Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
Twelve courses are required to complete the Master of Science in Audit and Advisory Services (MSAA) degree. Of the twelve required courses, nine are required and three are selected from among business electives. Students may not repeat at the graduate level course material that was completed as part of their undergraduate degree. Please consult with an academic advisor for clarification.
Students must complete the following nine required courses (36 hrs):
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ACC 535 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 4 |
| ACC 615 | APPLIED STATISTICS FOR ACCOUNTANTS | 4 |
| ACC 635 | INTRODUCTION TO FRAUD EXAMINATION | 4 |
| ACC 636 | INTERNAL AUDITING, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL | 4 |
| ACC 637 | DATA MINING AND ANALYTICS | 4 |
| ACC 638 | ADVANCED IT AUDITING | 4 |
| ACC 639 | AUDIT ANALYTICS | 4 |
| ACC 645 | FORENSIC AND INVESTIGATIVE ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| ACC 646 | FORENSIC FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS AND VALUATION | 4 |
In addition, students must complete three business electives (12 hrs.) from the list below:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
CSEC 477 | GOVERNANCE POLICIES IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE (FORMERLY CNS 477) | |
CSEC 440 | INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY CNS 440) | |
MIS 673 | DATA MANAGEMENT | |
CSC 401 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING | |
DSC 430 | PYTHON PROGRAMMING | |
MGT 563 | NEGOTIATION SKILLS | |
GSB 500 | U.S. BUSINESS CULTURE & PRACTICE | |
SEV 621 | STRATEGY EXECUTION | |
IB 750 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR I | |
IB 755 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR II | |
Please note: ACC 547 AUDITING I, ACC 550 AUDITING II and ACC 640 ADVANCED TOPICS IN ACCOUNTING THEORY II are approved for credit only in the combined Bachelor's/Master's program.
Degree Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of the 9 required courses and 3 required electives.
- A minimum of 48 earned graduate credit hours applicable to the MSAA degree (waived credits are not considered earned hours).
- Satisfactory completion of the college residency requirement.
- All courses taken 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 permission of the faculty program director or the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.
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