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MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY (MPAcc)¹


EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
1. Prepare the student for entry into the public accounting profession;
2. Meet the minimum education requirements for a student to be eligible to take the Certified Public Accountants examination;
3. Provide courses which presently licensed certified public accountants may use as continuing professional education.

MPAcc ACCOUNTING FOUNDATION²
The following or equivalent courses must be completed before the student will be permitted to take the MPAcc required courses:

ACC	2301	Principles of Financial Accounting
ACC	2302	Principles of Managerial Accounting
ACC	3310	Intermediate Accounting I
ACC	3320	Intermediate Accounting II
ACC	3340	Advanced Managerial Accounting
ACC	3350	Introduction to Taxation
ACC	3370	Introduction to Accounting Systems
Three additional hours of upper division accounting.

Students graduating with a major in accountancy from a university in which the business program is accredited by the AACSB International automatically satisfy the foundation requirements.

MAJOR CURRICULUM			24 SCH
ACC	5315	Seminar in Financial Accounting
ACC	5325	Seminar in Managerial Accounting
ACC	5330	Advanced Taxation
ACC	5335	Seminar in Government and Not for Profit Accounting
ACC	5370	Seminar in Auditing
Three courses from the following:
ACC	5310	Financial Statement Analysis
ACC	5344	Seminar in Ethics for Accountants
ACC	5345	International Accounting
ACC	5355	International Taxation
ACC	5375	Forensic Accounting
ACC	5385	Emerging Accounting Issues and Concepts
ACC	5392	Advanced Accounting Research
ACC	5398	Accounting Internship
ACC	5399	Special Issues in Accounting

To remain in good standing, students must have a minimum average of 3.00/4.00 (“B”) for the
courses listed above.

GRADUATE ELECTIVES
Two graduate level business courses.			6 SCH


TOTAL			30 SCH


¹See statement on the Public Accountancy Act of 1991 at the beginning of The College of Business Administration’s Accounting course descriptions.
²The MPAcc Business Core courses do NOT count toward the thirty-six hours needed to complete the MPAcc degree.