Completion of the M.S. in Professional Accounting requires a minimum of 30 credits of approved coursework, composed of 21 credit hours of accounting courses and 9 credit hours of non-accounting courses. Three restrictions apply: - no course may be transferred if it has been applied to a prior degree
- a minimum of 24 credit hours of coursework must be completed at the Stillman School
- students may not repeat courses taken previously at the graduate or undergraduate level
Course Sequence and Program Length Candidates for the master’s degree are expected to fulfill all degree requirements within a maximum of five years after they have begun their studies. The program can be completed in approximately one year (evenings only). M.S./Professional Accounting Curriculum
I. Accounting Courses (21 credits)
A. Required Courses
BACC 8001 | Financial Accounting Seminar | 3 |
BACC 7122 | Federal Income Taxation of Businesses | 3 |
B. Accounting Electives (select 15 credits)* BACC 7101 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
BACC 7106 | Financial Instruments | 3 |
BACC 7114 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
BACC 7117 | International Accounting | 3 |
BACC 7119 | Fund Accounting | 3 |
BACC 7121 | Federal Income Taxation of Individuals | 3 |
BACC 7123 | Auditing | 3 |
| BACC 7126 | Enterprise-Wide Accounting Info. Sys I | 3 |
BACC 7127 | Enterprise-Wide Accounting Info. Sys II | 3 |
BACC 7128 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
BACC 7190 | Accounting Internship I | 3 |
BACC 7191 | Accounting Internship II | 3 |
BACC 7199 | Directed Research | 3 |
BTAX xxxx | Any BTAX course | 3 |
II. Business Courses (9 credits)
A.
BLAW 7313 | Uniform Commercial Code | 3 |
B. International Business Courses (select 3 credits)
BACC 7118 | Doing Business in the Middle East | 3 |
BFIN 7216 | International Finance | 3 |
BLAW 7323 | International Law | 3 |
BMGT 7527 | International Management in Developing Countries | 3 |
|  BMGT 7529 | Doing Business in China |  3 |
BMGT 7931 | International Management | 3 |
BMGT 7991 | Management of Foreign Operations | 3 |
BMKT 7617 | International Marketing | 3 |
ECON 7441 | International Trade | 3 |
C. Business Course Offerings (select 3 credits) Choose from approved graduate business courses at the 7000 level or above. BACC, BMBA, and BTAX courses will not count.
Total Credits: 30