Masters in Accounting

Requirements:

The Master of Science in Accounting (MS-Accounting) degree is designed for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in accounting in the United States.  However it is possible to be admitted to the program once deficiency courses have been successfully completed. Those holding a degree from within the U.S., but not in accounting, and international applicants can still apply for admission once the deficiency courses have been successfully completed. To view the applicant course requirements, please click HERE.

The MS-Accounting degree consists of a minimum of 30 hours of coursework beyond the bachelor's degree.  Students' complete coursework in accounting and elective business and/or non-business areas.  Eighty percent of the students' total coursework must consist of 5000-level courses; the remaining 20 percent may be 4000-level courses (approximately six hours).  The Course of Study the students must take consists of 15 to 24 hours of accounting coursework. Course selection is made from the MS in Accounting Courses list.  Students must take at least these 5 required accounting courses:

• ACCT 5030 Advanced Financial Accounting (Spring)

• ACCT 5040 Seminar in Managerial Accounting (Springl)

• ACCT 5060 Auditing II (Spring)

• ACCT 5070 Tax II (Fall)

• ACCT 5650 Seminar in Accounting Information Systems (Fall)

Students are encouraged to take up to nine hours of the remaining elective accounting courses to fulfill their course requirements:

• ACCT 5065 Fraud Examination (Fall)

• ACCT 5075 Individual and Estate Tax Planning  (Summer)

• ACCT 5270 Tax: Pass Through Entities (Spring)

• ACCT 5800 Seminar in Contemporary Topics in Accounting

• ACCT 5850 Advanced Problems in Accounting

The remaining hours will come from 4000- or 5000-level courses offered in the College of Business or in other colleges at the University of Wyoming.

To receive a Master of Science in Accounting, the student must complete:

The required course work (both graduate and prerequisite) with a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0.  In consultation with his or her graduate committee, the student must select and successfully complete one of the following options:

1.  Internship:

Complete BADM 5600 as an accounting intern and write a reflective thesis outlining what you learned through this experience and how it informed/changed your approach to graduate studies.

2.  Service Learning Project:

Complete ACCT 5850 with approved service learning project or serve as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Department of Accounting and write a reflective thesis outlining what you learned through this experience and how it informed/changed your approach to graduate studies.

3.  Capstone Project:

Complete ACCT 5850 with approved capstone accounting project and write a reflective thesis outlining what you learned through this experience and how it informed/changed your approach to graduate studies.

4.  Comprehensive Examination:

Pass the comprehensive examination covering topics in Managerial Accounting, Tax Accounting, Advanced Financial Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, and Auditing; or after being admitted to the MS Accounting program, pass any one of the following professional examinations: CPA, CMA, or CIA.

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