The program requires a minimum of 30 semester hours beyond a bachelors degree in accounting. The program must contain not less than 15 semester hours of accounting of which 12 must be in courses reserved exclusively for graduate students. The program must contain not less than 9 semester hours outside of the accounting discipline. The Graduate Coordinator must approve each MPAcc student's plan of study which will show all courses that the student plans to take. A plan of study must be filed when a student is accepted into the program, when the student wishes to make changes, and each year the student remains in the program.
Students can select one of the following tracks.
Six or more hours must be taken outside the accounting discipline. Select 15 hours from 4000 or higher-numbered courses which were not taken in the student's undergraduate program. Nine or more hours must be taken outside the accounting discipline. Select at least 12 hours from 4000 or higher-numbered courses which were not taken in the student's undergraduate program. Three or more hours must be taken within the accounting discipline and three or more must be taken outside the accounting discipline.