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Online Degree Requirements

Master of Accounting students are required to take 48 credits – a combination of core, concentration and elective courses.

Core Requirements (34 credits required)

  • Leadership Immersion (1)
  • Accounting Systems Essentials (2)
  • Financial Reporting A (2)
  • Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling (2)
  • Data Analytics for Accountants (2)
  • Introductory Finance (4)
  • Managerial Accounting (2)
  • Financial Reporting B (4)
  • Auditing and Assurance Services (4)
  • Federal Income Tax (4)
  • Financial Reporting C (4)
  • Professional Communication (2)
  • Applications of Financial Reporting (1)

Concentrations (8 credits required)

(A concentration is not required. Students not pursuing a concentration may substitute with elective credits.)

Tax Concentration

  • International Tax (2)
  • Taxation of Flow-Through Entities (2)
  • Corporate Tax Strategy (2)
  • Tax Research (2)

Audit Concentration

  • Applied Audit (2)
  • Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions (2)
  • Advanced Auditing (2)
  • Financial Reporting & Disclosure (2)

Financial Analysis and Reporting Concentration

  • Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation (2)
  • Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions (2)
  • Corporate Tax Strategy  (2)
  • Financial Reporting & Disclosure (2)

Electives (6 credits required)

(Choose six credits.)

  • Essentials of Business Law and Commercial Transactions (4)
  • Business Entities and Securities Regulation (2)
  • Governmental Accounting (2)
  • Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation* (4)
  • International Tax* (2)
  • Taxation of Flow-Through Entities* (2)
  • Corporate Tax Strategy* (2)
  • Tax Research* (2)
  • Applied Audit* (2)
  • Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions* (2)
  • Advanced Auditing* (2)
  • Financial Reporting & Disclosure* (2)
  • Data Visualization for Accountants (2)
  • Ethics & Professionalism (2)
  • Accounting and Public Policy (2)
  • Economics (4)
  • Developing Management and Leadership Skills (4)
  • Negotiations (2)
  • Leading In The Middle (4)
  • Modeling (2)

*Required within certain concentrations.