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Oct 31, 2025
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Xavier University Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Accountancy, M.S.
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The Master of Science in Accountancy is designed to provide students with the competencies necessary to begin careers as outstanding professional accountants. The program is primarily designed for students with an undergraduate major or minor in accounting.
Graduates of the program will demonstrate competency in financial accounting, tax accounting, and in other skills needed to enter the profession. MACC students will also use their technical skills to provide valuable community service to local residents through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Students will complete intensive and challenging coursework to prepare them for careers in assurance, tax, financial accounting, and advisory services. MACC graduates will also be well prepared to sit for the CPA examination.
CPA exam eligibility and licensing criteria vary on a state by state basis, and can be found at www.nasba.org. Ohio requirements can be found at http://acc.ohio.gov/CPAExam.aspx. See Xavier’s Professional Licensing Disclosure at https://www.xavier.edu/professional-licensure/.
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Students with an undergraduate degree in Accounting
Students with an undergraduate degree in accounting will be required to complete 30 credit hours from the three primary program components: Students with an undergraduate degree other than in Accounting
- Students with an undergraduate degree other than accounting will be required to complete from 30-45 credit hours, depending on prior coursework. This includes the six required MACC-designated courses listed above (18 credit hours).
- The following courses or their equivalents must also be taken (up to 24 hours, depending on the student’s prior coursework). Up to three of these courses may be taken to fulfill the graduate course electives.
Concentration
Optional concentrations are available. Business Analytics concentration
3 courses (9 credit hours) from the following: - BAIS 630 Robotic Process Automation
- BAIS 655 Business Intelligence
- BAIS 659 Foundations of Security
- BAIS 665 Business Analytics for Managers
- BAIS 674 Database Management
- BAIS 680 Intro to Data Mining
- BAIS 689 Data Visualization
Finance concentration
3 courses (9 credit hours) from the following: - FINC 600 Managerial Finance
- FINC 602 Investment Management
- FINC 621 Options and Futures Markets
- FINC 640 Purchase, Sale and Valuation of Closely-Held Firms
- FINC 645 Mergers and Acquisitions
- FINC 663 Fixed Income & Debt Management
- FINC 664 Bond Portfolio Management
- FINC 684 Financial Modeling
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