MS in Accountancy Self Evaluation Worksheet

Program of Study

An MS candidate must take 10 courses (30 credits) with mandatory academic coverage of the topics covered in the following courses:

Ac501    Managerial Accounting (3)

Ac520    Financial Accounting and Reporting (3)

Ac541    Internal Controls and Compliance: Sarbanes Oxley (3)

Ac543    Forensic Accounting and Internal Auditing (3)

In addition, a candidate must complete a minimum of two of the following courses:

Cs663    Database and Knowledge Management Systems (3)

Gb517    Business Ethics and Legal Liability (3)

Gb626    Business System Interruption

Gb629    Enterprise Risk Management (3)

Gb631    Risk Management and Insurance (3)

Gb636    Financial Aspects of Risk Management (3)

Saint Peter’s may waive courses where the candidate has already covered the material in an undergraduate or graduate college-level course. Whatever the background, a candidate must complete at Saint Peter’s. 12-15 credits of graduate accounting and 15-18 credits of graduate business, computer science, finance, or management courses, a total of 30 credits with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0

A candidate who has an MBA from another institution may complete the MS in Accountancy degree program in 24 credits.