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Jan 30, 2025
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2023-2024 Graduate Studies Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Taxation, MS
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This program qualifies students for general and public accounting careers in business and satisfies in full the educational requirements for licensure as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in New York State. New York, and most other states, require 150 semester hours of coursework for licensure as a CPA. Students planning to obtain CPA licenses in states other than New York should review individual state requirements.
Please read the full information below for all pre-program competencies and prior coursework requirements. The following program requirements may be modified based on a student’s prior academic coursework. Previous coursework is evaluated by the Graduate Programs Office of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business upon a student’s admission.
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Program Prerequisites:
Incoming students must have earned either a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a Bachelor’s degree in Business (non-accounting) from a college or university that is an NYS Licensure Qualifying Registered Program or accredited by one of the accreditation agencies listed below.
- Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
- Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJS)
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
- New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SASCOC)
- WASC Senior College and University
Within their prior course work, incoming students must have already completed at least 39 undergraduate semester hours in business, inclusive of a minimum of 3 semester hours of coursework in each of the following areas:
- Business Analytics
- Finance
- Economics
- Business Law
- Information Technology
Incoming students must have earned either a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a Bachelor’s degree in Business (non-accounting) from a college or university that is an NYS Licensure Qualifying Registered Program or other accredited programs. Before beginning the MS in Taxation program, students who have earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business (non-accounting) must complete the following coursework, as necessary, based on a review of prior coursework:
- ACCT 101 Financial Accounting AND ACCT 102 Managerial Accounting (or equivalents)
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- ACCT 203 Accounting & Financial Reporting (or equivalent)
- ACCT 123 Financial Accounting Theory & Practice I
- ACCT 124 Financial Accounting Theory & Practice II
- ACCT 125 Accounting Entities (Advanced)
- ACCT 131 Cost Accounting and Advanced Managerial Accounting Topics
- ACCT 133 Auditing Theory & Practice
- ACCT 139 Introduction to Strategic Accounting Technologies
- ACCT 143 Income Tax Accounting I
Previous coursework is evaluated by the Graduate Programs Office of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business upon a student’s admission.
English Proficiency Requirement for International Students
In addition, newly admitted international students are required to take an English placement exam during fall and spring orientation. The exam consists of a short writing task on a topic of general interest and a standardized test including listening comprehension, grammar, and reading comprehension. Results are reviewed by the Hofstra English Language Program (ELP) faculty, who make the decision if students must take ELP 235 (2.0 s.h.). All international students who are placed in ELP 235 (2.0 s.h.) must complete the course during the first semester in which they begin an MBA/MS program and must receive a grade of P (Pass). ELP 235 (2.0 s.h.) will carry no degree credit. A fee equivalent to 2.0 s.h. is charged for this course. A grade of P (pass) is required, or the course has to be repeated the following semester. The same fee equivalent will be charged for the repeated course.
GMAT Waiver Policy
The GMAT will be waived for Zarb School of Business undergraduate students earning a minimum 3.2 GPA in their BBA program. The GMAT will also be waived for Hofstra Honors College Graduates and Associates with a minimum GPA of 3.2. Consideration will also be given to waiving the GMAT scores for business undergraduates who have earned a minimum 3.2 GPA from another AACSB school. Eligibility for such waivers will be evaluated upon request.
The GMAT requirement may also be waived for candidates with significant years of progressive work experience. Eligibility for such work experience-based waivers would be evaluated case-by-case for qualified applicants under this category.
Prerequisite Evaluations for International Course Work
Students who have completed the above accounting prerequisite coursework at institutions outside of the United States must have their coursework reviewed by NASBA International Evaluation Services to determine if these courses will be accepted for CPA Examination purposes. When applying for the service online, students must make sure to select that they would like an examination evaluation for New York State. This process takes about six (6) weeks after receiving all required documents.
Program Requirements - Semester Hours: 30
The following program requirements may be modified based on a student’s prior academic coursework. Previous coursework is evaluated by the Graduate Programs Office of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business upon a student’s admission
Elective(s) to Complete the 30 Semester Hour Requirement:
Any two TAX courses.
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