The MAcc degree is an accounting program including graduate courses in most of the functional areas of the accounting discipline. The MAcc Program Director is responsible for coordinating all aspects of the program. The MAcc degree program course requirements are:
1. A minimum of 32 semester credits of academic work must be completed. The GPA for all courses listed on the Program of Study must be an average of 3.00 or higher. The Program includes 20 semester credits of required coursework, including the Independent Study (Acct 997 of 2 credits), and sufficient electives to total 32 semester credits.
The required courses are:
| Acct 501 |
Seminar in Accounting Problems |
3 credits |
| Acct 504 |
Seminar in Auditing |
3 credits |
| Acct 508 |
Fraud Examination |
3 credits |
| Acct 509 |
Accounting Information for Decision & Control |
3 credits |
| Fin 501 |
Managerial Finance |
3 credits |
| Isys 517 |
Advanced Accounting Systems |
3 credits |
| Acct 997 |
Independent Study |
2 credits |
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Total Credit Hours |
20 |
2. Twelve credits of elective courses are required. At least six credits of these electives must be at the 500 level. Other courses may be substituted by approval of the MAcc Director. Those 300- and 400-level courses taken for graduate credit must have a graduate level component included to be considered part of the Program of Study.
3. All MAcc students will be required to complete (receive a passing score) a comprehensive final examination, covering the MAcc core curriculum, excluding Acct 997. The comprehensive final exam must be taken during the semester the student is graduating. The comprehensive final exam will be offered each semester, including summer session. The timing of the comprehensive final will be determined and announced to all MAcc candidates within the first 4 weeks of each semester. Students will be allowed 2 attempts to pass the comprehensive final examination. The second attempt will normally be at the next regularly scheduled comprehensive final, but may be at an alternate time established by the Program Director.
Students who have already completed courses similar to those in the MAcc curriculum may be required to choose substitutes from graduate credit offerings listed in the catalog. Substitutions require prior approval of the MAcc Director and the Graduate Dean.
Students can measure progress towards completion of the degree by attaining the following criteria:
- Maintain and complete the degree with a 3.00 or greater cumulative GPA.
- Satisfactory progress towards completion of 32 credit hours contained in the Program of Study.
- Complete Acct 997, Independent Study.
- Satisfactorily complete the Comprehensive Final Examination.
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