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Degree Requirements

Masters of Accountancy Degree Requirements

Masters of Accountancy Curriculum Requirements (30 semester hours)

  • BA 501 - Professional Ethics & Legal Issues for Accountants
  • BA 503 - Financial Accounting Theory, Research, & Practice
  • BA 506 - Advanced Auditing
  • BA 507 - Advanced Accounting Topics
  • BA 510 - Not-for-Profit Accounting
  • BA 511 - Tax Theory, Research, & Practice
  • BA 521 - Advanced Taxation Topics
  • BA 526 - Forensic Accounting & Data Analytics
  • BA 536 - Sustainability Accounting & Integrated Reporting
  • BA 575 - Managerial Accounting & Contemporary Business Issues

Recommended Course Schedules

Master of Accountancy Full-Time Schedule

Summer Term – 9 credits

  • BA 536 Sustainability Accounting & Integrated Reporting (May session - 3 weeks)
  • BA 501 Prof. Ethics & Legal Issues for Accountants (June - July session - 5 weeks)
  • BA 575 Managerial Accounting & Contemporary Business Issues (July – August session - 5 weeks)
  • Required Virtual Residency Weekend (Following May session)

Fall Term – 12 credits

  • BA 503  Financial Accounting (First Half-Semester)
  • BA 511 Tax Theory, Research, & Practice (First Half-Semester)
  • BA 507  Advanced Accounting Topics (Second Half-Semester)
  • BA 521  Advanced Taxation Topics (Second Half Semester)      

Spring Term – 9 credits                                                                

  • BA 506  Advanced Auditing (First Half-Semester)
  • BA 510  Not-for-Profit Accounting (First Half-Semester)
  • BA 526  Forensic Accounting/Data Analytics (Second Half-Semester)

Master of Accountancy Part-Time Schedule

Summer Term – 6 credits

  • BA 536 Sustainability Accounting & Integrated Reporting (May Session - 3 weeks)
  • BA 575 Managerial Accounting & Contemporary Business Issues (July - August Session - 5 weeks)
  • Required Virtual Residency (Following May session)

Fall Term – 6 credits

  • BA 503  Financial Accounting (First Half-Semester)
  • BA 507  Advanced Accounting Topics (Second Half-Semester)

Spring Term – 6credits                                                                 

  • BA 506  Advanced Auditing (First Half-Semester)
  • BA 526  Forensic Accounting/Data Analytics (Second Half-Semester)

Summer Term – 3 credits

  • BA 501 Prof. Ethics & Legal Issues for Accountants (June – July session - 5 weeks)

Fall Term – 6 credits

  • BA 511 Tax Theory, Research, & Practice (First Half-Semester)
  • BA 521  Advanced Taxation Topics (Second Half-Semester)

Spring Term – 3 credits                                                               

  • BA 510  Not-for-Profit Accounting (First Half-Semester)