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MPAcc Curriculum (2025-2026 Catalog)
You will complete 30 credit hours for the MPAcc degree:
- 21 credit hours of required core courses
- 6 credit hours of open accounting electives
- 3 credit hours of an experiential learning course
MPAcc degree requirements, course descriptions, and prerequisite information is available in the Graduate Catalog.
Planned Course Offerings By Term
| Course | Title | Pre-requisite | Anticipated term offering |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) ACCM 5000 | Accounting Ethics, Professionalism, and Leadership | None | fall and spring |
| 2) ACCM 5020 | Communication and Accounting Research | None | spring and summer |
| 3) ACCM 5070 | Taxation for Decision Makers | None | summer and fall |
| 4) ACCM 5400 | Strategic Cost Management | ACCM 5050/MBA 5105 or ACC 2020 | fall and spring |
| 5) ACCM 5510 | Accounting Theory | ACCM 5020, & ACCM 5100 or ACC 3520 | fall and spring |
| 6) ACCM 6580 | Financial Statement Analysis and Quantitative Methods | ACCM 5100 or ACC 3510 | fall and spring |
| 7) ACCM 5200 OR | Contemporary Auditing Issues | ACCM 5100 or ACC 3520 | fall |
| 7) ACCM 5600 | Fraud Examination Awareness Seminar | ACCM 5100 or ACC 3520 | spring |
| Course | Title | Pre-requisite | Anticipated term offering |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCM 5060 | Commercial Law for Accountants | ACCM 5050/MBA 5105 or ACC 2020 | summer |
| ACCM 5090 | Tax Research | ACCM 5070 or ACC 3090 | spring |
| ACCM 5200 | Contemporary Auditing Issues | ACCM 5100 or ACC 3520 | fall |
| MBA 5220* | Practical Business Analytics | None | fall |
| MBA 5230* | Data Mining for Business Intelligence | None | spring |
| ACCM 5600 | Fraud Examination Awareness Seminar | ACCM 5100 or ACC 3520 | spring |
| ACCM 5650 | Legal Elements of Fraud | ACCM 5600 | fall |
| ACCM 5800 | Governance and Risk Assurance Theory | ACCM 5020 or ACCM 5100 or ACC 3520 | spring |
| ACCM 6100 | Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders I | ACCM 5070 or ACCM 5090 | summer |
| ACCM 6140 | Small Business Taxation | ACCM 5070 or ACCM 5090 | fall |
| Course | Title | Pre-requisite | Anticipated term offering |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCM 5810 | Small Business Consulting and Accounting | ACCM 5100 or ACC 3510, & ACCM 5400 or ACC 3400 | fall |
| ACCM 5901 | Risk Assurance and Advisory Engagements | ACCM 5020 | fall and spring |
| ACCM 5980 | Master’s Accounting Internship | Review and approval needed | fall, spring, and summer |
| ACCM 6080 | Tax Leadership and Management | Review and approval needed | spring |
| ACCM 6950 | Accounting Research | Review and approval needed | fall and spring |
*Note that MBA 5220 and MBA 5230 are MBA courses that MPAcc students are allowed to take. MBA program specific tuition and fees are associated with these MBA courses.
Pre-Requisite Graduate Course Requirement (If Assigned)
Students without an accounting degree may be required to take the following leveling classes in conjunction with the MPAcc curriculum. Leveling classes do not count towards degree completion. See your graduate program manager to determine whether these classes are appropriate in your unique situation.
- 1) ACCM 5050/MBA 5105 Accounting Concepts OR
- ACC 2010 Principles of Accounting I & ACC 2020 Principles of Accounting II
- 2) ACCM 5100 Financial Accounting & Reporting OR
- ACC 3510 Intermediate Accounting I & ACC 3520 Intermediate Accounting II