MACCT Curriculum & Concentrations

The Master of Accounting degree offers concentrations tracks. All concentrations are a 33 credit hour program of study.

Integrated BBA/MACCT Program is modeled after the 3-2 program but is aimed at Anderson undergraduate students with a clear focus on accounting, tax accounting, or information assurance. This program will prepare students to obtain a Master of Accountancy and meet the 150-hour requirement to take the CPA exam in about five years at full time.
Advanced Concentration is designed for individuals who have already earned a BBA with a concentration in Accounting.
Information Assurance Concentration is for individuals who have already earned a BBA with a concentration in Accounting.
Professional Concentration is for individuals who have completed an undergraduate degree in a discipline other than accounting.
Tax Concentration is designed for individuals who have already earned a BBA with a concentration in Accounting wishing to pursue advanced studies in taxation.

MACCT Curriculum (Effective Fall 2015)

The following table summarizes the required courses for each concentration. Each concentration has different topic requirements which are satisfied by different courses.

MGMT	Course	Advanced	Professional	Tax
502*	Acct Mgt Info Systems I		Introductory
503*	Managerial/Cost Acctg		Introductory
540*	Financial Acctg I	Accounting	Required	Accounting
541*	Financial Acctg II	Accounting	Required	Accounting
542*	Sem in Personal Tax Planning	Taxation	Required	Taxation
543*	Sem in Business Tax Planning	Taxation	Required	Taxation
544*	Assurance Services		Required
546	Financial Acctg III	Required	Required	Required
547	Tax Research	Taxation		Taxation
548	Sem in International Acctg	Accounting		Accounting
549*	Acctg Info & Control Systems		Required
550¹	Professional Acctg	Accounting	Required	Accounting
553	Internal Auditing	Accounting		Accounting
554¹	Professional Writing for Accts	Required	Required	Required
559	Law for Accountants	Accounting	Required (NonAcctg)	Accounting
590	Corporate Taxation	Taxation		Taxation
591	Estate & Gift Taxation	Taxation		Taxation
592	Partnership & LLC Taxation	Taxation		Taxation
593	Real Estate Taxation	Taxation		Taxation
594	Special Topics	Taxation/Acctg		Taxation/Acctg
626	Accounting Data Analytics	Required	Required	Required
640²	Acct for Not for Profit Orgs	Accounting	Required	Accounting
641	Forensic Accounting	Accounting		Accounting
642	Fraud Examination	Accounting		Accounting
643²	Governmental Accounting	Accounting	Required	Accounting

* Any course taken at the undergraduate level cannot be taken at the graduate level. The graduate level requirement will be waived, but the student must replace the course with an elective and obtain preapproval from the faculty advisor.

(1) Students may take either MGMT 550 or MGMT 554 for the MACCT Professional. MGMT 550 is usually offered in the fall and MGMT 554 is usually offered in the spring semester. Students must take either MGMT 550 or 554 (not both courses) to fulfill program requirements.

(2) Students may take either MGMT 640 or MGMT 643 for the MACCT Professional. MGMT 643 is only offered online in the summer. MGMT 640 is usually offered in the fall semester. Students must take either MGMT 640 or 643 (not both courses) to fulfill program requirements.