following (all held in Ithaca):

• NBA 5020- Managerial Accounting and Reporting I: Fundamentals of Cost Analysis   or  NACCT 5521- Cost Accounting   
• NBA 5000- Intermediate Accounting  
• NACCT 5520- Advanced Accounting  
• 3 credits in Financial Statement Analysis:
  • NBA 5060- Financial Statement Analysis  and; NBA 5090- Advanced Financial Statement Analysis  
• NACCT 5530- Auditing and Assurance  
• 3 credits in Taxation:
  • NBA 5531- Federal Income Taxation   or
  • NBA 5350- Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders  and; NBA 5355- Federal Income Taxation of Flow Through Entities, Estates and Trusts  

Accounting Courses (6 credits)

Students must take 6 credits of accounting electives as defined by the Program Director and Registrar’s Office

Elective Courses (6 credits)

Students must take 6 credits of graduate level coursework.