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Master of Accountancy

Curriculum


Master of Accountancy Curriculum
     Summer 2008 - Spring 2009


Business Measurement & Assurance Track (30 credit hours)

A. Four required courses (12 hours):

   ACCT 732  Auditing II [Fall and Spring]  (See Note A below)
   ACCT 734  Accounting Research & Communication [Fall & Spring]
   ACCT 736  Information Technology Assurance, Control, and Security [Spring Only]
   ACCT 737  Accounting Systems II [Fall only]

B.  Six additional courses (18 hours):

     1.  Each of the following 500-level courses not already taken:

   ACCT 501  Financial Accounting III (Advanced Accounting) [Fall & Spring]
   ACCT 502  Cost/Managerial Accounting II [Fall & Spring]
   ACCT 503  Tax II (Corporations & Partnerships) [Summer I & Spring]
   ACCT 504  Legal Issues for Accountants [Summer II, Fall & Spring]
   ACCT 505  Government and Nonprofit Accounting [Summer I & Fall]

    2.  Approved electives (0 - 18) hours depending on the number of 500-level courses that must be taken.  At least one of the courses
         must be a 700-level course.)  [See Note A below.]

Note A:  A curriculum change has removed ACCT 733 Accounting Theory as a required course.


Taxation Track (30 credit hours)

A.  Six required courses (18 hours):

   ACCT 750  Tax Research & Communication [Fall only]
   ACCT 751  Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships - Part I [Fall only]
   ACCT 752  Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships - Part II [Spring Only]
   ACCT 753  Estate Planning [Fall only]
   ACCT 754  International Taxation [Spring only]
   ACCT 756  Advanced Estate and Income Planning [Spring only]

B.  Three of the following 500-level Accounting courses that have not already been taken (0 - 9 hours.)

   ACCT 501  Financial Accounting III (Advanced Accounting) [Fall & Spring]
   ACCT 502  Cost/Managerial Accounting II [Fall & Spring]
   ACCT 504  Legal Issues for Accountants [Summer II, Fall & Spring]
   ACCT 505  Government and Nonprofit Accounting [Summer I & Fall]

C.  Approved electives (3 - 12 hours depending on the number of 500-level accounting courses that must be taken.)

Required for Both Tracks

Students must successfully pass a self-administered, simulated professional accounting examination similar to the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.

MACC Required Prerequisite Courses

Business Core Courses:
Calculus
Principles of Financial Accounting
Principles of Managerial Accounting
Principles of Management
Principles of Marketing
Introduction to Finance
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Statistics for Business & Economics		 Accounting Courses:
Financial Accounting I  [Summer I, Fall & Spring]
Cost/Managerial Accounting I  [Fall & Spring]
Financial Accounting II  [Su II, Fall or Spring]
Tax I - US Individual  [Fall & Spring]
Accounting Systems I  [Fall & Spring]
Auditing I  [Fall & Spring]
All prerequisite courses must be completed prior receiving the MACC degree

Updated 3/25/08