Accounting M.Acc.

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Major in Accounting

(Major Code: 5303)

General Requirements

Proficiency may be established by courses taken in an undergraduate program, by completing advanced-standing examinations or by taking the following courses or their equivalent:

ACCT 6300 - Financial Accounting 3
ACCT 3311
ACCT 3331
ACCT 3332
ACCT 3371
ACCT 3375
ACCT 4351

Additional Requirements

Students must complete 36 semester hours in advanced and graduate courses, including at least 18 semester hours in accounting. At least 18 semester hours must be in 6300-level courses (excluding ACCT 6300 , MGT 6300 , MKT 6300 , FIN 6300 , CIDM 6300 , and ECON 6300 ).

The following graduate courses are required:

Advanced graduate accounting electives

Fifteen hours (excluding ACCT 6300 ).

Other Graduate Business Electives

Nine semester hours of graduate elective courses in accounting (ACCT), economics (ECON), finance (FIN), or computer information and decision management (CIDM). (Excludes ACCT 6300 , ECON 6300 , FIN 6300 , and CIDM 6300 .)

Comprehensive Exam

During the last semester of course work for the M.Acc. degree, the student will be required to take a comprehensive written and/or oral exam covering the M.Acc. core courses. The examination will be administered by a three-member graduate accounting faculty committee. If the student fails the first examination, one semester or the equivalent (16 weeks or two summer sessions) must elapse before the student takes the exam again. Additional course work or directed study will be recommended for the student in the interim.