Who pursues a degree in BSBA and MPA Program?
Undergraduate accounting students may enter the master’s program while in the final year of their undergraduate studies as long as they have maintained good
academic standing with the university and have taken the following required courses during their undergraduate studies.
Course # |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
ACCT 201/202 |
Principles of Accounting |
6 |
ACCT 313/314 |
Intermediate Accounting |
6 |
ACCT 308 |
Managerial Accounting |
3 |
ACCT 309 |
Accounting Systems |
3 |
ACCT 312 |
Individual Tax |
3 |
Minors or Concentrations
Typically, students complete two of the following courses during the senior year of their undergraduate studies and two of these courses can count
towards the student’s undergraduate and graduate degree:
Course # |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
ACCT 401 |
Fraud/Internal Audit |
3 |
ACCT 404** |
Advanced Financial |
3 |
ACCT 409 |
Accounting Information Systems (AIS) |
3 |
ACCT 410* |
Auditing |
3 |
ACCT 413 |
Corporate Tax |
3 |
*ACCT 410 is a required course for an undergraduate degree in accounting.
**If a student does not include ACCT 404/804 in their undergraduate degree. ACCT 804 will be required in their MPA program.
What are the MPA Course Requirements?
In a typical MPA program nine hours is considered full-time status and a maximum of 15 hours is permitted in the fall and spring semesters and a
maximum of 12 hours is permitted during the summer sessions.
Courses |
Credit Hours |
ACCT 803 (Fall Only) |
3 |
ACCT 808 |
3 |
ACCT 815, ACCT 816 or ACCT 819 |
3 |
ACCT 831 |
3 |
ACCT 850 |
3 |
ACCT or Business Elective |
3 |
ACCT or Business Elective |
3 |
ACCT or Business Elective |
3 |
ACCT or Business Elective |
3 |
ACCT or Business Elective |
3* |
Graduate Only ACCT or Business Elective |
3** |
Graduate Only ACCT or Business Elective |
3** |
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED |
36 |
*If a student does not include ACCT 404/804 in their undergraduate degree. ACCT 804 will be required in their MPA program.
**These courses have to be graduate only courses within the College of Business. They cannot have a 400 level counterpart.
Please note: Two of the senior level classes may be taken for graduate credit. Any student who has earned senior standing can register for
graduate credit prior to admission to a master’s program. Students register at the 800 level by filling out a Hold of Graduate Credit form.
A letter grade of B or better must be earned in any course that has a 400 level counterpart.