Dual MSAT/MBA Program

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Students who wish to earn both the Master of Science in Accounting and Taxation degree (MSAT) and the Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) may apply to be admitted to the Dual MSAT/MBA degree program. Upon completion of all degree requirements, students will be awarded both the MSAT and MBA degrees. Students must apply to each program separately and meet the admission criteria for each program. Students then complete the degree requirements in the usual manner, with the exception of the number of electives and certain prerequisite overlap.

A student who meets all the accounting prerequisites and is waived from the MBA core classes can complete the dual degree with 54 credit hours. Students who need to complete the accounting prerequisites and/or the MBA core classes will add them to their program. With more employers requesting that students have both financial and management background, the Dual MSAT/MBA degree provides an opportunity to earn both degrees in an efficient manner.

Students should refer to the bulletin descriptions for the individual MSAT and MBA programs, adapted as follows.

MSAT Required Classes (15 credits)

Choose EITHER the Financial/Assurance Track OR the Taxation Track.

Financial/Assurance Track

AC 560 - Taxation of Business Organizations 3 credit(s)
AC 715 - Financial Reporting and Analysis 3 credit(s)
AC 720 - Advanced Auditing 3 credit(s)
AC 748 - Seminar in Managerial Accounting Control Systems 3 credit(s)
AC 749 - Seminar in Financial Reporting 3 credit(s)

Taxation Track

AC 560 - Taxation of Business Organizations 3 credit(s)
AC 774 - Advanced Taxation of Pass-Through Entities 3 credit(s)
AC 776 - Advanced Corporate Taxation 3 credit(s)
AC 783 - Research in Taxation 3 credit(s)
AC 789 - Seminar in Taxation 3 credit(s)

MBA Breadth and Capstone Courses (21 credits)

MBA 705 - The Global Business Environment 3 credit(s)
MBA 710 - Leadership and Management 3 credit(s)
MBA 720 - Innovation and Project Management 3 credit(s)
MBA 730 - Managing Customer Relationships and Experiences 3 credit(s)
MBA 740 - Business, Law, and Society: The Global Environment 3 credit(s)
MBA 750 - Performance Analysis 3 credit(s)
MBA 810 - Strategic Management 3 credit(s)

Electives (18 credits)

Six graduate business or accounting electives.

Prerequisites

Students without an Accounting Undergraduate Degree would add the following courses (18 credits):

AC 320 - Financial Reporting Theory I
AC 321 - Financial Reporting Theory II
AC 332 - Cost Management
AC 425 - Federal Income Tax Concepts
AC 430 Auditing Concepts and Problems
MBA 612 - Accounting Concepts

Students without the MBA Business Core would add the following courses (15 credits):

MBA 610 - Managerial Statistics
MBA 614 - Economic Analysis for Managers
MBA 616 - Corporate Finance
MBA 618 - Marketing Management
MBA 620 - Operations Management