The NYU Stern School of Business will be has announced the creation of a one-year Master of Science in Accounting program. The program will be offered to students starting in the Fall 2016 year. This program will satisfy the 150-credit-hour education requirement that is needed as a prerequisite for New York State’s Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification.
The program is a 30-credit hour Masters’ program. It is comprised of 18 credits of core courses and 12 credit hours of track courses. Students who have completed a bachelors degree or higher from an accredited degree-granting institution will be able to choose between two tracks to follow. The track options include, financial accounting and assurance and taxation.
“Accounting is in Stern’s DNA,” said Thomas Pugel, Vice Dean of MBA Programs. “Charles Haskins, our first Dean, was also the founder of Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte) and founding president of the New York State Society of CPAs. With our heritage and reputation, it is no surprise that we offer a rigorous and varied program that will provide students a strong foundation for their careers over a lifetime.”
The new MS in Accounting program will begin with an orientation and career boot camp. The Wasserman Career Center will provide students with one-on-one career coaching as well as workshops on resume writing, interviewing, and job search to prepare students. The Wasserman Center for Career Development has long-standing relationships with the Big Four accounting firms as well as other local and regional employers.
The application deadlines for the Fall 2016 program are January 5 and March 1, 2016. More information on the NYU Stern School of Business and the other programs offered at the school can be found at metromba.com.