Accounting BS/MBA (4 + 1 Program) Certified Public Accounting Track (CPA) Program

Hegis Code 0502

The BS/MBA 4 + 1 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.

Undergraduate Accounting students are eligible to declare the 5-year BS/MBA CPA Track through the semester in which they have accrued 90 career credits. It is important to note the minimum GPA requirement for admission into the MBA year.  Upon the completion of 90 credits, BS/MBA CPA Track students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better, which, if not met, are then required to revert to the non-CPA Track in Accounting (BS in Accounting).  Additionally, to qualify for the MBA 4 + 1, students must have maintained a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better through graduation.  Special circumstances are subject to review and discretion by the Dean, Chair and/or Coordinator.

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 Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) Olathe, Kansas. IACBE is the premier business accrediting 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.

A student cannot begin their MBA graduate studies until they have completed their undergraduate Bachelors studies and have been awarded their undergraduate degree.

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 3070ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERIAL DECISIONS & CONTROL

3

ACC 4020CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTING THEORY

3

ACC 4030ADVANCED ACCOUNTING

3

ACC 4060NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING

3

ACC 3061COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ACCOUNTING

3

ACC 4300DATA ANALYTICS

3

Total Credit Hours:33

Required Support Courses

BUS 1010INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT

3

BUS 1020MARKETING PRINCIPLES

3

BUS 1070/FIN 1070INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE

3

LAW 2050BUSINESS LAW I

3

LAW 2060BUSINESS LAW II

3

BUS 3020/FIN 3020MONEY & BANKING

3

MTH 2070ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

3

Or

MTH 1400ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS

3

Or

MTH 1500PRE-CALCULUS

3

Or

MTH 2300/BUS 2300INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

3

Or

MTH 2510ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY- CALCULUS I

4

ECO 2010PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3

ECO 2020PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3

PHL 3120BUSINESS ETHICS

3

CIT 1052COMPUTER LITERACY

3

CIT 2160SPREADSHEETS AND DATABASES

3

CMA 2170PUBLIC SPEAKING

3

CYB 1200FOUNDATIONS OF CYBERSECURITY

3

FIN 3040CORPORATE FINANCE

3

FIN 3020/BUS 3020MONEY AND BANKING

3

 

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 5090FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

3

MGT 5110PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

3

MGT 5140ETHICS IN MANAGEMENT

3

MGT 5200WRITING AND RESEARCH FOR MANAGERS

4

MGT 6140INCOME TAX PLANNING AND COMPLIANCE

3

MGT 6510FINANCIAL STATEMENT DISCLOSURE AND ANALYSIS FOR ACCOUNTANTS

3

MGT 6520ADVANCED AUDITING

3

MGT 6600RESEARCH SEMINAR IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BUSINESS POLICY

3

Total Credit Hours:34

Elective Courses

Students may choose to satisfy their 1 elective course on this track toward the MBA degree by taking 1 of the following:

MGT 5210HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

3

MGT 5220ISSUES AND TRENDS IN AMBULATORY AND ACUTE CARE

3

MGT 5230CORPORATE COMPLIANCE AND LEGAL ISSUES IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR

3

MGT 5240FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR

3

MGT 5250PUBLIC POLICY AND HEALTHCARE

3

MGT 5990INDEPENDENT STUDY

3

MGT 6010INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE

3

MGT 6020INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

3

MGT 6030CAREER DEVELOPMENT

3

MGT 6040ECONOMICS OF LABOR MARKETS

3

MGT 6050QUALITY ASSURANCE

3

MGT 6060POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

3

MGT 6070ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

3

MGT 6071MANAGEMENT FOR NON-PROFITS

3

MGT 6072ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT

3

MGT 6073SALESMANSHIP

3

MGT 6074PRODUCTS AND PROMOTION

3

MGT 6080AMERICAN BUSINESS HISTORY

3

MGT 6090BANKING AND MONEY MARKETS

3

MGT 6100ADVANCED MANAGEMENT SEMINAR

3

MGT 6250BUSINESS, LAW & AN ELECTRONIC WORLD

3

MGT 6410SEMINAR IN EMPLOYMENT LAW

3