Once accepted to the graduate program, a review of transcripts determines the courses required to complete the MAcc degree. Courses may be exempted with equivalent undergraduate courses or the individual may complete them while enrolled in the MAcc Program. All admitted candidates must have a record of the following accounting and business courses to receive the MAcc degree:
Accounting Foundation
- Principles of Accounting, I and II*
- Intermediate Accounting, I and II*
- Intermediate Accounting, III, if needed
- Managerial I*
- Auditing Risk Assessment, and Control
- Systems I
- Taxation I*
*These courses must be completed prior to application to the program.
Business Foundation
- Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business
- Micro- and Macroeconomics
- Financial Management
- Marketing Management
- Management Information Systems
- Management of Organizations & Individuals
- Business Statistics
The foundation courses are in addition to the 30 graduate hours required for the MAcc. Students may select from three specializations. The areas and specific requirements are listed below.
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MAcc Specializations
Audit
| Required, 12 hours |
Course Number |
| Advanced Accounting |
ACCT 7605 |
| Tax II |
ACCT 7410 |
| Audit II |
ACCT 7620 |
| Accounting Policy & Research |
ACCT 7700 |
| Accounting Electives, 6 hours |
Course Number |
| Financial Statement Analysis |
ACCT 7600 |
| Systems II |
ACCT 7630 |
| International Financial Reporting Standards |
ACCT 7650 |
| Forensic Accounting & Fraud Examination |
ACCT 7651 |
| Internship |
ACCT 7800 |
| MBA Electives, 9 hours |
MBA or MAcc elective, 3 hours |
| Any 6000-level or higher Terry course excluding ACCT; see departmental list below. |
Either another MBA course or Accounting elective above |
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Taxation
| Required, 15 hours |
Course Number |
| Advanced Accounting |
ACCT 7605 |
| Tax Policy & Research |
ACCT 7415 |
| Partnership Tax |
ACCT 7420 |
| Estate & Gift Taxation (1.5 hours) |
ACCT 7430 |
| Cross-Jurisdictional Taxation (1.5 hours) |
ACCT 7435 |
| Corporate Tax |
ACCT 7440 |
| Accounting Electives, 6 hours |
Course Number |
| Financial Statement Analysis |
ACCT 7600 |
| Audit II |
ACCT 7620 |
| Systems II |
ACCT 7630 |
| International Financial Reporting Standards |
ACCT 7650 |
| Forensic Accounting & Fraud Examination |
ACCT 7651 |
| Internship |
ACCT 7800 |
| Accounting MBA electives, 9 hours |
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| Any 6000-level or higher Terry Course, excluding ACCT. See departmental list below |
Audit Systems
| Required, 15 hours |
Course Number |
| Advanced Accounting |
ACCT 7605 |
| Tax II |
ACCT 7410 |
| Audit II |
ACCT 7620 |
| Systems II |
ACCT 7630 |
| Accounting Policy & Research |
ACCT 7700 |
| Accounting Elective, 3 hours |
Course Number |
| Financial Statement Analysis |
ACCT 7600 |
| International Financial Reporting Standards |
ACCT 7650 |
| Forensic Accounting & Fraud Examination |
ACCT 7651 |
| Internship |
ACCT 7800 |
| MBA Electives, 9 hours |
MBA or MAcc Elective, 3 hours |
| 6000-level or higher Terry courses, excluding ACCT; MIST courses recommended |
Either another MBA course or Accounting Elective above |
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MBA Electives
Graduate courses are numbered 6000-level or higher. Only graduate courses can count towards the MAcc degree.
- ECON - Economics
- FINA - Finance
- LEGL - Legal Studies
- MARK - Marketing
- MGMT - Management
- MIST - Mgmt Information Systems
- REAL - Real Estate
- RMIN- Risk Mgmt and Insurance
Course descriptions are available at www.bulletin.uga.edu
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