Accounting (M.B.A.)

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The Accounting M.B.A. program prepares students to work in various accounting and related fields and also provides students the opportunity to take additional coursework required for certification exams. All candidates must complete a 36-hour M.B.A. curriculum that includes a capstone course. Students in the Accounting program are on a planned program of study and no electives are required. Graduate level accounting courses require undergraduate accounting prerequisites to have been completed; the specific prerequisites required will depend on the four graduate accounting courses selected.

M.B.A. Foundation Courses (10 hours)

Any M.B.A. candidate who has not successfully achieved a thorough preparation in the basic disciplines of business through completion of the four foundation areas listed below (or their equivalents) with a grade of “C” or better from a regionally accredited institution within the last 7 years. These courses may be taken for credit or the student may attempt a waiver exam for BA 510, BA 511, or BA 512 if coursework was completed prior to 7 years ago.

IMPORTANT: A student may take no more than 9 graduate credit hours in the M.B.A. program prior to completion of the foundation course requirement.

Accounting Foundation Courses

Upon completion of the M.B.A. with an accounting major, the graduate will have the required additional hours for licensure as a CPA, provided they have fulfilled the CPA Exam and experience requirement.

Any of the following courses may be required as prerequisites to the accounting curriculum dependent upon what courses are chosen as concentration courses.
AC 201 - Accounting Principles I (Financial)
AC 202 - Accounting Principles II (Managerial)
(May use AC 200.)
AC 323 - Taxation
AC 332 - Intermediate Accounting II
AC 333 - Intermediate Accounting III
AC 439 - Auditing and Assurance Services
AC 422 - Advanced Accounting
BA 510 - Accounting Survey

M.B.A. Core Curriculum (24 hours)

The M.B.A. curriculum focuses on the key management, economics, financial, marketing, accounting and leadership principles needed in an advanced program of study in business. Students taking core classes can expect a strong emphasis of theoretical methods combined with pragmatic techniques.

Accounting Concentration (15 hours)

♦ Graduate Business Elective: Credits / Units: 3
Choose an additional 12 hours of electives from the list below:
AC 722 - Advanced Accounting
AC 724 - Taxation
AC 740 - Accounting Theory
AC 739 - Advanced Auditing and Assurance Services
AC 755 - Financial Statement Analysis
♦ The elective should be 600 level or higher and have a prefix of BA/HR/MG/MK/OL or PM.

TOTAL

Total Semester Hours Required for Degree: 39