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Twin Cities Campus
Accountancy M.AccAccounting
Curtis L. Carlson School of Management
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Masters Programs in Accounting, 3-110 Carlson School of Management, 321 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-7511; fax: 612-626-7795)
Email:
macct@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program offers students a one-year program with a broad selection of graduate courses in accounting, taxation, finance, supply chain and operations, information systems, and marketing. Students may choose to complete the program on a part-time basis and finish in three to four semesters. The majority of the courses are offered in the evenings (M-Th; 5:45-9:05pm).
The curriculum has been designed and developed by Carlson School faculty with extensive input and ongoing consultation with executives from the professional community. The ongoing collaborative efforts with the professional community are a key component in the pursuit of the mission for the MAcc. program. For the students, such efforts ensure relevant, practical, and challenging courses that enhance their professional development.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in accounting (or equivalent coursework) or finance from an accredited college or university. Students may apply during their senior year but must complete the bachelor's degree prior to entering the MAcc program.
Special Application Requirements:
Three letters of recommendation from persons qualified to evaluate most recent work and potential for graduate study.
A GMAT score that is not more than five years old is required. The GMAT score must be sent directly from GMAT to be considered official. Admitted Carlson School of Management undergraduate students will have the GMAT requirement waived.
For international students, the results from one of the following English language tests are required: TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB.
TOEFL scores must be received directly from TOEFL.
IELTS and MELAB scores must be received directly from the testing center.
For additional application details, review the MAcc admissions webpages.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan C: Plan C requires
30
major credits and
up to
credits outside the
major.
There is no final exam.
This program may not be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
The MAcc program requires 30 credits, including 12 required credits from three specific courses (see below); and 18 elective credits from a designated pool of courses in accounting, taxation, finance, information and decision sciences, supply chain and operations, and marketing.
If bachelor's degree is in finance or from a foreign institution, required courses may be increase and elective courses reduced as determined by adviser upon admission.
Students who did not take a U.S. tax course and/or a U.S. business law course in their bachelor's degree will be required to take ACCT 5135 Fundamentals of Federal Income Tax (4 cr.) and/or BLAW 6158 The Law of Contracts & Agency (4 cr.) in the MAcc program and reduce their elective credits by four/eight.
Required Accountancy Courses (12 credits)
ACCT 8001 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
ACCT 8002 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
IDSC 8003 - Accounting and Information Systems
(4.0 cr)
Elective Master of Accountancy Courses (18 credits)
Take 18 - 20 credit(s) from the following:
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ACCT 5126 - Internal Auditing
(2.0 cr)
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ACCT 5161 - Financial Statement Analysis
(2.0 cr)
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ACCT 5236 - Introduction to Taxation of Business
(2.0 cr)
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ACCT 5311 - International Accounting
(2.0 cr)
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ACCT 5420 - MAcc directed study
(1.0-4.0 cr)
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ACCT 6160 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
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ACCT 8006 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
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FINA 6121 - Debt Markets, Interest Rates, and Hedging
(2.0 cr)
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FINA 6241 - Corporate Financial Decisions and Analysis
(4.0 cr)
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FINA 6242 - Advanced Corporate Finance Analysis and Decisions
(4.0 cr)
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FINA 6322 - Financial Modeling
(2.0 cr)
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FINA 6341 - World Economy
(4.0 cr)
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FINA 6522 - Introduction to Derivatives and Financial Risk Management
(2.0 cr)
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FINA 6529 - Advanced Topics in Fixed Income and Derivatives
(2.0 cr)
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FINA 6621 - International Financial Management
(2.0 cr)
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IDSC 6421 - Financial Information Systems and Technology
(2.0 cr)
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IDSC 6423 - Enterprise Systems
(2.0 cr)
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IDSC 6471 - Knowledge Management
(2.0 cr)
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MBA 6121 - Data Analysis and Statistics for Managers
(3.0 cr)
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MBA 6315 - The Ethical Environment of Business
(2.0 cr)
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MBT 6201 - Tax Accounting Methods I
(2.0 cr)
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MBT 6221 - Tax Research, Communication, and Practice
(4.0 cr)
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MBT 6231 - Corporate Taxation I
(2.0 cr)
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MBT 6346 - ASC 740 Computations and Analysis
(2.0 cr)
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MBT 6371 - Taxation of Property Transactions
(2.0 cr)
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MBT 6383 - Transfer Pricing
(2.0 cr)
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MBT 6501 - Business, Government, and Economic Tax Policy
(2.0 cr)
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MCOM 5515 - Persuasive Writing in Business
(2.0 cr)
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MKTG 6055 - Buyer Behavior
(2.0 cr)
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SCO 6041 - Project Management
(2.0 cr)
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SCO 6056 - Managing Supply Chain Operations
(4.0 cr)
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SCO 6059 - Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma
(4.0 cr)
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SCO 6072 - Managing Technologies in the Supply Chain
(2.0 cr)
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