Curriculum

The online MS in accounting program consists of 30-37.5 credit hours, depending on your academic background. Our flexible curriculum means you can tailor your plan of studies to suit your goals. The program can satisfy the 150-hour CPA licensure requirement, and students can be eligible to sit for the CPA exam. Kogod’s online MS in accounting program can be completed in as few as 12 months when taking classes as a full-time student.

Business Foundation

If you do not have a bachelor’s degree from an AACSB-accredited business program, you will have to take the below business foundations courses:

Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
Financial Management
Applied Managerial Statistics
Introduction to Economic Theory -OR- Managerial Economics and Corporate Strategy

Accounting Core

All students must complete the core curriculum in graduate accounting to fulfill their degree requirements, including:

Tax Planning for Individuals
Cost Accounting for Strategic Management
Business Law
Corporate Financial Reporting: Operations
Corporate Financial Reporting: Financial Transactions
Contemporary Assurance and Audit Services
Seminar in Accounting Theory

The online MS in accounting curriculum allows professionals to prepare for the CPA, CFE, CMA, and CGFM certifications.

Focus Areas

You will have access to a variety of elective courses that will develop your expertise in a related field. Available focus areas include:

Forensic Accounting
Learn how to develop, pitch, launch, and lead successful and socially responsible businesses.

Taxation
Study how organizations make investments and manage risk in an ever-changing economy.

Learn more about how our curriculum will prepare you to advance your career in accounting.