Mission for the Accounting Program
Building on liberal arts and sciences education, Truman accounting graduates will integrate analytical, research, communication, interpersonal and leadership skills with business and financial knowledge to be effective financial professionals and prospective leaders.
Degree Requirements
Master of Accountancy
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY STUDENTS
Required Accounting (18 hours):
ACCT 505G Accounting for Non-Business Entities*
ACCT 509G Financial Reporting III
ACCT 604G Foundations of Auditing
ACCT 611G Management Accounting Seminar
ACCT 618G Financial Accounting IV
BSAD 630G Business Strategy
*Students completing a 9-hour concentration in taxation may waive the ACCT 505 course.
Accounting Electives (3-6 hours):
(Choose one/two from the following)*
ACCT 522G Advanced Taxation
ACCT 608G Corporate Taxation
ACCT 610G Tax Research/Estate and Gift
ACCT 615G Seminar in Auditing
ACCT 616G Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
*Students completing a tax concentration will take 9 hours.
Non-Accounting Electives (6 hours):
( Choose two from the following)
BSAD 522G Business Database Management Systems
BSAD 523G Analysis and Design of Business Systems
BSAD 534G Commercial Law
BSAD 542G Decision Support Systems
BSAD 551G International Business
BSAD 625G Marketing Analysis and Strategy
BSAD 629G Advanced Financial Management
BSAD 633G Advanced Decision Analysis Techniques
Unrestricted Electives (0-3 hours)
Total Program Hours 30
PREREQUISITE CORE COURSES
MATH 192 Essentials of Calculus (or equivalent) OR MATH 198 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I
STAT 190 Basic Statistics
ACCT 211 Accounting for Business Operations OR ACCT 220 Introduction to Management Accounting
ACCT 212 Accounting for Financing and Investing Activities OR ACCT 221 Introduction to Financial Accounting
ECON 200 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
BSAD 234 Legal Environment of Business
BSAD 325 Principles of Marketing
BSAD 329 Principles of Finance3
BSAD 349 Organizational Behavior
PREREQUISITE UNDERGRADUATE ACCOUNTING COURSES
ACCT 302 Financial Accounting I
ACCT 303 Financial Accounting II
ACCT 319 Cost Management Accounting
ACCT 367 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 407 Federal Taxation
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Each Master of Accountancy candidate must satisfy the following requirements:
§ Cumulative 3.00 GPA in graduate courses, with no more than six hours of C in graduate courses.
§ Complete at least 24 semester hours of required graduate-level courses at Truman.
§ Complete at least 18 hours of 500- and 600-level accounting courses.
§ Complete at least 15 hours of 600-level courses.
§ Complete at least nine (9) hours of 500- and 600-level non-accounting courses.
§ Complete at least 30 hours of required graduate courses.
§ Pass written comprehensive examinations.