2020-2021 Graduate Catalog

Accounting, M.S.

Dr. Veysel Yucetepe

Room: GLAB 226

Tel: 908-737-4762

Email: vyucetep@kean.edu

Program Description

The Master of Science in Accounting is a degree program designed to prepare students for professional careers in accounting. It is designed specifically to enable students whose undergraduate majors are business related (including Economics, Finance, Marketing and Management) to meet the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy eligibility requirements for taking the Uniform CPA examination in New Jersey. The current course work required to sit for the CPA exam is 150 credits. They may be at either the graduate or undergraduate level. The distribution of courses is as follows: 96 credits in any subject, 30 credits in accounting and 24 credits in business related subjects. Students whose undergraduate major is not business-related may need to take up to six additional courses in non-accounting business subjects.

Degree Requirements

Students must complete 30 credit hours, including seven required core courses, plus three elective courses, one of which must be in accounting, and the other two chosen from accounting and business-related disciplines.

Prerequisite Courses

Required for students with few than two undergraduate course in Accounting

ACCT 5001FIN ACCOUNTING & REPORTING I

3

ACCT 5002FIN ACCT & REPORT CONCEPTS II

3

Required Coursework 21

ACCT 5120FIN. ACCT. FOR CORPORATIONS

3

ACCT 5140MANAGERIAL AND COST ACCOUNTING

3

ACCT 5160TAXATION OF CORPS/PARTNERSHIPS

3

ACCT 5190LAW, ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICE

3

ACCT 5230AUDITING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

3

ACCT 5260TAX INDVL EST TRUST PENS RETIR

3

ACCT 5990SEMINAR IN PROF ACCT PRACTICE

3

Elective Coursework 9

Students must choose a minimum of one graduate accounting course. The remaining two courses are to be chosen at the graduate level from Accounting, Global MBA, Management Science, Marketing, Finance or Economics.

Total Credit Hours: 30-36