The Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) program advances the student’s knowledge base in business and accounting while preparing for a professional career in accountancy. The accountancy program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), as part of the overall accreditation of the College of Business, as well as the supplemental AACSB accreditation of accounting programs. The AACSB is the world’s largest business education network and longest-serving accrediting body for business schools with undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.
The Adkerson School of Accountancy combines general, broad business and accounting education into a specialized curriculum designed to meet the greater demand for accountants, stemming from developments in information technology, increasingly complicated taxation and governmental control measures, and a growing awareness of the need for accurate control methods in existing businesses. The Master of Professional Accountancy program prepare students for positions in public, private, or governmental accounting.
Prospective Career Paths include, but are not limited to:
- Private Accountant
- Public Accountant
- Government Accountant
- Auditor
- Controller
- Fraud Examiner
- Entrepreneur
- Attorney
Program Structure
The Master of Accountancy is a non-thesis degree programs and requires 30-semester hours in coursework. At least 24 of semester hours must be in graduate level accounting courses. A minor in Accounting Data Analytics is also available.
- ACC 6063 Income Tax II
- ACC 8013 Seminar in Financial Accounting Theory
- ACC 8023 Advanced Managerial Accounting
- ACC 8033 Assurance & Audit Data Analysis
- ACC 8053 Financial Accounting Policy (incorporates CPA exam prep)
- ACC 8063 Research in Tax Practice & Procedures
- ACC 8073 Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders
- ACC 8093 Taxation of Partnerships, S-Corporations, Trusts, & Estates
- ACC 8123 Tax Topics
- ACC 8143 Accounting Data Analytics
- ACC 8153 Ethics in Accounting
- ACC 8173 IT Audit, Control, and Data Analysis
- Any of the above Accounting Electives not taken as a required course
- ACC 8143 Accounting Data Analytics*
- BIS 8413 Data Analytics*
- BQU 6413 Business Forecasting and Predictive Analytics
- BIS 6113 BIS Security Management
- BIS 6523 Business Programming w/COBOL
- BIS 8113 Mgt Info Tech & Sys
- BIS 8213 Secure System Analysis & Design
- BIS 8313 Advanced Database Design and Administration
- BL 6243 Entrepreneur Law
- BL 6333 Real Estate Law
- BL 8113 Law Ethics & Dispute Resolution
- BQU 6423 Business Decision Analysis
- FIN 8113 Corporate Finance
- MGT 8103 Strategic Entrepreneurial Management
- MGT 8113 Leadership Skills
- MKT 6143 Sales Management
- MKT 8153 Strategic Marketing Management
*These courses are required for the Accounting Data Analytics Minor in the Master of Professional Accountancy Program
Master of Professional Accountancy with concentration Data Analytics
- ACC 6063 Income Tax II
- ACC 8013 Seminar in Financial Accounting Theory
- ACC 8023 Advanced Managerial Accounting
- ACC 8033 Assurance & Audit Data Analysis
- ACC 8143 Accounting Data Analytics
- ACC 8173 IT Audit, Control, and Data Analysis
Choose 3 of the following:
- ACC 8053 Financial Accounting Policy (incorporates CPA exam prep)
- ACC 8063 Research in Tax Practice & Procedures
- ACC 8073 Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders
- ACC 8093 Taxation of Partnerships, S-Corporations, Trusts, & Estates
- ACC 8123 Tax Topics
- ACC 8153 Ethics in Accounting
- BIS 8413 Data Analytics
Admissions Process
A committee of faculty members from the Adkerson School of Accountancy will review applications. A student applying to the Adkerson School of Accountancy for the Master of Professional Accountancy or the Master of Taxation must meet the following requirements for their application to be reviewed for admission:
- Complete an Application
- A 3.0 GPA or above on all course work or the last 60 hours of courses attempted.
- A 3.0 GPA or above in all Accounting classes.
- Hold a four-year, regionally accredited (SACS, NCACS, NEACS, etc.) bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution
- Be a U.S. citizen or a Green Card holder (Permanent Resident) and have either a USA or APO address
- Completion of the following prerequisites or the equivalent in a curriculum emphasizing Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as pronounced by the Financial Accounting Standards Board:
- ACC 3003 Accounting Information Systems I
- ACC 3013 Cost Accounting
- ACC 3023 Intermediate Accounting I
- ACC 3033 Intermediate Accounting II
- ACC 4013 Income Tax
- ACC 4033 Auditing
- Completion of the following prerequisites or the equivalent:
- BL 2413 Legal Environment of Business
- EC 2113 Principles of Macroeconomics
- EC 2123 Principles of Microeconomics
- FIN 3123 Financial Management
- A course demonstrating computer literacy
- A course demonstrating written communication skills
The application deadlines for Master of Professional Accountancy and Master of Taxation are as followed:
| Regular Deadline | |
|---|---|
| Fall | Aug 1 |
| Spring | Dec 1 |
| Summer | May 15 |
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