Master of Science in Accountancy

The Master of Science in Accountancy program offers students without undergraduate Accounting degrees the chance to obtain the competencies, skills, and abilities necessary for an Accounting career. It is offered through the School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems whose alumni form one of the largest accounting networks in Chicago. The school's full-time faculty hold virtually every relevant degree and credential; includes nationally and internationally known authors, scholars and researchers; and considers teaching its chief mission.

Individuals with an MBA degree or students currently enrolled in the MBA program may have up to seven of their MBA courses count toward the requirements of the Master of Science in Accountancy degree. The exact number of courses that can be double-counted in this manner depends upon the specific coursework of each individual.

The Master of Science in Accountancy will prepare you for a career in accounting by giving you

:: a formal integrated sequence of courses which emphasize intensive study of topics that are relevant to the work of a professional accountant; including the competence required for successful preparation for the CPA Examination, and

:: a core of business classes that allow you to understand other business disciplines and their relationship to accounting issues.

Curriculum

Students are expected to have an adequate background before starting the Master of Science in Accountancy program. Those that do not will be required to take Financial Accounting (ACC 500). After these prerequisite requirements are met, students complete the program by taking 15 courses as listed below.

Students must complete the following Management Core courses.
:: Concepts of Micro and Macro Economics (ECO 501)
:: Financial Management (FIN 555)
:: Applied Quantitative analysis (GSB 420)
:: Accounting Information Systems (ACC 610)

Students must also take the following 11 Accountancy courses.
:: Financial Accounting Theory and Practice (ACC 541)
:: Cost and Managerial Accounting (ACC 542)
:: Financial Accounting Theory and Practice II (ACC 543)
:: Advanced Topics in Accounting Theory (ACC 545)
:: Audit and Regulation of Corporate Financial Reporting (ACC 547)
:: Tax Treatment of Individuals and Property Transactions (ACC 548)
:: Advanced Topics in Auditing (ACC 550)
:: Tax Treatment of Corporations and Partnerships (ACC 551)
:: Legal and Ethical Environment of Accounting Practice (ACC 552)
:: Accounting Theory and Policy Formulation (ACC 640)
:: an Accounting Elective


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