Accountancy, M.S.

The Master of Science in Accountancy is designed to provide students with the competencies necessary to begin careers as outstanding professional accountants.

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/.

Curriculum

Core Classes

Four electives from the following:

MACC 641 - Capstone Seminar I
MACC 642 - Capstone Seminar II
MACC 500 or above
BAIS 600 or above
FINC 600 or above

Note:

Students with an undergraduate degree other than accounting will be required to complete from 30-45 credit hours, depending on prior coursework. These additional courses will be required to make up material not taken as an undergraduate. This includes the required MACC-designated courses listed above.

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