Accounting, MSA

Requirements

Students entering with a non-business baccalaureate degree will have their prior course work evaluated and may be required to take additional foundation Accounting course(s) in addition to the 10-course MSA program.   In these cases, the foundation accounting course(s) will not count toward the degree.  ACCT 403 INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING and ACCT 405 ACCOUNTING FOR EXECUTIVES will not count toward the MSA degree, including as degree electives.

MSA, Professional Track:  Students must successfully complete at least 30 credit hours;  three core courses, five required track courses, and two Accounting electives (six credit hours).

MSA, Forensic Track:  Students must successfully complete at least 30 credit hours; three core courses, and seven track courses. 

Core
ACCT 406ISSUES IN ASSET VALUATION3
ACCT 407ISSUES IN INCOME DETERMINATION3
ACCT 491ACCOUNTING RESEARCH & ANALYSIS3
Track Courses
Select one of the following tracks:21
Track 1: Professional Accounting:
ADVANCED ACCOUNTING
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF AUDITING
ADVANCED COST & MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
FEDERAL TAXATION
ACCT 4XX Two Graduate Accounting Electives, except ACCT 403 and ACCT 405
Track 2: Forensic Accounting:
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF AUDITING
FEDERAL TAXATION
FRAUD EXAMINATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FRAUD
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
COMPUTER FORENSICS & AUDITING
TOPICS IN BUSINESS FORENSICS
Track 3: Analytics
INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1
DATA ANALYTICS AND MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ANALYTICS AND STATISTICAL INFERENCING MODELS
PREDICTIVE BUSINESS DATA ANALYTICS
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Total Credit Hours30
1

Students seeking this degree can have INFS 401 INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT waived contingent on appropriate background

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different. No more than two grades of C (not C-) may be applied toward the 36 hours used for the degree. A graduate course can only be repeated once; no more than two courses can be repeated.

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
ACCT 40613ACCT 4073
ACCT 4503ACCT 41413
ACCT 400-Elective # 13ACCT 43313
 ACCT 45613
 9 12
Year 2
FallCredit Hours 
ACCT 4421, 23 
ACCT 400-level Elective # 23 
ACCT 4913 
 9 
Total Credit Hours 30
1

ACCT 406 ISSUES IN ASSET VALUATION is a prerequisite for ACCT 414 ADVANCED ACCOUNTING, ACCT 433 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF AUDITING, ACCT 442 ADVANCED COST & MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING, and ACCT 456 FEDERAL TAXATION

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different. No more than two grades of C (not C-) may be applied toward the 36 hours used for the degree. A graduate course can only be repeated once; no more than two courses can be repeated.

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
ACCT 40613ACCT 45613
ACCT 4503ACCT 4073
 6 6
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
ACCT 41413ACCT 400-level Elective # 13
ACCT 43313ACCT 4421, 23
 6 6
Year 3
FallCredit Hours 
ACCT 400-Level Elective # 23 
ACCT 4913 
 6 
Total Credit Hours 30
1

ACCT 406 ISSUES IN ASSET VALUATION is a prerequisite for ACCT 414 ADVANCED ACCOUNTING, ACCT 433 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF AUDITING, ACCT 442 ADVANCED COST & MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING, and ACCT 456 FEDERAL TAXATION