Miles Education and Related Transfer Credit Articulations

In December of 2024, the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School signed an agreement with a third-party provider, Miles Education. Miles will provide student recruiting services for the enrollment of international students in Simon’s full-time MS in Accountancy program. This agreement is intended to provide new opportunities for experienced accountants in India to benefit from Simon’s MS in Accountancy degree program. In addition to recruiting, Miles provides a set of services related to its primary business in CPA test preparation that Simon does not normally directly offer. Simon will continue to administer all educational programming, as well as maintain oversight of all marketing and recruitment efforts.

In relation to Simon’s partnership with Miles, Simon also instituted an internal policy for accepting transfer credits from two Indian universities. These agreements followed our standard approach of vetting courses, the institutions, and the relationship between the courses and our curriculum.

The agreement is effective immediately and is relevant for the MSA student cohort beginning their studies at Simon in the fall 2024.

Any student grievances related to interactions with Miles should be referred to the Assistant Dean of Students.

Articulation of Transfer Credit

Name of program: 
Simon Business School + JAGSoM 

Name of schools and/or departments: 
Simon Business School 
Jagdish Sheth School of Management - India 

Purpose (including intended student population and the NYSED codes for all programs to be included): The Simon Business School reviewed the curriculum and courses of the Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM) to determine a policy for transferring credits from JAGSoM into the Simon Masters of Science in Accounting (MSA) program. JAGSoM is accredited by AACSB (Simon’s business school accreditor). It is globally ranked in QS Masters Global Ranking 2023 in 101+ Band for PGDM Marketing, 101+ Band for PGDM Analytics & Digital Business, and 151+ Band in PGDM Finance. JAGSoM is ranked All India 10th for Future Orientation, as well as All India 14th for Learning Experience. Moreover, JAGSoM is ranked 13th amongst private business schools in India. Simon faculty have reviewed the curriculum and syllabi of JAGSoM and determined that the following courses can transfer into the Simon MSA program. 

Accountancy (MS): NYSED Program Code 29991 
 

Specific coursework (including grades or other criteria for transfer of credits): 
In total, students enrolling in the Simon MSA program can transfer 9 credits to meet their program requirements, as specifically described below. For a course taken to be eligible to transfer, the student must earn at least the equivalent of a B (3.0 out of 4.0) grade in Simon’s grading schema. An allowance for such transfers will be defined in the student’s offer of admission and determined at the point of admission. The specific transfer of credits is as described in the table below.

The Simon Business School 
Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM) 

JAGSoM Course (Credits) Simon MSA Course (Credits) 
Business Analytics and Data Visualization (3 credits) Information Systems & Controls (3 credits) ACC438 Auditing & Accounting Information Systems (4 credits) 
Business and Data Analytics using Python (3 credits) GBA462P Core Statistics for MS Students Using Python (2.5 credits) 
Advanced Federal Income Tax for Businesses (3 credits) ACC440 Basic Income Tax – Business Entities & Gift/Estate Taxes (2.5 credits) 
JAGSoM = 12 credits Simon Total to Transfer = 9 credits 

Benefits to the student as part of the articulation: The total credits that Simon will accept toward the MSA program is 9 of 38 credits (24%). Students can send questions regarding this agreement to Simon Admissions at  admissions@simon.rochester.edu
 

Articulation of Transfer Credit 

Name of program: 
Simon Business School + IIM-Indore 

Name of schools and/or departments: 
Indian Institute of Management - Indore
Simon Business School

Purpose (including intended student popula8on and the NYSED codes for all programs to be included): The Simon Business School reviewed the curriculum and courses of the Indian Institute of Management—Indore (IIM-Indore) to determine a policy for transferring credits from IIM-Indore into the Simon Masters of Science in Accounting (MSA) program. IIM-Indore is triple-accredited by AACSB (Simon’s business school accreditation), AMBA (UK accreditor), and EQUIS (European Union). In 2022, The school is ranked 7th among Indian management schools by the National Institutional Ranking Framework and 5th by Outlook India’s Top Public MBA Institutions in India.

Simon faculty have reviewed the curriculum and syllabi of IIM-Indore and determined that the following courses can transfer into the Simon MSA program. 
 

Accountancy (MS): NYSED Program Code 29991 
 

Specific coursework (including grades or other criteria for transfer of credits): 
In total, students enrolling in the Simon Masters of Science in Accounting (MSA) program can transfer 9 credits to meet their program requirements as specifically described below. For a course taken to be eligible to transfer, the student must earn at least the equivalent of a B (3.0 our of 4.0) grade in Simon’s grading schema. An allowance for such transfers will be defined in the student’s offer of admission and determined at the point of admission. The specific transfer of credits is as described in the table below. 

Benefits to the student as part of the articulation:
The total credits that Simon will accept toward the MSA program is 9 of 38 credits (24%). Students can send questions regarding this agreement to Simon Admissions at  admissions@simon.rochester.edu. Policy Administration Notes: This transfer policy originated for the 2024 MSA cohort and is applicable only for students entering in the cohort year of the course catalog in which it is housed. The policy is reviewed annually along with the course catalog review process.

Simon Business School and Indian Institute of Management—Indore (IIM-Indore) 

IIM-Indore Course (Credits) Simon MSA Course (Credits) 
Business Data Analy9cs and Data Visualiza9on (3 credits) Informa9on Systems & Controls (3 
credits) 
ACC438 Audi9ng & Accoun9ng Informa9on Systems (4 credits) 
Business Data Analy9cs (3 credits) GBA462P Core Sta9s9cs for MS Students 
Using Python (2.5 credits) 
Advanced Federal Income Tax for 
Business (3 credits) 
ACC440 Basic Income Tax – Business 
En99es & GiR/Estate Taxes (2.5 credits) 
IIM-Indore Total = 12 credits Simon Total to Transfer = 9 credits 

Policy Administration Notes: This transfer policy originated for the 2024 MSA cohort and is applicable only for students entering in the cohort year of the course catalog in which it is housed. The policy is reviewed annually along with the course catalog review process.