Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting

The College of Business offers an MBA in Accounting Degree. The Stony Brook University MBA in Accounting Program meets the criteria for the New York State education and licensing requirements that professionals seeking the NYS CPA license have to fulfill.  Stony Brook’s program requires a minimum of 18 accounting credits at the undergraduate level and another 15 at the graduate level. The graduate level MBA program curriculum for accounting also includes 21-33 additional credits in various areas of business, including finance, marketing, operations, and more. This program features a rigorous accounting and management curriculum, designed prepare students for a career in accounting and be a pathway to eligibility to sit for the New York State CPA examination. Students typically come into the program having already fulfilled the 24 credit Stony Brook University Accounting Minor, which will help to count towards the 150 required credit hours for NYS CPA eligibility. If candidates do not have the prerequisite credits in accounting, they may be able to take these classes as a non-matriculated student before starting the MBA in Accounting program. Students are placed into a 48 credit track unless they have an undergraduate degree in business, in which case they are placed into a 36 credit track.  All students must meet the accounting prerequisites.

Students who graduate with the MBA in Accounting degree from Stony Brook University will be well suited for careers in public accounting, private industry, government and not-for-profit accounting. National and local firms are invited to campus each semester to recruit and network with students and faculty. Our annual Student/Firm Accounting Networking Breakfast, which takes place every Fall, is an opportunity for students and firms to meet to discuss internships, mentoring, and full-time opportunities.

Students are required to maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA throughout their academic program. Students will have to obtain a GPA of 3.0 or better by the end of their degree, otherwise the degree will not be granted. 

48 Credit MBA in Accounting Program

Requires 16 three-credit courses. Within the 16 three-credit courses, students take 10 required core courses and 5 accounting courses: ACC 542, ACC 562, ACC 596, ACC 597, ACC 590 and one additional MBA elective.

36 Credit MBA in Accounting Track

Requires 12 three-credit courses. Within the 12 courses, students take 6 required core courses and the following 4 Accounting courses: ACC 562, ACC 596, ACC 597, ACC 590. Students 36 credit track will also take one additional ACC and one additional MBA elective. *Students in the 36 credit track will not have to take the following core courses: MBA 502, 504, 505, 589, or 592.*

Accounting/Prerequisite Requirements

There are a minimum of 18 accounting prerequisite credits for the MBA in Accounting. The prerequisites need to include: Financial Accounting, Managerial or Cost Accounting, Auditing, US Federal Income Taxation, and 3 general business credits.

MBA Learning Goals and Objectives

Requirements for the MBA in Accounting Degree - 36 Credit Track

[All courses are 3 credit courses unless noted]

MBA in Accounting Program Required and Elective Courses * We recommend meeting with your academic advisor to discuss the optimal time to take your required and elective accounting courses.
I. Required Core Courses	MBA 503 Data Analysis & Decision Making MBA 506 Leadership, Team Effectiveness and Communications MBA 507 Ethics in Management MBA 511 Technological Innovations or BUS 510: Biotechnology Startups and Operations MBA 543 Business Analytics MBA 512 Business Planning & Strategic Management (capstone)
II. Required Accounting Courses	ACC 562 Accounting Information Systems* ACC 597 Advanced Accounting Problems* ACC 596 Financial Accounting Theory* ACC 590 Advanced Auditing & Assurance*
III. Accounting Elective	Choose an additional ACC elective
IV. MBA Elective	Choose an additional MBA elective

Please note that this information is used for advising purposes. Students are required to follow the degree requirements published in the Graduate Bulletin for the semester that they began their program. Students should consult their academic advisor if they have any questions regarding their program requirements.  

Requirements for the MBA in Accounting Degree - 48 Credit Track

[All courses are 3 credit courses unless noted]

MBA in Accounting Program Required Courses * We recommend meeting with your academic advisor to discuss the optimal time to take your required and elective accounting courses.
I. Required Core Courses	MBA 502 Finance  MBA 503 Data Analysis & Decision Making MBA 505 Marketing  MBA 592 Organizational Behavior  MBA 506 Leadership, Team Effectiveness and Communications MBA 507 Ethics in Management MBA 511 Technological Innovations or BUS 510: Biotechnology Startups and Operations MBA 543 Business Analytics MBA 589 Operations Management  MBA 512 Business Planning & Strategic Management (capstone)
II. Required Accounting Courses	ACC 542Accounting for the Small Business Entrepreneur ACC 562 Accounting Information Systems ACC 597 Advanced Accounting Problems ACC 596 Financial Accounting Theory ACC 590 Advanced Auditing & Assurance
III. Free Elective (Choose 1)	Choose an additional MBA elective

Please note that this information is used for advising purposes. Students are required to follow the degree requirements published in the Graduate Bulletin for the semester that they began their program. Students should consult their academic advisor if they have any questions regarding their program requirements.