Overview

The credits you complete in the Taxation program at The City University of New York can count toward the 150 semester hours required for CPA licensure in New York State. Students with an undergraduate degree in Accountancy are likely to meet New York State CPA requirements.

Those with business degree backgrounds can meet the requirements with a few additional accountancy courses. Please check with New York State (nasba.org) regarding any additional courses beyond those required for the Taxation degree that may be required for CPA certification.

Program Highlights

Credit range 31.5 – 34.5
Full-time program completion: 1 – 1.5 years (includes summer courses)
Part-time program completion: 2 years (includes summer courses)
Credit hours count toward New York State CPA Licensure requirements

Flexible scheduling allows you to switch between part-time and full-time course loads

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Business Communication

Federal Income Taxation

Corporate Taxation

Estate, Trusts, and Planning

Tax Procedures & Professional Responsibility in Tax Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

31 SCH

Credit range 31.5 – 34.5

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Candidates pursuing a Zicklin graduate program must have a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in any major to be considered for admission.

Please upload a scanned copy or electronic PDF of the unofficial transcript for every college you have attended to the online application.

What We Need: We require two professional recommendations, however, recent graduates may submit one professional reference and one academic reference. If you have not yet completed your Bachelor’s degree you should provide two academic recommendations. We don’t accept recommendations from friends or family.

Two essays are required. A third optional essay may be submitted.

Upload your résumé, which should be fully up-to-date and include all post-college work experience.

Pay the $75 non-refundable application fee by card or wire transfer.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

26505 USD / year

≈ 26505 USD / year
Out-of-State

26505 USD / year

≈ 26505 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

14570 USD / year

≈ 14570 USD / year

Additional Details

NY State Resident: $17,841 – $23,861
Non-NY State Resident: $30,159 – $40,316

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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