Accounting (M.P.A.)
Master of Professional Accountancy Program
The MPA Program is open to anyone who has a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. The program consists of 30 semester hours of graduate course work. Generally, students with an undergraduate degree with a major in accounting will only have to take 30 semester hours of graduate work.
Students with an undergraduate degree with a major in a business discipline other than accounting must complete the undergraduate accounting prerequisite hours listed below before enrolling in graduate accounting courses.
Students with an undergraduate degree other than business or accounting must complete the undergraduate accounting and general business prerequisite hours listed below before enrolling in graduate courses.
Undergraduate Prerequisite Courses
Accounting
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 211 | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCTNG | 3 |
| ACC 212 | PRINCIPLES OF MANGERIAL ACCTNG | 3 |
| ACC 314 | INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTNG I | 3 |
| ACC 315 | INTERMED ACCOUNTING II | 3 |
| ACC 423 | INCOME TAX ACCOUNTING | 3 |
| ACC 455 | AUDITING | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
General Business
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GB 201 | INTRO TO LEGAL ASPECTS OF BUSI | 3 |
| ECO 359 | BUSINESS STATISTICS | 3 |
| ECO 211 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECO 212 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| MNGT 330 | MANAGEMENT TO ORGANIZATIONS | 3 |
| MKT 351 | MARKETING MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Graduate MPA Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | ||
| ACC 540 | ADV MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTNG | 3 |
| ACC 541 | ADVANCED ACCOUNTING THRY | 3 |
| ACC 557 | SEMINAR IN ATTESTATION | 3 |
| ACC 565 | SEM/N GVNMT & NOT FOR PRFT ACC | 3 |
| ACC 575 | RESEARCH IN TAXATION | 3 |
| Electives: Accounting Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| ADV & INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING | ||
| ADV INCOME TAX ACCOUNTNG | ||
| ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| Financial Statement Analysis | ||
| CPA REVIEW I | ||
| Business Courses 1 | ||
| MNGT 520 | ADVANCED PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MNGT 516 | STATISTICS BUSINESS DECS | 3 |
| FIN 515 | MANAGERIAL FINANCE | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
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MPA students must complete 9 hours of graduate non- accounting business elective FIN 515 MANAGERIAL FINANCE; MNGT 516 STATISTICS BUSINESS DECS; and MNGT 520 ADVANCED PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT are required for students who have not recently completed similar courses in their undergraduate studies. Students who have recently completed similar undergraduate courses (e.g., production management or quantitative business analysis; six hours of statistics) may select other business electives, subject to the approval of the MPA advisor.
Selection of Accounting Electives Is Subject to the Following Constraints
- Most accounting electives are split-level course offered to an individual student for either undergraduate or graduate credit but not both.
- ACC 536 ADV & INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING is required for MPA students who did not complete an equivalent undergraduate course.
- ACC 592 ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS is required for MPA students who did not complete an undergraduate accounting information systems course.