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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accountancy, M.Acc.

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Darius Fatemi, Ph.D., Graduate Program Director

Purpose

The Master of Accountancy (MAcc) degree program supports the mission of Northern Kentucky University to educate “students to be productive citizens, to prepare them for success in careers and occupations….” There are three tracks within the MAcc degree program. The Professional Track is to allow those with an undergraduate accounting degree to meet the requirement that candidates for the certified public accountant examination have 150 semester hours including a bachelor’s degree. Students with an undergraduate accounting degree enter this track. The second track is the Tax Track. This track is intended to allow those with an undergraduate accounting degree to choose a specialty in tax by completing tax elective courses and to meet the requirement that candidates for the certified public accountant examination have 150 semester hours including a bachelor’s degree. The third track is the Accounting Practice and Reporting Track. This track meets the needs of students who do not have an undergraduate degree in accounting but who wish to pursue a career in accounting.

Admission

Admission Process

Students applying to the MAcc program in the Haile/US Bank College of Business must submit the following:

  1. An application for graduate admission and application fee.
  2. Official copies of transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) coursework.
  3. Evidence of readiness for the rigor of the program. Examples of how this can be demonstrated to the admissions committee include, but are not limited to, GMAT/GRE scores, transcripts including analytical coursework, prior completion of a graduate degree, and/or relevant work experience.
  4. A current resume (3 years of work experience is strongly encouraged).
  5. A statement of purpose explaining your interest in a MAcc degree in general and the NKU MAcc degree in particular.
  6. If applicable, an official copy of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

To enter the MAcc 4+1 Track, undergraduate BSBA students at NKU who have completed ACC 200 may be invited to apply. Students applying to the MAcc 4+1 Track must submit the following:

  1. Statement of Purpose
  2. Resume

In addition, 4+1 applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and must have completed at least 15 credit hours at NKU. GMAT and application fee are waived. 

Submit applications and all supporting documents to the Office of Graduate Education, Northern Kentucky University, Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099.

Application deadlines are as follows:

Term Domestic Applicants International Applicants
Fall Semester July 1 June 1
Spring Semester December 1 October 1
Summer Semester April 1 March 1


♦ Indicates prerequisite.

Program Requirements

Additional Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission to the MAcc program, applicants must meet all requirements for admission to a Haile/US Bank College of Business program (detailed above). All academic requirements of the Haile/US Bank College of Business program related to transfer credit and academic standing (see above under Haile/US Bank College of Business main section in the graduate section of this catalog) are enforced for the MAcc program. Students who are enrolled in or have completed the MBA at NKU and choose to pursue a MAcc in the professional track may transfer up to nine semester hours completed under the MBA to degree requirements of the MAcc with the approval of the graduate program director.

Professional Track Program Requirements (30 credits hours)

The Professional Track is a 30 semester hour program composed of 21 semester hours of required courses and nine semester hours of electives. To enter this track, students must have completed two introductory accounting courses and three semester hours of intermediate accounting.

Required Courses (30 credit hours):

Three electives may be selected from any graduate course approved by the MAcc program director (such as ACC 630 , ACC 634 , ACC 638 , and ACC 650).  For all courses, prerequisites must be met, unless approval is granted by the program director.

Tax Track Program Requirements (30 credit hours)

The Tax Track is a 30 semester hour program composed of 21 semester hours of required courses and nine semester hours of graduate tax electives. To enter this track, students must have completed two introductory accounting courses, a tax course, and three semester hours of intermediate accounting. For all courses, prerequisites must be met, unless approval is granted by the program director.

Required courses (30 credit hours):

Three electives may be selected from the following graduate tax courses:

Accounting Practice and Reporting Track Program Requirements (36 credit hours)

The Accounting Practice and Reporting Track is a 36 semester hour program composed of 12 required courses. The required courses are listed below. It is suggested that courses be taken in the order presented below. For all courses, prerequisites must be met, unless approval is granted by the program director.

Required courses (36 credit hours):

MAcc 4+1 Track Program Requirements (30 credit hours)

The MAcc 4+1 Track is a 30 semester hour track of the MAcc program composed of 27 semester hours of required courses and a 3 semester hour elective course. Applicants will be accepted into the MAcc 4+1 Track when they are NKU undergraduate BSBA students and will complete the program in one year after earning their BSBA degree. Students enrolled in the MAcc 4+1 Track will earn both a BSBA and a MAcc degree in a five-year period.

ACC 500  and ACC 520  will be completed while MAcc 4+1 Track students are enrolled as undergraduate BSBA students.

Required courses (30 credit hours):

Students must complete one 3 semester hour elective:

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