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Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

Course Requirements

The Master of Science in Accountancy requires a minimum of 12 courses. 

Core Accountancy Courses (8 required accounting courses)

Course Title Quarter Hours
ACC 500FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING4
ACC 535PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS4
ACC 541FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING THEORY & PRACTICE I4
ACC 543FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING THEORY & PRACTICE II4
ACC 545ADVANCED TOPICS IN ACCOUNTING THEORY4
ACC 547AUDITING I4
ACC 548TAX TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS AND PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS4
ACC 551TAX TREATMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS4

Elective Courses (4 required accounting courses) 

Course Title Quarter Hours
ACC 542COST AND MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING4
ACC 640ADVANCED TOPICS IN ACCOUNTING THEORY II4
ACC 646FORENSIC FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS AND VALUATION4
ACC 550AUDITING II4
ACC 636INTERNAL AUDITING, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL4
ACC 639AUDIT ANALYTICS4
ACC 558TAX RESEARCH4
ACC 560TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS AND SHAREHOLDERS4
ACC 565TAX ACCOUNTING, PERIODS, AND METHODS4
ACC 615APPLIED STATISTICS FOR ACCOUNTANTS4
ACC 635INTRODUCTION TO FRAUD EXAMINATION4
ACC 637DATA MINING AND ANALYTICS4
ACC 552BUSINESS LAW FOR ACCOUNTANTS4

Degree Requirements

  1. Satisfactory completion of 12 required Accountancy Courses as outlined above. 
  2. Satisfactory completion of at least 48 earned graduate credit hours applicable to the degree (waived courses are not considered earned hours).
  3. Satisfactory completion of the college residency requirement.
  4. All courses for credit toward the degree must be completed with satisfactory grades within six calendar years after the candidate’s first term of enrollment in the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. After a lapse of six years a course is expired. An expired course is not acceptable for the purpose of satisfaction of degree requirements and is not applicable to the degree without the written permission of the program director or the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. 

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