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  Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs-Newark and New Brunswick 2024-2026 Degree Programs Graduate Accounting Programs Master of Accountancy in Financial Accounting Degree Requirements  

Degree Requirements


PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS NO LONGER OFFERED AS OF SUMMER 2024 TO NEW STUDENTS AND HAS MERGED WITH MAACY Accounting and Analytics.

The master of accountancy in financial accounting is a 30-credit program that is broken up into full-time and part-time sessions. Fifteen credits are earned in-person during the summer session, when students are enrolled on a full-time basis. The remaining credits are earned online and part-time in the fall and spring semesters. Advanced standing is available for qualified courses.

Core Courses


The Summer Session is taught in two five-week sessions, with two classes per session held on the Livingston campus in New Brunswick/Piscataway and the Newark campus. The first session begins in May, and the second session immediately follows in July. Two courses are taught in each session, with each class meeting twice a week. A fifth course, Advanced Auditing and Accounting Information Systems, spans the two five-week sessions.


Course Number

Title

Credits

22:010:645

Decoding of Corporate Financial Communication

3

22:010:660

Accounting in the Digital Era

3

22:835:628

Advanced Accounting Research

3

22:010:626

Advanced Auditing and Accounting Information Systems

3

22:010:690
Special Topics in Audit Analytics
3

Remaining electives are taken on a part-time basis online in the fall and spring semesters. Students choose from available electives designated by the Department of Accounting and Information Systems, subject to the approval of the director. Because of their placement on the Uniform CPA Examination, students are strongly encouraged to select Governmental Accounting and Auditing, as well as Ethics in Business as electives.

Prerequisites
The only prerequisite is that the student has received his or her accounting undergraduate degree.

See the Course List and Descriptions chapter of this catalog.
 
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