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Earn your Master of Accountancy online from the University of Arizona Global Campus. Learn to apply the principles of accounting to solve real-world problems. Designed for professionals, this graduate program develops your analytical and technical skills in accounting. You can also add a specialization to your master’s degree to provide further focus to your studies.
To be awarded the Master of Accountancy degree, all students will complete 16 courses worth a total of 48 semester credits with a 3.0 minimum grade point average. The first 13 are core courses, followed by three courses that correspond to the specialization of your choice.
Students who submit official transcripts indicating that they have earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or have successfully completed undergraduate coursework in Accounting or Finance with a grade of “C” or higher, or graduate coursework in Accounting or Finance with a grade of “B” or higher will be exempt from the requirement to take BUS 591 Financial Accounting & Analysis.
Students who submit official transcripts indicating that they successfully completed undergraduate coursework in Statistics, Business Statistics, or Quantitative Methods with a grade of “C” or higher or graduate coursework in Statistics, Business Statistics, or Quantitative Methods with a grade of “B” or higher will be exempt from the requirement to take MAT 540 Statistical Concepts for Research.
Students who submit official transcripts indicating that they have earned a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or have successfully completed undergraduate coursework in Accounting or Finance with a grade of “C” or higher, or graduate coursework in Accounting or Finance with a grade of “B” or higher will be exempt from the requirement to take BUS 590 General Cost.
Students who waive MAT 540, BUS 591, and BUS 590 are required to take 39 total program credits in order to meet graduation requirements.
Successful completion of this program by itself does not qualify a student to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. All prospective students should contact individual state boards of accounting for additional information relating to licensure requirements (e.g., education and work experience and any potential restrictions, such as prior criminal convictions) prior to enrolling. A list of state accounting boards is available here: http://www.nasba.org/stateboards. Students seeking licensure or certification in a particular profession should carefully research the requirements prior to enrollment. Requirements vary by state. Prospective students also should regularly review the state’s policies and procedures relating to licensure as those policies are subject to change. The University of Arizona Global Campus does not guarantee that any professional organization will accept a graduate’s application to sit for any exam for the purpose of professional certification and graduates may have to complete additional coursework to be eligible to sit for certain professional certification exams.
Additionally, students may wish to seek a Certified Management Accountant designation. Information on the CMA exam can be found at their website (www.imanet.org). Students are advised that a degree program is different from an exam preparation course, and they may need more education in addition to work experience in order to successfully pass the examination.
Missouri Residents: Prospective students who wish to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination in the State of Missouri must meet the following requirements:
- A minimum of a baccalaureate degree
- Minimum of 150 semester hours are required to sit for the exam
- Minimum of 33 semester hours in accounting (at least one (1) course in Auditing and at least 18 semester hours of the accounting courses must be upper division accounting). Please note: Accounting Law and Business Law courses are not acceptable toward the accounting requirement regardless of the department in which they were offered.
- Minimum of 27 semester hours in general business (e.g., marketing, management, economics, finance, etc.)
California Students: This program alone does not lead to licensure. In order to sit for the Certified Public Account (CPA) examination, a total of 150 semester credits must be completed, of which includes obtaining a baccalaureate degree. The University of Arizona Global Campus students who transfer in undergraduate general education credits may need to determine that they are meeting the requirements during their program of study. The completion of the University of Arizona Global Campus Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and its Master of Accountancy degrees do meet the educational requirements to sit for the CPA examination. Applicants must provide the California Board of Accountancy (CBA) with satisfactory evidence of having completed a minimum of 12 months of general accounting experience, a CBA-accepted ethics examination that must be passed within two years of submitting the CPA application, a criminal history background check by fingerprint via a Live Scan service and the completion of a Criminal Conviction Disclosure Form to disclose any misdemeanor or felony convictions. For additional details regarding the CA requirements for obtaining a CPA license, please visit: http://www.dca.ca.gov/cba/applicants/applbook.pdf.
Texas Residents: Prospective students who wish to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination in the State of Texas should be aware that the state requires 15 credits of traditional face-to-face classroom education in order to qualify to sit for the CPA examination. Any online coursework completed at the University of Arizona Global Campus will not meet the traditional face-to-face classroom education requirement.
Certain degree programs may not be available in all states. While the University of Arizona Global Campus does not collect applicant criminal background, certain criminal histories may prevent students from obtaining licensure, certification or employment in their chosen field of study.
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Customize Your Accountancy Degree with UAGC Specializations
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Develop and strengthen your organizational and leadership skills with a specialization in Accounting. When you add the Accounting specialization to your degree program, you will be able to supplement your learning with courses designed to dive deeper into topics such as advanced accounting, auditing, tax research, and foreign currency transaction reporting. Learn more about the individual classes required to add a specialization in accounting to your degree program. Your specialization may require prerequisite course work. Please talk to your advisor for more information.
Careers in Accountancy
By completing a degree in accounting, you are preparing yourself for a career in which a broad background and general knowledge in the field are requirements. You may choose to pursue a new job search in accounting, to start your own business, or to seek a career with local, state, or federal government.
As a Master of Accountancy graduate, you could choose to pursue a career in any of the following areas:
- Accountants and Auditors
- Financial Examiners
- Tax Preparers
- Credit Analysts
- Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Revenue Agents
- Controller
- Chief Financial Officer
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