Accounting, M.S.

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The objectives of the master of science in accounting are:

To provide students with an advanced understanding of the field of accounting,

To provide students with specific advanced knowledge of the sub-topics within accounting,

To provide students with professional skills that will enable them to enjoy productive and rewarding careers in accounting and other accounting-related areas.

The program consists of a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate coursework. Students must complete coursework in accounting and elective business and/or non-business areas. Eighty percent of the student’s total coursework must consist of 5000-level courses; the remaining 20 percent may be 4000-level non-accounting courses (approximately six hours). Non-accounting courses should be selected in consultation with the student’s graduate adviser. Non-accounting courses at the 4000-level may be taken during the senior year of undergraduate study and applied to the master’s program, but they must be reserved for graduate credit and approved by the graduate program director, prior to the first day of such classes.

Core Accounting Courses

Students must take these 4 core accounting courses (minimum 12 credit hours):

ACCT 5030 - Advanced Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT 5040 - Seminar in Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT 5060 - Auditing II Credits: 3
ACCT 5070 - Tax II Credits: 3

Accounting Elective

Choose 1 of the following:
ACCT 5065 - Fraud Examination Credits: 3
ACCT 5066 - Seminar on Management Fraud Credits: 3

Note(s):

NOTE: ACCT 4010 , 4020, 4050, 4060, 4100, ACCT 4600 , ACCT 4900 , and 5000 are not applicable for M.S. accounting students’ programs of study.

The student must complete the required coursework (both graduate and prerequisite) with a minimum GPA of 3.000 (on a 4.000 scale).

Any student falling below a cumulative GPA of 3.000 is automatically placed on probation for the following semester and must raise their GPA to 3.000 to avoid dismissal.

Students must maintain good academic standing at the program and university level and receive no letter grade of D or F. If a letter grade of D or F is received, the student will be immediately dismissed from the program.