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Master of Science in Accountancy

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2013 COHORT!!!

Galen University’s Master of Science in Accountancy Degree provides a broad based business education with a focus on accounting at the post baccalaureate level. The program is designed to enable students to meet the challenges of the CPA examination requirements. The main objective of the program is to equip business leaders with cutting edge accounting practices and critical thinking abilities that are crucial in today’s fast paced working environment.

The Master of Science in Accountancy Degree will be open to two categories of applicants:
Applicants already in possession of a Bachelor Degree in Accounting
Applicants already in possession of a Bachelor Degree in a Business related field.
A minimum GPA of 3.0

The following are requirements for completion of the Master of Science in Accountancy Degree:

Applicants possessing a Bachelor Degree in Accounting
Must complete 18 Graduate Level Accounting credit hours
Must Complete 18 Graduate Level Business (non-Accounting) credit hours
Total Graduate Level credit hours required to complete:36

Applicants possessing a (non-Accounting) Bachelor Degree in a Business related field

Must complete all of the requirements discussed above
Must complete also the 24 Accounting (Prerequisite) Undergraduate credits.

Note: All Graduate applicants must fulfill 6 credit hours of Graduate Foundation Courses.

Pre-requisite Accounting Courses:
ACCT 310 - Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 311 - Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 312 - Cost Accounting
ACCT 314 - Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 418 - Auditing
ACCT 412 - Advanced Accounting
ACCT 419 - Income Tax I
ACCT 465 - Income Tax II
(Note: The Accounting pre-requisite courses must be completed prior to enrollment in any Graduate level course in the Master of Science in Accountancy)

Course listing for the Core Master of Science in Accountancy:
MBA 495 - Introduction to Graduate Writing
MBA 496 - Introduction to Graduate Statistics
MBA 500 - Business Law for Accountants-Graduate level
MBA 502 - Economic Analysis
MBA 505 - Organizational Management
MBA 690 - Strategic Analysis
ACCT 501 - Financial Statement Analysis (Advanced)
ACCT 502 - Advanced Accounting - Consolidations and Financial Topics
ACCT 503 - International Financial Reporting & Analysis
ACCT 504 - Advanced Internal Audit
ACCT 505 - Advanced Financial Accounting Principles, Theory and Standards
ACCT 506 - Taxation of Partnership and Corporation

(Note: All courses in the core program listed above must be completed to be eligible for the Master of Science in Accountancy Degree)

CLASS SCHEDULE - Hybrid Online
Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Education Costs:
Application fee - $150
Tuition - $750 per credit hour for the first nine core courses
Books - vary by course

*Students are expected to have their own computer and internet access of a minimum of 256k

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