Accountancy, M.ACC.

Curricular Plan for the Master of Accountancy (M.ACC.)

The M.ACC. degree program is designed to prepare graduates for a career as a professional accountant, whether in the public accounting, industry, government or nonprofit environment. In addition, the degree fulfills education requirements mandated under the Tennessee law that requires 150 hours of postsecondary coursework for candidates to qualify for CPA licensure.

Master of Accountancy Curriculum

The M.ACC. is 30 hours in total. The curriculum includes three components: required professional practice core classes, a choice of one of four concentrations and breadth elements. The student’s advisor must approve any changes to the program of study.

Completion Schedule

The program is designed with flexibility to accomodate the scheduling needs of students. The program can be completed in one year (three semesters). Students may take as long as three years (nine semesters) to finish all requirements.

Required Courses: 9 Hours

ACC 6110 Professional Core - Tax 3 Hours
ACC 6120 Professional Core - Audit 3 Hours
ACC 6130 Professional Core - Financial 3 Hours

Concentration: 9 Hours

Choose from one of four concentrations.

General Concentration

Choose three from among the following:

ACC 6230 Taxation of Pass-Through Entities 3 Hours
ACC 6240 Tax Practice and Procedure 3 Hours
ACC 6270 Multijurisdictional Taxation 3 Hours
ACC 6280 Government and Nonprofit Accounting 3 Hours
ACC 6310 Data Analytics for Accounting 3 Hours
ACC 6320 Accounting Systems and Controls 3 Hours
ACC 6410 Financial Statement Analysis 3 Hours
BSA 6050 Database Modeling, Design and Analysis 3 Hours
BSA 6820 Predictive Analytics 3 Hours

Professionalism and Certifications: 3 hours

Choose three from among the following:

ACC 6200 Leadership and Ethics in the Profession 1 Hours
ACC 6900 Accounting Internship 1 Hours
ACC 6800 CPA Review 1 Hours
ACC 6990 Independent Study 1 Hours

Electives: 9 hours

Electives may be chosen from Accounting courses from other concentrations than the one chosen by a student, or MBA classes for which the student meets the prerequisite requirements. For example, a student planning to start her career in internal audit with a healthcare company might select the Healthcare Technology and Analytics class from the Healthcare MBA program.

SAI students must take the Accounting Information Systems class as one elective and may use other electives to take core business classes such as Finance and Marketing.

Accountancy, M.ACC.

Curricular Plan for the Master of Accountancy (M.ACC.)

Master of Accountancy Curriculum

Completion Schedule

Required Courses: 9 Hours

Concentration: 9 Hours

Tax Compliance and Planning Concentration

Information Systems and Controls Concentration

Business Reporting and Analysis Concentration

General Concentration

Professionalism and Certifications: 3 hours

Electives: 9 hours

Total Required for the Program: 30 Hours