Master of Accountancy Program

Mathematics and Computer Proficiency Requirements

All MAcc students must meet the mathematics and computer proficiency requirements or take additional approved courses to satisfy these requirements.

Mathematics Preparation Requirement
Entering students must present satisfactory credits for at least six semester hours of college-level mathematics excluding remedial mathematics and first-level statistics courses. This requirement will be satisfied with college algebra and an introductory calculus course.

Computer Proficiency Requirement
Entering students must have completed MISY 2305, or the equivalent, with a grade of "C" or better.

Students with Non-accounting Majors or Non-business Degrees
Prior to taking advanced courses, individuals with a business degree without an accounting major will be required to complete the undergraduate accounting foundation courses. Individuals with a non- business degree will be required to take the business core series in addition to the following accounting foundation courses.

In addition to ACCT 2301 and 2302, the following accounting foundation courses are required:

	Sem. Hours
ACCT 3311 Intermediate Accounting I	3
ACCT 3312 Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACCT 3314 Cost Accounting	3
ACCT 3321 Federal Income Tax I	3
ACCT 3355 Accounting Information Systems	3
ACCT 4311 Auditing Principles and Procedures	3
BLAW 3310 Legal Environment of Business	3

Core Courses:

The following courses form the core knowledge in business for students with non- business undergraduate degrees. Core courses cannot be taken for advanced course credit. Students must be admitted into the MAcc program before enrolling in graduate-level core courses.

	Sem. Hours
ECON 5311 Foundations in Economics	3
FINA 5311 Financial Management Concepts	3
MGMT 5310 Organizational Behavior and Communication	3
MKTG 5311 Marketing Concepts	3
ORMS 5310 Statistical and Decision Analysis	3
Total Hours	15

Thirty credits of advanced graduate courses, including at least 21 hours of accounting courses above the 5315 level, will be required of all students.

Master of Accountancy Advanced Courses:

1. General Requirements (9 semester hours):	Sem. Hours
   FINA 5320 Managerial Finance	3
   MGMT 5355 Administrative Strategy and Policy*	3
   Graduate Non-Accounting Business Elective	3
   Total Hours	9

2. Advanced Accounting Requirements (21 semester hours):	Sem. Hours
   ACCT 5341 Advanced Auditing	3
   ACCT 5351 Advanced Cost Accounting	3
   ACCT 5355 Information Systems in Accounting	3
   ACCT 5371 Tax Consulting, Planning and Research	3
   ACCT 5381 Accounting Theory	3
   Graduate Accounting Electives	6
   Total Hours	21

*Must be taken at the end of the program.