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The MS Accountancy is our most popular program and more specialized than the MBA Accountancy. It is designed for students who have an accountancy or other business-related degree from an undergraduate institution.

MS Accountancy Curriculum

MS Accountancy Credit Range: 30 – 70 credits

MS Accountancy - General Track

The credits for this program range from 30 – 70 credits. The MSA is well-suited for those with bachelor’s degrees in accounting and other business areas desiring to pursue a career in public accountancy.

This curriculum is effective for students who enter in Spring 2024 and beyond. Students who entered in a prior semester should consult the Graduate Bulletin for their semester of entry or consult their program advisor.

General Business Requirements

Depending on your academic background, you may be able to reduce the number of general business requirement credits, with the exception of BUS 9558.

36 credits
Accounting and Taxation Requirements
34 credits

At least 6 credits of Advanced Accounting courses that are not in the list of Accounting and Taxation requirements.

*ACC 9993 may be taken more than once, provided the topic is different.

Students with baccalaureate degrees in business or Accountancy, who have taken courses equivalent to those listed under the “General Business” and “Accounting and Taxation” sections, must achieve the minimum 30 credits required to earn the MS in Accountancy.

After the application of waivers, students may choose any 9000-level course offered in the Zicklin School of Business. This does not include courses on the list of general business requirements that have been waived.

MS Accountancy - Information Analytics (NON-STEM) Track

The credits for this program range from 30 – 70 credits.

This curriculum is effective for students who enter in Fall 2024 and beyond. Students who entered in a prior semester should consult the Graduate Bulletin for their semester of entry or consult their program advisor.

General Business Requirements

Depending on your academic background, you may be able to reduce the number of general business requirement credits, with the exception of BUS 9558.

26 credits
Accounting and Taxation Requirements
31 credits

At least 3 credits of Advanced Accounting courses that are not in the list of Accounting and Taxation requirements.

*ACC 9993 may be taken more than once, provided the topic is different.

Information Analytics Requirements
13 credits

or

Decision Models and Analysis

or

Introduction to Quantitative Modeling

Students who have received waivers for a significant portion of the general business, and accounting and taxation courses, must take additional Zicklin graduate elective courses of their choice in order to achieve the minimum 30 credits required to earn the MS in Accountancy degree.

MS Accountancy - Information Analytics (STEM) Track

The credits for this program range from 30 – 33 credits, once all waivers have been applied.

Required Courses

Depending on your academic background, you may be able to reduce the number of general business requirement credits, with the exception of BUS 9558.

17 credits

At least 3 credits of Advanced Accounting courses that are not in the list of Accounting and Taxation requirements.

*ACC 9993 may be taken more than once, provided the topic is different.

Information Analytics Requirements
13 credits

or

Decision Models and Analysis

or

Introduction to Quantitative Modeling