Program Overview

MBA/MS in Accounting

Admission Requirements

Applicants to the joint degree program must satisfy the admission requirements of both the MBA and MS programs.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:

• Minimum Semester Hours Required: 68.
• Coursework: Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00/4.00 for all coursework. No more than two 400-level courses can be counted toward the MS portion of the degree.

Course List

The following courses are required for the program:

• Required Courses (20 courses, 80 hours)
  • MBA Core Courses
    • ACTG 500: Introduction to Financial Accounting
    • ECON 520: Microeconomics for Business Decisions
    • FIN 500: Introduction to Corporate Finance
    • IDS 532: Introduction to Operations Management
    • MGMT 541: Organizational Behavior
    • MKTG 500: Introduction to Marketing
  • MBA Electives
    • A three-course concentration within the MBA program, excluding accounting
    • One 500-level business course from a department other than accounting and the MBA concentration field
  • Required Accounting Courses
    • Select five courses from the following:
      • ACTG 417: Advanced Financial Accounting
      • ACTG 446: Federal Income Tax II
      • ACTG 456: Business Law II: Business Organizations
      • ACTG 465: Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting
      • ACTG 475: Database Accounting Systems
      • ACTG 484: International Accounting
      • ACTG 509: Business Law: Commercial Transactions
      • ACTG 515: Accounting Theory and Paradigms
      • ACTG 516: Financial Statement Analysis
      • ACTG 525: Management Control and Data-Based Decision Making
      • ACTG 535: Advanced Auditing
      • ACTG 537: Fraud Examination
      • ACTG 545: Advanced Taxation of Business Entities
      • ACTG 570: The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
      • ACTG 585: Corporate Valuation and Accounting Information
      • ACTG 593: Professional Accounting Research
      • ACTG 594: Special Topics in Accounting - Graduate
    • At least two courses must be from:
      • ACTG 516: Financial Statement Analysis
      • ACTG 525: Management Control and Data-Based Decision Making
      • ACTG 585: Corporate Valuation and Accounting Information
      • ACTG 593: Professional Accounting Research
  • Accounting Background Courses
    • ACTG 435: Auditing
    • ACTG 502: Financial Accounting I
    • ACTG 503: Financial Accounting II
    • ACTG 506: Management Accounting
    • ACTG 508: Federal Income Tax - Graduate

Additional Requirements

• Comprehensive Examination: None.
• Thesis, Project, or Coursework-Only Options: Coursework only. No other options are available.
• Any of the accounting background courses can be waived with prior credit, and ACTG 500 can be waived with a competency examination. However, a minimum of 68 hours must be completed by taking additional accounting or business electives.