The iMS in Accounting is the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s limited-residency distance learning program for accounting professionals. The iMS program features the same curriculum and faculty as the full-time MS in Accounting program at Whitman and the degree awarded is the same. Prospective students must possess a qualified undergraduate degree in accounting. 

The accounting profession offers tremendous career opportunities today—in public, corporate, and not-for-profit sectors. In most states, becoming a CPA involves earning a total of 150 credit hours of collegiate training–30 hours beyond the typical undergraduate program. This requirement is already in effect in most states, and has been effective in New York since 2009.

That’s why a number of accounting graduates are choosing to pursue the MS degree in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University through the iMS in Accounting program. The iMS allows accounting professionals the opportunity to earn their MS degree in a flexible format while working full-time. The iMS blends three weeks of residency on the SU campus annually with longer periods of distance learning.

For more information about the iMS in Accounting curriculum, click here.

iMS in Accounting students have the opportunity to transfer to the full-time MS Accounting program. MS in Accounting students may also transfer into the iMS program to complete their studies.

The degree awarded to iMS and MS in Accounting program graduates is accredited by the AACSB International and is registered with New York State as a 150-hour qualifying licensure program.