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MSACT.ACCT - Master of Science in Accounting

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GR Master of Science (MS)

Program Description

The Master of Science in Accounting is a 37-hour STEM designated degree program that provides students with practical and theoretical knowledge needed by accounting professionals. Graduates of the MS in Accounting program are prepared for careers in accounting including audit, tax, financial, and corporate management. Additionally, the MS in Accounting, along with the prerequisites, prepares students to sit for the Certified Public Accounting exam.* The MS in Accounting program covers analytical and quantitative foundations for business and delves deeply into accounting theory and practice. Study includes advanced financial and managerial accounting along with taxation, fraud, data analytics, and auditing skills.

Additional Program Information

(This is a new degree program that is in the process of meeting the conditions of eligibility for accreditation by the ACBSP.)

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) undergraduate degree strongly recommended to meet business classes and total hour requirements for the CPA exam.  

Admission Information

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

The Master of Science in Accounting consists of 31 hours of required core curriculum and 6 hours of electives.

  • Students must maintain an overall institutional GPA of 3.0 and an institutional GPA of 3.0 in accounting coursework.

  • Students must be advised by a full-time accounting professor before enrollment each semester.

FOUNDATIONAL COURSES

The courses listed below are requisites and may be satisfied through undergraduate credit:

course - Principles of Financial Accounting

course - Survey of Accounting Systems

course - Intermediate Financial Accounting I

course - Intermediate Financial Accounting II

course - Accounting for Decision-Makers or course Managerial Accounting
course - Income Taxation of Individuals

course - Managerial Cost Accounting or course Managerial Accounting

course - Auditing

course - Communication and Professionalism in Business