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Accounting BS/MBA (5-Year) Certified Public Accounting Track (CPA) Program

Hegis Code 0502

The BS/MBA 5 Year CPA Track Program at Mount Saint Mary College provides training in the fundamentals of accounting and business. Accounting students who complete this program will fulfill the education requirements needed for licensure as a CPA in New York State. The program is designed to provide an opportunity for students to complete their undergraduate and graduate degrees within 5 years.

BS/MBA undergraduate accounting students must maintain a GPA of at least 2.75 to remain eligible for admission in the MBA Program. Upon the completion of ninety credits, if the 2.75 GPA requirement is not met, students are required to transfer to the non-CPA track in accounting.

The undergraduate accounting curriculum provides a sequence of specialized instruction in financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost management, budgeting, auditing, accounting theory, accounting systems, taxation and accounting as a tool for management. Students majoring in accounting are prepared for a career in public accounting, corporate accounting, nonprofit and governmental accounting as well as for graduate studies.

The graduate business program at the Mount provides an integrated curriculum of graduate courses that incorporates the College's strengths in the liberal arts with contemporary business management studies and advanced accounting research. With special permission, undergraduate students may take up to 6 graduate credits in the MBA program to get an early start on their graduate studies.

Mount Saint Mary College has received accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) Olathe, Kansas. IACBE is the premier business accreditating body for business programs in student-centered colleges and universities throughout the world. The IACBE accredits business degree programs at more than 225 colleges and universities in more than 20 countries. IACBE promotes and recognizes excellence in business education in colleges at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

Undergraduate Program Requirements for the BS/MBA Accounting Major

Course Requirements in Accounting

ACC 1050FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

3
ACC 1060MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

3
ACC 2010INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I

3
ACC 2020INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II

3
ACC 3030AUDITING

3
ACC 3040FEDERAL INCOME TAX

3
ACC 3061/BUS 3061COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS

3
ACC 3070ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERIAL DECISIONS & CONTROL

3
ACC 4020CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTING THEORY

3
ACC 4030ADVANCED ACCOUNTING

3
ACC 4060NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING

3
Total Credit Hours:33

Course Requirements in Business-Related Fields

BUS 1010INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT

3
BUS 1020MARKETING PRINCIPLES

3
BUS 2050BUSINESS LAW I

3
BUS 2060BUSINESS LAW II

3
BUS 3020/FIN 3020MONEY & BANKING

3
BUS 3030/FIN 3030FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

3

Two additional courses (6 credits) in any ACC, BUS, ECO or FIN courses

Total Credit Hours:24

Course Requirements in Support Courses

CIT 1052COMPUTER LITERACY

3
CMA 2170PUBLIC SPEAKING

3
MTH 2070/PSY 3210/SOC 3210ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

3
PHL 3120BUSINESS ETHICS

3
ECO 1010PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3
ECO 1020PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3
Total Credit Hours:21

Graduate Program Requirements for the B.S./M.B.A Accounting Major

Required

MGT 5020SPEECH COMMUNICATION FOR MANAGEMENT

3
MGT 5050ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT

3
MGT 5060MARKETING MANAGEMENT

3
MGT 5080QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT

3
MGT 5090FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

3
MGT 5110PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

3
MGT 5140ETHICS IN MANAGEMENT

3
MGT 5200WRITING AND RESEARCH FOR MANAGERS

4
MGT 6510FINANCIAL STATEMENT DISCLOSURE AND ANALYSIS FOR ACCOUNTANTS

3
MGT Electives

6
Total Credit Hours:34