Accountancy, M.Acc.

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The M.Acc. degree requires a minimum of 30 credits of approved graduate coursework, including at least 24 graduate accounting credits and six graduate business credits. At least 18 graduate accounting credits must be earned at Samford University. Students must have a cumulative Samford graduate GPA of 3.00 or better in order to graduate.

Upon completion of the program, students will meet the State of Alabama’s education requirements to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. The following undergraduate courses, or their equivalents, must be completed prior to beginning graduate work: ACCT 211 , ACCT 212 , ACCT 310 , ACCT 311 , ACCT 312 , ACCT 313 , ACCT 420 , ACCT 470 ; BUSA 252 , and BUSA 454 . Additionally, students may be required to take up to 19 credits of non-accounting business courses before beginning the M.Acc. program. See the Pre-MAcc portion of our website and the undergraduate business course listings for more information.

Required Courses

Accounting: 24 Credits

Accounting Core: 6-15 Credits

ACCT 510 - Income Tax II (3) *
ACCT 515 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting (3) *
ACCT 520 - Auditing II (3)
ACCT 525 - Applied Professional Research (3)
ACCT 540 - Financial Accounting and Reporting III (3) *

Accounting Electives: 9-18 Credits

(select three or more)

ACCT 514 - Tax Research (3)
ACCT 521 - Fraud Examination (3)
ACCT 550 - Managerial Accounting Seminar (3)
ACCT 555 - Accounting Internship (3)
ACCT 560 - Accounting Theory (3)
ACCT 570 - Financial Statement Analysis (3)
ACCT 594 - Topics in Accounting (3)

Business: 6 Credits

Business Electives: 6 Credits**

(select two)

BUSA 533 - Management Information Systems (MIS) and Communications Technology (3)
BUSA 551 - Operations Management (3)
BUSA 552 - Managing Corporate Integrity (3)
ECON 520 - The Economics of Competitive Strategy (3)
FINC 521 - Managerial Finance (3)
MNGT 535 - Human Resources and Organization Management (3)
MARK 541 - Marketing Strategy (3)
M.B.A. Electives (3-6)

Total Required Credits: 30

* Course may be waived with appropriate undergraduate credit. Waived courses do not count towards the required 24 graduate accounting credits nor the 30 credits required overall. If waived, an additional 500-level ACCT course must be completed to reach 24 graduate accounting hours.

** Must meet prerequisites of courses selected.