Curriculum
Prerequisites
The following must be completed before students begin their senior year:
- A minimum of 102 credit hours
- 15 credit hours of the 21-hour Professional Business Core including CIS 410, ECO 302, FIN 302, MGT 303, and MGT 304. (MGT 401 must be taken in the final semester and FIN 303 will be taken as the core elective in the senior year.)
- The following Accounting major requirements: ACC 301, ACC 311, ACC 312, ACC 402 ACC 403, and BSL 301.
- All other requirements for a Bachelor’s degree other than those that will be satisfied through completion of the undergraduate courses taken while in senior-graduate status.
Senior Year Curriculum (Senior-Graduate Status)
The curriculum for the senior year is the same for all tracks. Students must indicate which track they want (MAcc-Assurance, MAcc-Corporate, or MAcc-Taxation) by the spring semester of their senior year before registering for their final fall classes.
Fall Semester
| ACC 306: | Accounting Systems |
| ACC 404: | Advanced Taxation |
| ACC 524: | Accounting for Gov't and Not-for-Profit Entities (2 cr.) |
| ACC 530: |
International Financial Reporting Standards (1 cr.) |
| FIN 303: | Intermediate Financial Management |
| BUS 602: |
Critical Thinking and Effective Writing |
| BSL 691: | The Public Corporation (2 cr.) |
Spring Semester
| ACC 411: | Advanced Accounting |
| ACC 522: | Advanced Issues in Auditing |
| ACC 643: | Tax Research (2 cr.) |
| MGT 401: | Strategic Management |
| TBD: | Non-accounting undergraduate course |
| BUS 603: | Critical Thinking and Effective Speaking (1 cr.) |
Summer after Senior Year
Students must take one 2-credit graduate course. Accounting courses would be offered based on demand and could include:
- ACC 620: Accounting Controls in IT (offer every summer)
- ACC 647: Estate and Gift Taxes
- ACC 649: Issues in Tax Policy
Students would also be expected to review for the CPA exam during this summer.
Final Fall Semester
| Track Requirement | ||||||
| Assurance | Corporate | Taxation | ||||
| ACC 602: | Analysis of Financial Statements | X | X | X | ||
| ACC 604: | Seminar in Cost Accounting | X | ||||
| ACC 610: | Accounting Research & Theory | X | X | |||
| ACC 623: | International Accounting | X | X | |||
| ACC 640: | Corporate Tax I | X | ||||
| ACC 641: | Corporate Tax II | X | ||||
| ACC 645: | Partnership Tax | X | ||||
| ACC 662: | Taxation of Multinational Corporations | X | ||||
| ACC 6xx: | Financial Reporting Implications of Income Taxes | X | X | |||
| ACC 6xx: | Forensic Accounting | |||||
Graduate Business Electives (offered in the fall)
| BSL 691: | The Public Corporation |
| BSL 692: | Legal Implications of International Business Transactions |
| FIN 650: | Financial Investments |
| FIN 651: | Advanced Topics in Investments |
| FIN 660: | International Finance |
| FIN 670: | Corporate Finance |
| FIN 671: | Advanced Topics in Corporate Finance |
| MGT 679: | Mergers & Acquisitions Strategies |
