30-81 credit hours - Amount of credit hours needed to complete program dependent on the courses required to fulfill foundation & prerequisite coursework.
The Master of Accountancy program is intended for students who have completed an undergraduate degree or substantial foundational coursework in accounting. Completion of the Master of Accountancy, coupled with an undergraduate course of study in business and foundational accounting coursework, may satisfy the 150-credit-hour requirement for the Uniform CPA Exam. (Eligibility for the CPA exam in Missouri, requires a degree with a concentration in accounting and at least 120 hours of college credit which must include a specific amount of accounting and other business hours. Licensure as a CPA in Missouri requires all of the above and at least 150 college credit hours.)
A primary objective for the MAcc program is to prepare students for the CPA Exam. Therefore, enrollment in the program includes required access to the Becker CPA Review Course at a substantial discount.* Selected courses in the program incorporate materials offered by Becker,** and the cost of the program includes access to the Becker CPA Review materials beginning from the date the student first accesses the materials.
*A program fee of $1,750 will be billed when the student first enrolls in the program, but the 24-month Becker subscription will not begin until the student first accesses the materials.
**Courses with Becker materials integrated are indicated with an (*) in the major and elective courses listings below.
Please consult an advisor in the Plaster College of Business and Entrepreneurship for further information.