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Canisius College: Professional Accounting MBA Program

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Masters of Business Administration in Professional Accounting

In addition to enabling students to earn an MBA, this program makes it possible for those with undergraduate and graduate degrees in majors other than accounting to earn an accounting degree and prepare to enter the accounting profession.  Students who complete the MBAPA Program meet the educational requirements to complete the New York State CPA Exam.

Program Highlights
  • Any given class meets only once per week, from 6:00-9:00pm, with no classes on Fridays or weekends.
  • Three credit hour courses meet once per week for a full 16 week semester.
  • Module courses (1.5 credit hrs) meet once per week for 8 weeks (1/2 semester.
  • Students choose the pace at which they proceed. In some cases, those students who wish to complete the program quickly may take some courses during the day, with the approval of the director.
  • Council on Accountancy - A group of over fifty accounting professionals that works with the faculty and students.
  • The Accounting Society - A student organization that offers various activities.
  • Internship Opportunities in public accounting firms, industry, and the government sector.
  • Dual Campus - To accommodate students who commute to class from different parts of the Buffalo area, Canisius offers courses at its Main Street campus in Buffalo and the Canisius Amherst Conference Center, a suite of classrooms at 300 Corporate Parkway off Maple Road (approximately 9 miles from the main campus).
MBAPA Program Of Studies

Qualifies students to sit for the CPA Exam and to become licensed CPAs
  • Access to the activities of the Accounting Society, including career nights, interview workshops, breakfast meetings with accounting executives from the community, and similar events
  • Students may be eligible for waivers based on undergraduate business courses taken
Course Requirements

Accounting -- 33.0 credit hours
MBA 701   Financial Accounting     3 credits
MBA 702 Managerial and Cost Accounting 3 credits
MBA 711 Intermediate Financial Reporting I 3 credits
MBA 712 Intermediate Financial Reporting II 3 credits
MBA 715 Basic Taxation 3 credits
MBA 721 Advanced Financial Reporting 3 credits
MBA 725 Auditing Theory and Practice 3 credits
MBA 726 Information Systems Auditing 3 credits
MBA 751 Seminar in Accounting Theory 3 credits
MBA ___ Accounting Electives* 6 credits

* The following electives are strongly recommended:
MBA 716   Advanced Tax   3 credits
MBA 611 Not-for-profit Accounting 3 credits

Business Law -- 4.0 credit hours
MBA 671   Business Law & Legal Environment   4 credits

MBA Courses -- 24 credit hours
MBA 502   Organizational Behavior      3 credits
MBA 503 Statistics for Managers 3 credits
MBA 504 Economics for Managers 3 credits
MBA 506 Foundations of Marketing Mgmt. 3 credits
MBA 507 Operations Planning & Control 3 credits
MBA 508 Advanced Corporate Finance 3 credits
MBA 707 Accounting Information Systems 3 credits
MBA ___ Free Elective 3 credits
     
Core Areas -- 6.0 credit hours
(Students must complete 3.0 credit hours in two of the following areas)

1. Management
MBA 641   Human Resource Management   3 credits
MBA 642 Global Supply Chain Management 3 credits

2. Financial Services
MBA 620    Investment / Portfolio Management    3 credits
MBA 622 Financial Institutions and Markets 3 credits
MBA 623 Fixed Income Securities 3 credits
MBA 628 Derivative Securities 3 credits
MBA 812 Analyzing Financial Info 3 credits

3. Marketing
MBA 630   Marketing Strategy 3 credits

Capstone 3 credits
MBA 690 Strategic Management & Leadership 3 credits


Total Program -- 70 credit hours

For more information, contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at (716) 888-2545 or at (800) 950-2505 or at GradAdmissions@canisius.edu.