Accountancy Master's
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 735 | Applied Professional Research | 3 |
| ACCT 755 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| MIS 770 | Information Technology Audit and Risk Management | 3 |
| ACCT 740 | Advanced Topics in Management Accounting | 3 |
| Select three (3) courses from the following: | 9 | |
| Fraud Examination 1 | ||
| Advanced Fraud Examination via Data Analytics 1 | ||
| Advanced Accounting 1 | ||
| Tax Accounting I 1 | ||
| Tax Accounting II 1 | ||
| Accounting Information Systems 1 | ||
| Auditing I 1 | ||
| Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting 1 | ||
| Auditing II | ||
| International Financial Reporting Standards | ||
| Choose a minimum of 9 credit hours' worth of courses from the list and 6 of them must be STEM-qualified electives | 9 | |
| Special Topics | ||
| Individual Study/Tutorial | ||
| Investment Analysis and Management 1 | ||
| Management of Financial Institutions 1 | ||
| Creating and Marketing Innovations 3 | ||
| Marketing Analytics and Customer Intelligence 3 | ||
| Digital Marketing 3 | ||
| Business Analytics Concepts 3 | ||
| Business Analytics Strategy 3 | ||
| Business Analytics Methods 3 | ||
| Enterprise Systems 3 | ||
| Business Data Mining and Predictive Analytics 3 | ||
| Data Visualization 3 | ||
| Graduate Seminar 3 | ||
| Database Management 3 | ||
| Predictive Analytics 3 | ||
| Integrated Supply Chain System 3 | ||
| Introduction to ERP 3 | ||
| ERP Configuration 3 | ||
| Practical Data Analytics 3 | ||
| Consumer Behavior 1 | ||
| Human Resource Management 1 | ||
Students cannot take the 600-level course if they took the 400-level course. 1 | ||
The elective course must be pre-approved by the Master of Accountancy (MAcc) Director in writing. 2 | ||
STEM qualified elective. 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Admission and Application Requirements
- Undergraduate degree from an Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB*) accredited institution.
- Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Minimum cumulative GPA for accounting upper-division courses of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- A GPA of at least 2.9 on a 4.0 scale is required for the following courses and at most one C:
- ACCT 311 (Intermediate Accounting I)
- ACCT 312 (Intermediate Accounting II)
- ACCT 320 (Cost Accounting)
- ACCT 418 (Tax I)
- ACCT 421 (Audit I)
- If the requirements 1-4 are not satisfied, then a minimum score of 550 on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is needed for consideration.
- A statement of purpose describing reasons for pursuing a Master of Accountancy (MAcc) degree.
- Two letters of recommendation.**
- Conditional admission is granted solely at the discretion of the M.Acc. Director and/or the M.Acc. committee.
Specific instructions for graduates with a bachelor’s degree from:
A. Non-NDSU North Dakota four-year, not-for-profit schools and Tri-College schools
i. Requirements 2 - 7 should be satisfied to apply for consideration.
B. All other regionally accredited schools, including those located internationally
i. Requirements 2 – 4, 6, and 7 should be satisfied to apply for consideration.
ii. Requirement 5 is not applicable.
iii. A GMAT with a minimum score of 550 is required by all.
* Click here to view a list of AACSB-accredited schools.
** Not required for NDSU accounting undergraduates.
Graduate School admission and application requirements are found on the Admission Information page.
All international applicants for this program are required to submit a course-by-course transcript evaluation from World Education Services (WES). See www.wes.org.