Accounting, MAcc

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Admission Requirements

In addition to the Shidler College of Business graduate admission requirements, students without an undergraduate degree in accounting are required to complete the following undergraduate foundation courses in accounting: ACC 200 and ACC 210 prior to admission to the MAcc program, and ACC 321 , ACC 323 , ACC 401 , ACC 409 , and ACC 418 prior to graduation.

Admission to the MAcc program is competitive. The School of Accountancy seeks individuals who have the potential for outstanding achievement in accounting, auditing, or taxation. The admissions committee primarily considers the candidate’s academic record and GMAT or GRE score and places emphasis on strong communication skills.

Degree Requirements

The MAcc degree requires 30 credits

Required Courses (17 credits)

*3/2 MAcc students will be allowed to count ACC 465B to both their BBA and MAcc degrees. As a result of this double-counting, students wishing to pursue CPA licensure should complete their BBA with a minimum of 122 credits in order to ensure they meet the 150-hour requirement.

ACC 465B - Accounting Capstone: Managerial Accounting-Tax-Ethics Credits: 2 *
ACC 616 - Accounting Theory and Development Credits: 3
ACC 625 - Accounting and Tax Research Credits: 3
ACC 648 - Financial Statements Analysis Credits: 1
ACC 660 - Analysis and Decision-Making Credits: 2
ITM 683 - Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Credits: 3

Elective Accounting courses (7 credits)

Students can take any 400-600 level accounting course except those courses used to fulfill foundational or core requirements. No more than four credits may be from the 400-level. The following concentrations are recommended:

Additional Elective courses (6 credit hours)

Students may take 6 credits from the following:

Courses from the Tax, Data Analytics, or Financial Reporting tracks provided that they are not fulfilling ACC Elective requirements
ACC 690 - Current Topics in Accounting Credits: V
ACC 695 - Accounting Internship Credits: V (up to 3 credit hours of an internship course can be taken for credit)
400- to 600-level courses from the Shidler College of Business (BLAW, FIN, HRM, ITM, MGT, MKT, RE), the Asian Field Study (BUS 677 ), or selected courses in PACE, LAW, COM, or COMG (business courses may not include MBA core classes BUS 619 -BUS 632 , BUS 696 )

Notes:

Students must complete a minimum of 30 credits to earn the Master of Accounting degree (no more than ten credits may be from the 400-level). If a course is waived, another course in the same area of study and of the same or higher level must be substituted.

Thesis Option

In consultation with an advisor, a student may opt to do a research thesis in place of ACC 660 and three elective credits. Thesis students enroll in ACC 700 - Thesis Research .