Accounting Track A

To be fully admitted to the M.S.A. program, applicants must have earned a minimum GPA of 3.0 (B) and have completed an undergraduate degree (B.S.) in accounting or its equivalent. Students graduating from Lehman College with a B.S. in Accounting (or its equivalent from other universities) meet the coursework requirements for M.S.A. admission. Students holding undergraduate degrees in a field other than accounting or accounting degrees not equivalent to Lehman's B.S. in Accounting can still gain admission to the M.S.A. program by completing the missing coursework equivalent to B.S. in Accountancy, prior to admission.  An equivalent undergraduate degree to Lehman’s B.S. in Accounting must include coursework in Accounting the areas of Financial Reporting, Managerial Accounting, Taxation, Auditing and Computer-Based Accounting) and Business related classes, as listed below:  

 Accounting Coursework: 

The undergraduate degree must include 36 credits of accounting courses, or their equivalent. The below listed accounting courses at Lehman College, fulfill the Accounting Coursework requirement: 

36 credits in Accounting: 

• ACC 171 - Principles of Accounting I 

• ACC 272 - Principles of Accounting II 

• ACC 334 - Intermediate Accounting I 

• ACC 335 - Intermediate Accounting II 

• ACC 342 - Advanced Accounting 

• ACC 348 - Computer-Based Accounting 

• ACC 439 - Cost Accounting I 

• ACC 440 - Cost Accounting II 

• ACC 441 - Auditing 

• ACC 442 - Introduction to Federal Taxation 

• ACC 444 - Advanced Accounting Problems 

• ACC 445 - Forensic Accounting 

  OR ACC 446 - Nonprofit and International Accounting 

  OR ACC 449 - Taxation of Business Entities

   

Business Coursework: 

The undergraduate degree must include 27 credits of business courses, or their equivalent.  The below listed business courses at Lehman College, fulfill the 27 credits business courses requirement:  

• 6 credits in Law: 

• BBA 336 Business Law I 

• BBA 337 Business Law II 

6 credits in Economics: 

• ECO 166 Introduction to Macroeconomics 

• ECO 167 Introduction to Microeconomics 

6 credits in Finance: 

• BBA 207 Principles of Finance 

• BBA 308 Corporation Finance 

• BBA 310 Security and Investment Analysis 

6 credits in Quantitative Methods: 

• BBA 303 Business Statistics I 

• BBA 403 Intermediate Business Statistics II 

3 credits from the following: 

• ENW 300 - Business Writing 

Students must also submit a statement of career objectives, two letters of recommendation, and if conditionally admitted, satisfy the specified conditions within one year. 

International Students must additionally obtain a minimum total score of 500 or equivalent on the TOEFL and comply with the applicable financial and visa requirements. International students who have earned their baccalaureate from a college or university in which the language of instruction was exclusively in English are exempted from the TOEFL requirement. 

Admission Requirements for Non-Matriculated Students: Individuals who do not wish to enroll in the MSA degree program yet want to take graduate courses in accounting may do so provided that they meet all the admission requirements for matriculated students.