The MBA in Public Accountancy program consists of 36 credits of graduate study beyond completion of the BS in Accounting at New Paltz or its equivalent. It is registered with the New York State Education Department as a 150-credit Licensure-Qualifying Program in Public Accountancy, which means that students earning this degree will have met the educational requirements needed to sit for the CPA examination in New York. Details about the requirements for obtaining a CPA license in New York State can be found at http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/cpa/.

Students interested in careers in public accounting need to pursue the CPA designation. Students entering New Paltz as first-year undergraduates should be able to complete the BS/MBA dual degree program in five years of full-time study if they enroll in some summer sessions, and plan their degree programs carefully.

A student who is considered for admission to this program must meet all the admission requirements for the MBA program AND have successfully completed all of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science Accounting program at New Paltz.

New Paltz undergraduates: students enrolled in the BS in Accounting program may apply for admission to the MBA in Public Accountancy once they have completed 90 academic credits. Qualified students may begin taking MBA courses during their senior year, although formal admission to the MBA program is dependent on having successfully completed the BS in Accounting AND meeting the criteria for admission into the MBA program.

Graduates of other baccalaureate programs: students who have earned a baccalaureate degree from another institution will be admitted to the MBA pending completion of the undergraduate requirements for the BS in Accounting at New Paltz. Depending on the degree held and the institution at which it was conferred, each student will have a course-by-course analysis completed to determine what will be required to demonstrate how each of the prerequisites courses in the SUNY New Paltz licensure-qualifying program has been satisfied. Based on this review, and upon approval of the Dean of the School of Business, the candidate will be evaluated for admission into the MBA program.

PROGRAM

The foundation includes three courses that must be taken before the core and elective courses, early in the program. Students must earn a "B" or better in each of the foundation courses.

In addition, all MBA students must take a zero-credit Business Workshop at the beginning of the first semester at SUNY New Paltz, which consists of a general orientation, business writing session and an ethics test.

Total credits in the MBA in Public Accountancy program: 36 - 45