College of Business - MBA in Accounting
MBA in Accounting
The MBA with a concentration in Accounting provides the technical knowledge and critical thinking capabilities to solve complex accounting problems while completing the accounting hours to become 150-ready for the CPA exam.
Foundation and Core Requirements
Required Foundation Courses
These courses are waivable based on prior coursework. If needed, these courses are offered fully online in an 8-week format and can be completed in a single semester.
- BUSI 6A02 Statistics and Research Methods
- ACCT 6A01 Financial Reporting & Analysis
- ECON 6351 Economics for Managers
Required Core Courses
The core curriculum consists of the following courses, equivalent to 24 credit hours total.
- MGMT 6350 Strategic Management
- ACCT 6352 Strategic Cost Management
- MGMT 6352 Contemporary MIS Issues
- MGMT 6354 Management and Leadership
- MKTG 6352 Marketing Management OR MKTG 6377 International Marketing
- FINC 6352 Financial Management
- MGMT 6355 Operations and Supply Chain Management
- MGMT 6399 Program Capstone

Accounting Concentration
Complete ACCT 6371 Advanced Auditing
Choose 3 of the following:
ACCT 6300 Selected Topics in Accounting
ACCT 6331 Advanced Accounting
ACCT 6353 Accounting Theory
ACCT 6354 Corporate Taxation
ACCT 6373 Contemporary Issues in Accounting
ACCT 6374 Accounting Ethics
ACCT 6375 Oil & Gas Accounting
ACCT 6376 Tax Research
ACCT 6378 Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
ACCT 6380 Forensic Accounting
BUSI 6390 Field Studies/Internship

Total Program Requirements
Required Foundation/Prerequisite Courses {Varies by individual}
Required Core+Elective/Concentration Requirements 36 hours
For students coming from non-accounting undergraduate programs, additional undergraduate prerequisites may be required for enrollment in the concentration courses.