Degree Requirements
Foundation Courses
0-27 semester hours
The foundation courses a student must fulfill are determined by a review of the student’s undergraduate coursework and professional experience. If foundation courses are needed, they should be among the first courses taken. In order to waive any of the foundation courses, an equivalent course must have been completed with a grade higher than a “C” and within the past seven years.
Undergraduate accounting courses can be used to satisfy the following accounting foundation courses:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 501 | Corporate Accounting and Reporting I | 3 |
| BUS 502 | Corporate Accounting and Reporting II | 3 |
| BUS 505 | Accounting for Specialized Entities | 3 |
| BUS 506 | Auditing Standards & Practices | 3 |
| BUS 508I | Federal Taxation Concepts and Practices - Individual | 3 |
| BUS 509 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 18 | |
Students may also be required to take the MBA foundation courses. Undergraduate business courses can be used to satisfy these foundation courses:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 600A | Accounting & Finance | 3 |
| BUS 600B | Economics | 3 |
| BUS 600C | Statistics | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 9 | |
Total Program: 30 semester hours
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 501 | Financial Accounting Issues | 3 |
| ACCT 504 | Corporate Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT 507 | Advanced Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 508 | Governmental and Not for Profit Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 510 | Advanced Auditing | 3 |
| ACCT 543 | Acct Ethics & Prof Resp | 3 |
| ACCT 595 | Accounting Research and Communication | 3 |
| ACCT 596 | Accounting Graduate Seminar | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
ACCT 506 | Forensic Accounting | |
MDA 501 | SAS Programming Essentials | |
MDA 502 | Multivariate Statistical Analysis | |
| Total Semester Hours | 30 | |