The Zicklin School of Business offers the Full-Time MBA, the Evening MBA, and the One-Year MBA.  Additionally, students may complete the requirements for the NYS CPA-track Accountancy curriculum through the Full-Time or Evening MBA.  The MBA curriculum requirements for these programs are listed below.  To learn more about program structure, please review the Zicklin website:

• Full-Time
• Evening
• One-Year
• Accountancy

Students interested in the Executive MBA or the Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration should review Executive Programs (Zicklin).

Transfer Credit: Students who entered an MBA program before fall 2016 may request to transfer up to 12 credits of course work from an AACSB accredited school. Of these credits, MBA students may not transfer more than one course (3–4 credits) toward their major, with the exception of MBA in accountancy students, who may transfer up to 14 credits, with no more than two courses (6–8 credits) applied toward the major. Students who enter the Evening MBA program as of fall 2016, may request to receive transfer credit for up to 9 credits of course work, with the exception of MBA in accountancy students, who may transfer up to 14 credits, with no more than two courses (6–8 credits) applied toward the major. Students in the Evening MBA program are not able to transfer any foundational courses. Students in the full-time (two-year) MBA are not able to transfer in any foundational or functional skills courses. Students in the one-year MBA program are not able to transfer in any foundational, functional, or elective courses. 

Students who are completing their requirements under the 57-Credit MBA or a prior Accountancy curriculum should refer to the online 2015 - 2016 Graduate Bulletin or the  Zicklin website, and are recommended to consult a program advisor.

Evening MBA students should contact ZicklinPTMBA@baruch.cuny.edu for advising.  Full-Time MBA and One-Year MBA students should contact FullTimeMBA@baruch.cuny.edu for advising 

MBA Degree Requirements - Full-Time MBA and Evening MBA 48-Credit General Option

Students wishing to complete the MBA in Accountancy will complete  61 - 73 credits, and should refer to the MBA Accountancy curriculum requirements below. 

Students completing the One-Year MBA should refer to the One-Year MBA curriculum requirements below.

All MBA students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 to be in good academic standing and to graduate.

MBA Degree Requirements - One-Year MBA 42-Credit General Option

Students wishing to complete the MBA in Accountancy will complete  61 - 73 credits, are not able to do so through the One-Year MBA.  Refer to the MBA Accountancy section of the bulletin for the curriculum. 

Students completing the One-Year MBA may not transfer in any credit.  

 All MBA students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 to be in good academic standing and to graduate.

MBA Degree Requirements - Accountancy - 61 - 72.5 credits

Students may complete the Accountancy program through the Full-Time MBA or Evening MBA only. All MBA students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 to be in good academic standing and to graduate.

The MBA with a major in accountancy is designed for students with baccalaureate degrees in fields other than accounting. (Undergraduate accounting majors should consider the general MBA and use their electives to take accounting courses needed to meet CPA requirements.) The program meets the educational requirements for the New York State CPA examination and conforms to the standards adopted by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business for accreditation of accounting programs. 

The MBA in accountancy enables students to acquire knowledge and develop competence in overall management at the same time they gain a foundation in accounting theory and concepts. It equips students with the necessary tools to effectively interpret and use accounting and financial information and prepares them to enter the accounting profession.

New York State regulations for licensing as a CPA have changed. After August 1, 2009, all CPA exam applicants must have completed 150 credit hours of approved course work. In addition to 33 credit hours of accounting, the 150-credit-hour option requires at least 36 credit hours in general business electives.  MBA in accountancy students will meet with a program advisor to review their requirements.

NOTE: The following requirements apply to students admitted in fall 2016 or later.  Students admitted prior to this date should consult an advisor in their MBA program office if they have questions about their degree requirements.

Foundational Skills (12 courses; 18 credits; Total CPA general business credits = 18) – All MBA students must complete all Foundational Skills courses.  No waivers, substitutions, or transfer credits will be granted. Course Title Credits    Business Communication I 1.5    Business Communication II: Communicating Quantitative and Technical Information 1.5 OR        Business Communication II: Leadership Communication: Writing and Speaking with Authority 1.5    Firms in the Global Economy 1.5    Introduction to International Business 1.5    Overview of Business Law and Ethics 1.5    Business and Society Relationships 1.5    Managing People and Organizations 3.0    Strategy and Competitive Advantage 3.0    Managerial Statistics 3.0 Functional Skills Courses (minimum 3 courses; 9 credits; Total CPA general business credits = 9) Course Title Credits   * Information Technology Strategy 3.0    Business Analytics 3.0   ** Corporate Finance 3.0    Managing Business Operations 3.0    Managing Creativity, Ideation and Innovation in Startups and Corporations 3.0    Marketing Management 3.0  General Electives (minimum 3 courses; 9 credits; Total CPA general business credits = 9)+ Students who need 3.5 business credits will be required to take two Zicklin 9000-level courses. As Zicklin does not offer 0.5 credit courses, students will register for two courses valued at 3 credits, or one course valued at 3 credits and a second valued at 1.5 credits. Course Title Credits ++ Intensive Survey of Business Contracts and Law of Corporations**    4 *** Fundamentals of Macroeconomics    1.5 Accountancy major (10 courses; 34 credits) Course Title Credits Financial Accounting: Intensive 3.0 ACC 9804 Intermediate Financial Accounting 4.0 ACC 9805 Advanced Financial Accounting 4.0 Managerial Accounting Theory and Practice 4.0 ACC 9818 Accounting and Auditing Information Systems 3.0 ACC 9821 Auditing 4.0 TAX 9861 Federal Income Taxation: Theory and Practice 3.0 TAX 9878 Taxation of Business Entities 3.0 **** (Fulfills capstone requirement) Special Topics in Accounting 3.0 Choose one from the following: Financial Statement Analysis and Reporting 3.0 Current Topics in Financial Accounting 3.0 **** Special Topics in Accountancy (Formerly ACC 9901) 3.0       A minimum of 33 credits in Accounting and Taxation courses and a minimum of 36 general business credits (credits other than Accountancy or Taxation) must be completed to conform to CPA requirements. +A minimum of 36 general business credits must be completed to satisfy the CPA requirements. The foundational and functional skills courses satisfy 27 credits. Students may need an additional 9 credits of non-AC/TAX coursework to achieve a total of 36. A student's undergraduate transcript will be reviewed to determine if course completed prior to admission to Zicklin can apply towards the 36 credits. *CIS 9000 is required if the student does not have 3 credits of Computer Information Systems at the undergraduate level. **FIN 9770 is required if the students does not have 3 credits of Financial Management or Corporate Finance at the undergraduate level. ++LAW 9800 may be waived if 6 credits of Business Law have been completed at the undergraduate level. ***ECO 9740 may be waived if 3 credits in both Macro and Microeconomics have been completed at the undergraduate level. ****Students may take ACC 9993 (formerly ACC 9901) more than once with different topics.