Master of Science - Accounting (For Non-Accountants)

The MS in Accounting program features two tracks. Completion of either track can academically qualify students to take the CPA exam and meet licensing requirements.

Track A is designed for students who have an undergraduate major and concentration in accounting. This track was recognized with the American Accounting Association’s prestigious Innovation in Accounting Education Award. Track B is tailored to students who do not have an undergraduate background in accounting but desire to focus in this area at the graduate level.

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• Analyze accounting problems for a multinational business enterprise. Graduates will be able construct and select solutions to these problems. (Critical Thinking)
  
• Analyze, and propose effective solutions to, ethical problems in the accounting profession and in multinational business enterprise. (Ethics and Control)
• Evaluate the importance of quality accounting information and assess the threats to accounting information reliability and relevance. (Information Quality)
• Produce effective collaboration, leadership, negotiation and communication skills needed for effective resolution of multinational business accounting problems. (Communication and Interaction)
• Evaluate the impact of financial, regulatory, and global developments on accounting standards and the accounting profession. (Perspective)
• Integrate technology in the accounting function. (Technology and Systems)