4+1 B.S. to MSAC
Looking for a five-year program to attain a B.S. and M.S. in Accounting (MSAC)? If you鈥檙e interested in a career as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) this program may be for you. Major accounting firms including the 鈥淏ig Four鈥 look for graduates who are CPA-ready with 150 credits which this program provides. You will begin taking your graduate courses senior year and finish them in your fifth year.
For maximum flexibility and convenience, all MSAC graduate classes are offered ONLINE.
If you are a current Ramapo Accounting major or minor and are interested in pursuing the B.S. to M.S. in Accounting program to complete 150 credits to be eligible for CPA certification, consider applying and you, too, can begin taking courses your senior year. Other business majors may qualify as well with additional transitional classes.
Please see the frequently asked questions below and feel free to contact Program Director Constance Crawford, Professor of Accounting, ccrawfor@ramapo.edu, 201-684-7396, ASB-304.
4+1 Graduate Major Declaration Form Details
4+1 Track Curriculum
4+1 Track (30 credits / 10 courses)
Spring Senior Year / Summer (double counting courses)
- ACCT 502 - GOVERNMENT AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING (3 credits)聽
- BADM 501 - DATA ANALYTICS (3 credits)聽
Summer – 3 credits (optional)
- ACCT-XXX聽 Accounting Elective (3 credits) – Summer 2
Fall – 12 credits
- BADM 503 - BUSINESS LAW, ETHICS & REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENTS (3 credits)
- ACCT 604 - FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS (3 credits)
- ACCT 605 - ADVANCED AUDITING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS (3 credits)
- ACCT-XXX聽 Accounting Elective (3 credits)聽
Spring – 9/12 credits
- ACCT 680 - FUNDAMENTAL ACCOUNTING RESEARCH AND ADVANCED TOPICS
- ACCT-XXX聽 Accounting Elective (3 credits)
- ACCT-XXX聽 Accounting Elective (3 credits) – *If not previously taken in Summer / Winter
*Winter elective courses may be available
**Curriculum maps and course offerings subject to change
***Accounting B.S./M.S. Five Year Plan
4+1 Q&A
Yes, the program builds upon your undergraduate degree in Accounting to gain the additional credits needed by developing advanced accounting knowledge and analytical skills while acquiring a master鈥檚 degree. The five-year program meets the 150 credit requirement for New Jersey CPA certification.
Yes, both the undergraduate and graduate Accounting degree programs, like all degree programs offered by the Anisfield School of Business at 小米视频, are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, AACSB, the internationally recognized sign of excellence in business education.
Yes, 小米视频 Accounting majors can begin taking two of the courses required for the M.S. in Accounting during their senior year at 小米视频 and complete the remaining eight courses in their fifth year. The M.S. in Accounting program is 30 credits total and consists of ten 3-credit courses.
New students, freshmen or transfer, should apply directly to the 4+1 program on their application. If accepted, you are enrolled in the program and must maintain the requirements to proceed onto the graduate portion of the program.
Current Accounting majors who did not apply to the 4+1 program on their admission application who have at least a 3.0 GPA, can visit the Registrar’s website and complete the 4+1 Declaration Form:聽/registrar/forms-transcripts/聽with the advisement of聽MSAC聽Program Director, Prof. Constance Crawford聽ccrawfor@ramapo.edu, and after review be declared a 4+1 BS/MS Accounting student.
All 4+1 designated students must complete certain coursework and attain proper GPA requirements.
For a student majoring in Accounting at 小米视频, a minimum cumulative and major GPA of 3.0 and a minimum grade of B-minus in Intermediate Accounting I and Federal Taxation I are required. Upon review of the following requirements, the Program Director will inform students that remain eligible to enroll in the double-counting coursework in their senior year. After successful completion and graduation, the student will proceed to the MS graduate +1 year.
A 聽小米视频 student majoring in business in a field other than accounting may be eligible for the program with additional undergraduate accounting coursework 鈥 contact the program director for advisement: Professor Constance Crawford, ccrawfor@ramapo.edu, 201-684-7396, ASB-304.
Declared 4+1 BS/MS Accounting students will be reviewed by the MSAC program director early in their senior year to ensure they have met all course and GPA requirements. The Program Director will inform students who remain eligible to enroll in the double counting coursework in their senior year. Registration for the graduate classes takes place during web registration.
Note that the graduate classes are three credits each so you may need to add a two-credit course to attain the 128 credits required to complete the B.S. in Accounting degree (the two-credit Excel course BADM 120 is recommended.) Applicants are encouraged to meet with the M.S. in Accounting program director, Prof. Constance Crawford,聽ccrawfor@ramapo.edu, ASB-304, to discuss requirements based upon your particular situation.
Students who take a graduate course in the Summer term, must apply for the August graduation to complete their undergraduate degree.聽