Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
Students earn their MS in Taxation & Analytics degree by completing a minimum of 48 credits, normally 12 courses. Eight courses are required with additional four elective courses chosen from a list of course options.
Prerequisite Courses
Students are expected to have completed Principles of Accounting ACC 500 and one introductory tax course ACC 548 prior to beginning the program.
Required Courses
The following eight courses are required:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ACC 551 | TAX TREATMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS | 4 |
| ACC 558 | TAX RESEARCH | 4 |
| ACC 565 | TAX ACCOUNTING, PERIODS, AND METHODS | 4 |
| ACC 578 | DATA ANALYTICS IN TAX | 4 |
| ACC 579 | TAX TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH: AI AND MORE | 4 |
| ACC 598 | SEMINAR ON CURRENT PROBLEMS IN TAXATION | 4 |
| ACC 637 | DATA MINING AND ANALYTICS 1 | 4 |
| ACC 645 | FORENSIC AND INVESTIGATIVE ACCOUNTING 1 | 4 |
Electives
Choose from among the following tax courses to reach 48 credits total to complete the program:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ACC 563 | PARTNERSHIPS | 4 |
| ACC 567 | INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF U.S. TAXATION | 4 |
| ACC 568 | TAXATION OF S CORPORATIONS | 4 |
| ACC 580 | ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES | 4 |
| ACC 592 | FEDERAL INCOME TAX OF INDIVIDUALS | 4 |
| ACC 615 | APPLIED STATISTICS FOR ACCOUNTANTS | 4 |
| ACC 635 | INTRODUCTION TO FRAUD EXAMINATION | 4 |
| GSB 519 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS TOOLS (FORMERLY GSB420) | 4 |
| IB 750 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR I | 4 |
| MGT 563 | NEGOTIATION SKILLS | 4 |
| MGT 585 | FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 4 |
| MGT 586 | DATA VISUALIZATION | 4 |
| MGT 598 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
Degree Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of the college residency requirement.
- Satisfactory completion of 48 credit hours applicable to the degree.
- 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 faculty program director or the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.
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