Program Description
Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Management
The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Management program provides students who have a non-business undergraduate degree and a business minor, or its equivalent, with the rigorous business management education of a top Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Admission to the program requires an undergraduate degree.
The one-year degree will provide students with the business acumen necessary to make a mark and move forward in their career. Johnson's MPS in Management program provides a core business curriculum with the flexibility to tailor their experience to match their interest with electives.
Full time status for the program is defined as a minimum of 12 graduate-level credits per term. This program follows the Standard Academic Calendar.
MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization
The MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization program prepares students for a successful accounting career and the CPA exam. Admission to the one-year degree requires an undergraduate degree and specific business and accounting courses.
The one-year, STEM designated degree will provide students with the accounting knowledge necessary to make a mark and move forward in their career. Students interested in this specialization must possess, at a minimum, a business minor or its equivalent including six business-related courses (18 credits) that must include Financial Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Management and Statistics and complete an undergraduate degree involving 120 credits or more. Students must also take Business Law (3 credits) and Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits) before matriculation. For additional information see the MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization website.
Full time status for the program is defined as a minimum of 12 graduate-level credits per term. This program follows the Standard Academic Calendar.
Program Information
- Instruction Mode: In Person
- Location: Ithaca, NY
- Minimum Credits for Degree: 30
Program Requirements: Management Specialization
Program Requirements: Accounting Specialization
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| NBA 5020 | Managerial Accounting and Reporting I: Fundamentals of Cost Analysis (and NBA 5025 Managerial Accounting and Reporting II: Costing Systems to Support Strategy) | 3 |
| or NACCT 5521 | Cost Accounting |
| NBA 5000 | Intermediate Accounting | 3 |
| NACCT 5520 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| NACCT 5530 | Auditing and Assurance | 3 |
| NBA 5060 | Financial Statement Analysis | 1.5 |
| NBA 5090 | Advanced Financial Statement Analysis | 1.5 |
| NBA 5350 | Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders (and NBA 5355 Federal Income Taxation of Flow Through Entities, Estates and Trusts) | 3 |
| or NBA 5531 | Federal Income Taxation |
| Total Hours | 30 |
University Graduation Requirements
Requirements for All Students
In order to receive a Cornell degree, a student must satisfy academic and non-academic requirements.
Academic Requirements
A student’s college determines degree requirements such as residency, number of credits, distribution of credits, and grade averages. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the specific major, degree, distribution, college, and graduation requirements for completing their chosen program of study. See the individual requirements listed by each college or school or contact the college registrar’s office for more information.
Non-academic Requirements
Conduct Matters. Students must satisfy any outstanding sanctions, penalties or remedies imposed or agreed to under the Student Code of Conduct (Code) or Policy 6.4. Where a formal complaint under the Code or Policy 6.4 is pending, the University will withhold awarding a degree otherwise earned until the adjudication process set forth in those procedures is complete, including the satisfaction of any sanctions, penalties or remedies imposed.
Financial Obligations. Outstanding financial obligations will not impact the awarding of a degree otherwise earned or a student’s ability to access their official transcript. However, the University may withhold issuing a diploma until any outstanding financial obligations owing to the University are satisfied.
