Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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.

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  

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