The 30-hour master’s program provides students with a corporate governance perspective that emphasizes accounting in a service-oriented economy. 

Prerequisites for the Master of Science degree in Accounting requires a grade of C or better in following courses (or their equivalents):

• ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting
• ACCT 3100 - Foundations of Accounting
• ACCT 3110 - Intermediate Accounting I
• ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Accounting II
• ACCT 3310 - Intermediate Managerial Accounting
• ACCT 3320 - Accounting Analytics I
• ACCT 4020 - Accounting Systems
• ACCT 4521 - Individual Tax Compliance/Plan
• ACCT 4240 - Audit/Assurance Services
• SCMS 3711 - Business Analytics

• A minimum of 30 semester hours of approved graduate courses.
• The 30 graduate credits must include at least 21 hours in Accounting, with no more than 9 hours of 6000 level courses.
• An internship does not count as credit toward the degree but is reported on the transcript.

NOTE: this list is subject to change. Students must consult the UofM Catalog or their academic advisor to ensure they are taking the correct courses.

1. Accounting Core - 12 hours
   
   • ACCT 6211 - Adv Financial & Gov Reporting*
   • ACCT 7242 - Advanced Auditing
   • ACCT 7521 - Taxation/Bus Entities
   • ACCT 7322 - Advanced Managerial Acct
     
     
2. Business Analysis & Reporting - 12 hours
   
   • ACCT 7312 - Accounting Data Analytics II
   • ACCT 7232 - Emerging Attestations
   • ACCT 7140 - Financial Statement Analysis
   • MIS 7660 - Advanced Data Management
     
     
3. Additional Electives = as needed to bring the total hours earned to a minimum of 30.

*If the student had earlier passed ACCT 4211, then they must substitute a 3-hour Accounting elective approved by the MS-Accounting Advisor.

The requirements and course descriptions are all listed on the UofM's Online Catalog.

It is very important that you review our instructional page on how to utilize the online catalog before visiting the catalog's website.