Professional Accountancy B.B.A./M.S.A.

Niagara University offers an integrated 154-hour program in which students earn a BBA degree after four years and an MSA degree after the fifth year. The program prepares students for careers in public accounting, and is a New York state CPA 150 licensure-qualifying program for the CPA exam. In the first three years of the program students take a common core of accounting, business and liberal arts courses. Students begin taking up to two MSA courses in the fourth year of the program, and can complete the BBA/MSA program in one additional year comprising the summer, fall and spring semesters. Students are awarded the BBA degree after completing BBA requirements (usually four years), and the MSA degree after completing MSA requirements (one additional year).

General Education Requirement
Additional Courses in the Major (not included in Major GPA)
Principles of Microeconomics
Business Calculus I
Intro Statistics
Major Requirement
Business Core Courses
ACC 111Financial Accounting3
ACC 112Management Accounting3
ECO 103Principles of Macroeconomics3
ECO 231Business Analytics3
MGT 160Management Principles3
MKG 181Principles of Marketing3
MGT 390Information Systems for Business3
MGT 460Business Strategy & Policy3
Major Courses
LAW 301Business Law I3
LAW 302Business Law II3
FIN 320Corporate Finance I3
ACC 223Intermediate Acc I3
ACC 224Intermediate Acc II3
ACC 335Cost Management Systems3
ACC 336Advanced Acc 23
ACC 346Auditing 23
ACC 347Tax I 23
ACC 366Govt & Non Prof Acc3
Business Electives - Four required; 4+1 students select two (2) MSA courses in consultation with graduate advisor12
Accounting/Business Elective
Accounting Co-op/Internship
MSA Courses
Strategic Accounting Analysis and
Advanced Business Tax Strategy
Advanced Auditing
Internal Controls