Accounting, M.S.

Required Coursework

(30 credits)

• BUS 500 - Graduate Preparation Course
• ACCT 614 - Tax Planning and Decision Making
• ACCT 615 - Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities
• ACCT 616 - Financial Reporting III
• ACCT 620 - Financial Statement Analysis
• ACCT 650 - Accounting Research and Communication
• ACCT 660 - Data Analytics 1
• ACCT 670 - Advanced Auditing
• ACCT 672 - Advanced Business Environment & Concepts
• ACCT 674 - Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting
• ACCT 676 - Advanced Accounting Regulation

Foundational Course Requirements

The following foundational courses must be completed at either the undergraduate or graduate level before beginning the required courses. If all foundational courses have been completed at the time of acceptance, then students are accepted directly into the Master of Science in Accounting program. However, if any one of the foundational courses has not been completed at the time of acceptance, then students are accepted into the Master of Science in Accounting Bridge program. Once all foundational courses are completed, students may begin the required Master of Science in Accounting courses. Foundational course requirements may be waived if the applicant possesses an undergraduate degree in accounting.  BUS-501, Survey of Business, will be required as part of the foundational courses if the applicant’s GPA is below a 3.0 and/or if the applicant’s undergraduate degree was outside the area of business. ​

Foundational Course Requirements (some prerequisite courses may be required, as noted below):

• Financial Accounting
• Managerial Accounting
• Business Law
• Principles of Finance
• Macroeconomics or Microeconomics
• Business Statistics or Elementary Statistics
• Financial Reporting I (or Intermediate Accounting I)
• Financial Reporting II (or Intermediate Accounting II)
• Advanced Managerial Accounting (or Cost Accounting)
• Auditing