M.S. in accounting (C.P.A. qualifying)
HEGIS code 0502
NYS SED program code 88398

The master of science in accounting program is registered with the New York State Education Department as meeting the 150 semester-hour requirement and students who complete the program will be permitted to sit for the CPA examination. Course work emphasizes asset valuation and related problems of enterprise reporting, tax research and planning, comptrollership and managerial accounting, contemporary accounting topics, and accounting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This program requires extensive preparation in the areas of professional accountancy and general business. Applicants who have completed the bachelor of science degree in accounting (public accountancy) at Brooklyn College satisfy the undergraduate education requirements of this program. Students who have earned a bachelor's degree at another institution should consult the graduate deputy chairperson for an evaluation of their undergraduate preparation. Students who hold foreign undergraduate degrees and those who have minimal accounting and business preparation generally cannot be admitted to this program without completing considerable additional coursework.

Program/Department Advisors

Advisor Name Title Phone Location Email Office Hours Zelcer, Moishe Director of Graduate Admissions for Accounting 718-951-5000 xt 2646 210 A mzelcer brooklyn.cuny.edu by appointment

Building codes:    A-Whitehead;   B-Boylan;   J-James;   N-Ingersoll;   NE-Ingersoll Extension;   R-Roosevelt;   RE-Roosevelt Extension;   WEB - West End Building

The master of science in accounting program is registered with the New York State Education Department as meeting the 150 semester-hour requirement. Students who complete the program will be permitted to sit for the CPA examination. Course work emphasizes asset valuation and related problems of enterprise reporting, tax research and planning, comptrollership and managerial accounting, contemporary accounting topics, and accounting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This program requires extensive preparation in the areas of professional accountancy and general business. Applicants who have completed the bachelor of science degree in accounting (public accountancy) at Brooklyn College satisfy the undergraduate education requirements of this program. All other applicants must have an undergraduate degree in accounting (CPA Qualifying) or equivalent to be admitted into the program.

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Degree requirements
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Thirty-three credits are required for the degree.

Students must complete the following courses:

Accounting:
All of the following: Accounting 706X, 707X, 708X, and 709X.

Two of the following: Accounting 711X, 712X, 714X, 715X, 781X.

Economic analysis:
One of the following: Economics 700X, Economics 705X, Business 705X, or Economics 710X. Students who have not taken Economics 725.1X or a comparable undergraduate mathematics course are advised to take Economics 705X or Business 705X.

Finance:
Economics 711X or Business 711X or Business 716X.

Quantitative methods:
Economics 722X or Business 722X.

Business Electives/Econometrics:
Two courses from the following: Business 700X, 702X, 704X, 708X, 712X, 718X, 719X, Economics 720X, 721X.

With permission of the graduate deputy chairperson, up to 12 graduate credits may be accepted for work done at other institutions.

All students must pass a comprehensive examination (offered twice each year). Students should consult with the graduate deputy Chairperson for further information.

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CUNY Ph.D.
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The City University of New York offers a doctoral program in economics. General information about CUNY Ph.D. programs is in the chapter "About Brooklyn College." Economics Department courses may be credited toward the CUNY doctoral degree with permission of the executive officer of the doctoral program. For information, students should consult the deputy chairperson of the Economics Department and the executive officer of the doctoral program.
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Nathan Schmukler Investment Library
202 Whitehead Hall
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The newly refurbished library, donated by alumni, contains the latest electronic technology, which provides instantaneous access to data on publicly held corporations, the stock markets, and commodities exchanges as well as economic forecasting indexes. The library is the site for the extensive tutoring program sponsored by the Economics Department and contains self-tutoring materials that supplement that function.