Master of Accounting Degree

The Master of Accounting program (MAcc) is offered on the non-thesis option. A minimum of 30 semester hours is required for the degree, of which a minimum of 15 hours must be at the 200-level. In addition, there can be no more than 9 credit hours of UNI g-level course included in the program of study and all transfer credit must be at the graduate level (i.e., equivalent to UNI's 200-level courses). Research papers are required as an integral component of most graduate level courses.

Students desiring entry into this degree program must have: a minimum Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score of 500, a grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or better on all upper division (junior/senior) accounting courses, and satisfactorily completed 120:129, 120:130, and 150:113. In addition, a minimum admission score of 1150 (computed by multiplying the undergraduate GPA by 200 and adding the GMAT score) is required. Students may be admitted on a probationary basis if their GMAT score and/or their average grades on upper division accounting courses fall below 500 and/or 3.00, respectively.

Students from countries where the native language is not English are required to take the GMAT, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE). Applicants must earn a minimum score of 575 on the TOEFL (or 230 on the computerized TOEFL) and a score of 50 on the TSE to be considered/eligible for admission.

UNI undergraduate accounting students interested in the MAcc Integrated Program may apply for admission to the program during the semester they are completing Intermediate Accounting II (120:130). An Application for Admission to Graduate Study must be completed and the student's interest in the MAcc Integrated Program must be indicated on the application itself. If accepted into the MAcc Integrated Program, the student will receive both the B.A. and MAcc degrees upon completion of the program.

Once admitted into the integrated program, UNI undergraduate accounting students (who are classified as seniors) and in the final semester of their senior year (or in the spring semester before their final semester in the summer or taking a graduate internship in a semester prior to their final semester), may register for graduate credit as a senior, with the approval of the department head (see guidelines on page xxx). The student must present a signed Student Request form (with the appropriate signatures), when registering for graduate credit as a senior. The combined total number of hours, both undergraduate and graduate, may not exceed 15 hours in a semester, or 8 hours in a summer session. Graduate work completed on the early admission basis will be counted as graduate credit only if the student actually earns the bachelor's degree within two years from the time the student took the course and will not be counted toward the undergraduate degree.

Required:

Accounting: 120:229

3 hours

Accounting Research: 120:214 or 120:243

3 hours

Accounting electives from the following

9 hours

Must have 6 hours of 200-level.

120:135; 120:139; 120:141; 120:236; 120:240; 120:242; 120:263;
120:269; 120:280; 120:285; 120:289; 120:299; 120:214 or 120:243 (if not already taken) or other accounting courses approved by the Department of Accounting

Communication component from the following

3 hours

Management: 150:114; 150:280 (communications topic).

Communication: 48C:134; 48C:141; 48C:151; 48C:153.

Any other non-accounting courses approved by Department of Accounting.

Information Technology component from the following

3 hours

Accounting: 120:236 (may still have 9 hours of accounting electives).

Management: 150:249.

Any other non-accounting course approved by Department of Accounting.

International Business component from the following

3 hours

Marketing: 130:177.

Finance: 160:158.

Economics: 920:136; 920:175.

Any other non-accounting course approved by Department of Accounting.

This requirement is met if the student holds an International Business Certificate. If the student has a minor in a foreign language, the programcoordinator will determine if this requirement has been met. If this component is waived, an additional 3 hours of electives will be required.

Electives:

6 hours

Economics: 920:135.

Any 200-level, non-accounting College of Business course.

Any non-accounting component course listed above.

For those interested in the government/nonprofit sector

Economics: 920:117; 920:125; 920:148.

Political Science: 942:153; 942:172; 942:173; 942:174.

History: 960:225.

Any non-accounting course approved by Department of Accounting.

Total

30 hours

Students will be required to satisfy an Experiential Component with a pre-approved experience. Ways in which this component might be satisfied include enrollment and satisfactory completion of 120:141 or 120:144 or 120:169 or 120:179 or 120:269. Non-academic credit work experience may also satisfy this requirement. Students will be required to prepare a written report summarizing their experience. Supervising faculty will determine whether the experience goals have been satisfied.

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