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Sep 07, 2024
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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Accounting, M.S.
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The objective of the Master of Science degree in Accounting is to provide a broad-based background in business and depth and breadth in accounting. This will provide students with a strong basis for exercising judgement in accounting-related decisions within managerial and professional positions and enhance career development. The program serves both working professionals and full-time students and satisfies the educational requirements to take the Texas Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination.
Students with a bachelor degree in any major are qualified to apply for the MS in Accounting program. Students who possess an undergraduate degree in accounting can complete the MS in Accounting degree program in as few as 30 credit hours. Students who enter the MS in Accounting program with an undergraduate business-related major outside of accounting will likely have satisfied the business and Principles of Accounting I foundation requirements and thus can complete the degree in as few as 42 credit hours. Students who have not taken business courses may need to take ten foundations courses and thus can complete the degree in 60 credit hours.
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Major Requirements
The major requirement courses for MS in Accounting students are as follows: Additional Information
- A three-hour accounting elective (ACCT XXXX) is also required.
- If the MS in Accounting with a concentration in MIS is declared, the Accounting Elective is replaced with an MIS concentration course.
- In some cases, a major course can be replaced with an elective course if a student has recently achieved a satisfactory grade in an undergraduate course covering similar material. If an accounting major course is replaced, the student must substitute that course with a graduate accounting elective. If a non accounting major course is replaced, the student must substitute that course with a graduate business elective, which includes graduate accounting elective courses.
Accounting Electives
The accounting elective courses for MS in Accounting students are as follows: Foundation Courses
In some cases, a student will need to take one or more foundation courses to obtain the necessary prerequisite knowledge to take the major courses and meet the education requirements to take the Texas CPA examination.
The foundation courses that may be required for some MS in Accounting students are as follows:
Accounting Concentration in Management Information Systems (MIS)
Students may choose an information systems concentration in their Master of Science Degree in Accounting.
Students must take ISAM 5030 and 3 of the remaining 5 courses listed:
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