Accounting, MMA | University of Alabama

The Master of Accountancy degree program is a fifth-year professional program designed for students whose primary career interests are accounting and assurance services. The program prepares students for professional careers in the fields by focusing on the development of research, cognitive thinking, interpersonal and communication skills.

In conjunction with the prerequisite undergraduate accounting coursework, the Master of Accountancy program provides graduates with the accounting courses required to sit for the CPA exam. The program provides graduates with the necessary development of key skills and attributes to facilitate their growth as accounting professionals.

Admissions Requirements

Regular admission and "Permission to Continue" admission decisions are made based upon all application materials: academic transcripts, statement of purpose, resume, letters of recommendation, GMAT score, work experience, etc.

In addition to the minimum Graduate School admission requirements, to be considered for regular admission an application must include:

Resume
Official Transcript
Statement of Purpose
3 Letters of Recommendation (at least one of which should be from an accounting professor)
GMAT score of 500* (old version) or GMAT (new version) score of 485*
TOEFL score of at least 79, or an IELTS score of at least 6.5, a Duolingo score of at least 110, or a PTE score of 59 for non-native English speakers who are required to submit an English Language Test score (see admissions criteria link below).

Admission with Permission to Continue: Students who do not meet the GMAT score requirement, but who excel in other areas may be considered for "Admission with Permission to Continue".

*GMAT Waiver Policy: Applicants who meet any of the following criteria qualify to have the GMAT requirement waived (applicants that do not meet any of the criteria may apply for a waiver which will be considered on a case-by-case basis):

Applicants with an Accounting GPA of 3.25 or above in a minimum of 15 upper-division credit hours.
Applicants with a graduate degree.
Applicants who have passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.
Applicants with five years of management experience that includes significant budgetary and leadership responsibility and a 3.0 (or better) upper-division undergraduate GPA from an accredited university.

See the Admission Criteria section of this catalog for more information.

Curricular Requirements

Before admission to the program, students should have completed the following accounting courses or their equivalents. Applicants should contact the program coordinator for questions regarding equivalent course requirements.

With the approval of the program director, applicants who have not completed certain prerequisite courses prior to admission may have the option to complete the prerequisite requirements during the summer term prior to the start of graduate-level coursework.

Required Undergraduate Courses		Hours
AC 310	Inter Financial Accounting I	3
AC 311	Inter Financial Accounting II	3
AC 361	Cost Analysis Planning/Control	3
AC 371	Introduction To Taxation	3
AC 389	Accounting Information Systems	3
AC 432	Intro Audit and Assurance Svcs	3
AC 456	Govt & Nonprofit Accounting	3
AC 471	Taxation - Transactions & Orgs	3
Total Hours		24

Traditional MAcc program, students are required to complete a minimum of 21 hours of accounting courses. With approval by the coordinator of the program, students can take 9 hours of electives from 500-level courses that will help prepare them for their desired career path. The program consists of 30 hours of coursework.

Required Accounting Courses		Hours
AC 512	Adv Financial Reporting/Analys	3
AC 523	Business Valuatn Perform Measm	3
AC 532	Current Issues in Auditing	3
AC 534	Fraud & Ethics Risk Management	3
AC 547	Data Analytics for Accounting	3
AC 561	Accounting Business Management	3
AC 589	Systems Analysis & Control	3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		21
Elective Hours		9
Students can choose from the Approved Accounting Electives list below, or by contacting the Accounting Coordinator for approval to take any 500-level course.
Total Hours		30

Approved Accounting Electives

Choose 3 courses from the list below		Hours
AC 554	Professional Certification
AC 548	Financial Statement Analysis
AC 556	Governmental Nonprofit Account (*)
AC 597	Special Topics In Accounting
COM 561	Human Communication Theory
CSM 525	Conflict Resolution Workplace
CSM 527	Emotional Intelligence
CSM 528	Processes of Negotiation
CSM 549	Professional Social Networking
CSM 558	Spreadsheets in Fin. Decisions
EC 500	Managerial Economics
EC 597	Special Topics In Economics
FI 504	Financial Management for MBA
FI 505	Corporate Valuation
FI 506	Mergers & Acquisitions
FI 514	Investments
FI 515	Quantitative Investment Analys
FI 534	Seminar In Real Estate
FI 535	Real Estate Invest & Develpmnt
FI 597	Special Topics: Finance
GBA 515	Effective Negotiations
IBA 550	Global Business
IBA 555	Global Market Management
IBA 560	Adv. Import/Export Strategy
MGT 517	Leadership & Ethics
MGT 520	Change Management
MGT 522	Leadership Communication
MGT 537	Strategic HR Management
MGT 542	Management Communication
MGT 552	Project Mgmt & Consulting
MGT 582	New Venture Development
MIS 597	Spec Top Mgt Info Systems
MKT 510	Prod Design Marketing Strategy
MKT 540	Intro to Digital/Social Media
MKT 543	Adv Digital and Social Media
MIS 563	Behavioral Cyber Security
OM 500	MGT Science & Spreadsheet Mod
ST 521	Statistical Data Management
ST 522	Adv Statistical Data Mgt
AHE 603	College & University Teaching
KIN 555	Sport Finance
HSM 551	Sport Properties Venue Mgt
HSM 561	Mktg. Sales & PR in Sport
Accounting Electives		9
(*) Required of students who did not complete a UG accounting course in Gov't and Nonprofit Accounting