MPAcc
Degree Program
MPAcc
Prerequisites
I.
a
4-year baccalaureate degree,
II.
30
semester hours of business coursework including, but not limited to:
- principles
of accounting,
- business
law,
- economics,
- finance,
- management,
- marketing,
and
III.
18
semester hours of upper division accounting, specifically:
- 6
semester hours of intermediate financial accounting,
- accounting
information systems,
- auditing,
- cost/managerial
accounting,
- individual
income taxation,
- marketing
A
full-time student meeting all prerequisites may complete the program
in one calendar year.
MPAcc Degree Requirements
33 credit hours
To
receive the MPAcc degree, students must complete the following with
a minimum GPR of 3.00/4.00 on all undergraduate and graduate coursework
taken after admission to graduate study:
I.
a
15 semester hour core that incldues:
3
- ACCT 804 Environment of Accounting
3 - ACCT 806 Advanced Accounting Problems
3 - LAW 801 Law for Professional Accountants
3 - FIN 832 International Financial Management
3 - Elective Non-accounting business-related course chosen
coordinator's consent
15
II.
success
in ACCT 8991,
and
III.
an
18 semester hour specialization in either assurance and management services2
or taxation3
1
ACCT 899, a zero credit course, is graded on a credit/no credit basis
and does not contribute hours toward degree completion. Successful completion
of the course is required, before the MPAcc degree is awarded. ACCT 899
is preparation for the professional examination of the student's choice
(Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, or Certified
Internal Auditor). Students are required to register for the course in
their first semester of the program. They receive an incomplete until
they demonstrate passing exam scores.
2
Assurance and Management Services (18 semester hours):
3
- ACCT 801 Contemporary Financial Accounting Theory
3 - ACCT 802 Auditing Seminar
3 - ACCT 803 Accounting Information Systems
3 - ACCT 814 Taxation of Business Entities
3 - ACCT 821 Controllorship
3 - ACCT 840 Operational Auditing
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3
Taxation (18 semester hours):
3
- ACCT 815 Federal & State Income Taxation of Corporations
3 - ACCT 816 Taxation of Estates, Gifts & Fiduciaries
3 - ACCT 817 Tax Research
3 - ACCT 818 Taxation of Partnerships
3 - ACCT 819 Current & Special Topics in Taxation
3 - ACCT 820 Advanced Topics & Planning in Taxation
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