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                                                                     Exhibit (j)



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated September 21, 2001, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the July 31, 2001
Annual Report to Shareholders of Strategic Partners Asset Allocation Funds
(consisting of Strategic Partners Conservative Growth Fund, Strategic Partners
Moderate Growth Fund and Strategic Partners High Growth Fund), which is also
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights", "Other Service
Providers" and "Financial Statements" in such Registration Statement.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
September 26, 2001