Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus · Department of accounting, taxation, law, and information sciences, Silberman College of Business

Accounting BS, Accounting MS: combined degree (4 Plus 1)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOn campusAccelerated BS + MS

Overview

A combined program in which Silberman accounting majors can earn a BS and an MS in Accounting in five years, starting graduate courses in the last two undergraduate semesters.

Official program name: Accounting BS, Accounting MS: combined degree (4 Plus 1)
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Accounting · major: Accounting
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Subject focus: Dedicated degreeThe degree title itself is in accounting, accountancy, taxation or another accounting subject (for example a Master of Accountancy).
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Entry route: Accelerated bachelor's + master's (two awards)Two separate awards earned on an accelerated schedule (such as 4+1). Both awards and the entry conditions are shown on the profile.Both awards: Master of Science in Accounting and Bachelor of Science in Accounting. The entry conditions below cover both stages as the school publishes them.
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School: Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus — Department of accounting, taxation, law, and information sciences, Silberman College of Business
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location: Madison, NJ
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects: Accounting — core of the degree (“Accounting BS, Accounting MS”)
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: five years (BS and MS together)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Why this program is listed

Accelerated 4 Plus 1 BS-MS in Accounting at the Florham Campus (also Metropolitan).

Combined BS and MS in Accounting with graduate courses in tax, reporting, auditing with analytics and accounting information systems.

Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We list associate, bachelor's, master's and research-doctorate programs in accounting, accountancy and taxation at institutionally accredited US schools — degrees in the subject and formal accounting majors or concentrations, never certificates or degrees with a single accounting course. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: On campus
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship: Optional internship
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Graduate core: Federal Tax II, Advanced Financial Reporting Topics, Advanced Auditing with Data Analytics, Data Analytics Accounting Skills, Advanced Accounting Information Systems, Applied Business Law, plus 12 credits of graduate accounting electives.
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Accelerated options

Acceptance takes place in the sixth semester; accepted students take graduate courses in their last two undergraduate semesters and complete the undergraduate degree before full-time graduate study in the Plus 1 year.
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

CPA-related information

Academic qualification, CPA exam eligibility and CPA licensure are three different things, and requirements differ by state board, pathway, applicant background and date. These are statements this school publishes, shown with the jurisdiction they name.

New Jersey. States the BS-MS program meets the current CPA exam education requirement for New Jersey for students with an undergraduate business degreeConditions stated: Students without prior business courses need additional business courses; New Jersey requires 24 accounting and 24 business creditsSource: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

A school describing a program as supporting CPA preparation does not establish eligibility for every applicant in every state, and this directory does not label any program “CPA eligible”. Check your own state board's current rules before you enrol. Accounting degrees and CPA requirements

Other professional recognition

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Other professional recognition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

This directory does not publish pass rates, placement rates or salaries for any program. Occupational statistics for accountants are in the guides, labelled as statistics for the occupation, not outcomes of a school.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior college credits: RequiredApplicants must be current FDU Silberman undergraduates or students at a partner institution with a 4 Plus 1 articulation agreement.
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Students must be accounting majors with minimum 3.00 CGPA in accounting classes (MS in Accounting only).
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

GMAT: OptionalGMAT/GRE not required with cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher after the first semester of junior year; otherwise a score within five years is required.
Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

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Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Doctoral funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation

Three different things, kept apart: institutional accreditation of the school, business-school accreditation of the unit, and supplemental accounting accreditation. One never implies another.

Institutional accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

AACSB — accreditedUnit: Silberman College of BusinessScope: The college’s programs in businessStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: fdu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

No separate accounting accreditation is on record. AACSB business accreditation does not mean the accounting program holds AACSB accounting accreditation.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 26, 2026.

DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
fdu.edu/program/bs-ms-accounting-combined-degree/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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