MASTER OF ARTS IN ACCOUNTING PROGRAM

This program leads to the award of the Master of Arts in Accounting degree. The Master of Arts in Accounting degree requires 30 semester hours. Successfully completing the Master of Arts in Accounting degree will allow students with an undergraduate degree in Accounting or the equivalent to satisfy the 150 semester ­ hour requirement in most states and territories in order to apply for Admissions to the unified Certified Public Accountants (CPA) examination.

As soon as possible, candidates for Admissions to the CPA examination are strongly advised to verify any additional courses required by their desired state or territory of certification.

The following sample plan of study illustrates how required and elective courses can be arranged for students pursuing the Master of Arts in Accounting degree. This is a suggested plan of study, not a mandatory one. However, students must adhere to all program requirements and course prerequisites

The Chairperson of the Accounting Department is the student advisor for the Master of Arts in Accounting program. Students are encouraged to select graduate electives from the other business disciplines of Finance, Marketing, Management, Economics, and Decision Science as well as from the Computer Information Systems discipline. Basic courses, which substantially duplicate courses required for entry into the program (e.g., CSB 6600, Financial Accounting and CSB 6610, Managerial Accounting), will not be approved as graduate electives for the Master of Arts in Accounting program.