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Online Graduate Accounting Program
The Accounting area offers several of courses online. These online courses are available to all students whether they are doing most of their coursework online or on campus. Students can complete all requirements online for the Master of Science in Accounting degree.
Students who are preparing to take the CPA exam should be aware that the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy requires that 15 of the 30 hours of accounting required to sit for the CPA exam must be completed on campus. Students residing outside Texas should check with their respective state boards of public accountancy to learn the requirements for sitting for the CPA exam.
The titles of the ACCT courses that are taught online are provided in the table below. The table also indicates when the courses will be offered and whether the courses qualify for credit toward the 30 hours of accounting or 3 hours of ethics required by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.
Course | Title | FA-12 (proposed) | SP-13 (proposed) | SU-13 (proposed) | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6201 | Financial Accounting | X | X | X | |
| 6202 | Managerial Accounting | X | X | X | |
| 6305 | Accounting for Managers | X | X | ||
| 6330 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | X | X | X | |
| 6332 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | X | X | X | |
| 6334 | Auditing | X | X | X | |
| 6335 | Ethics for Professional Accountants | X | X | X | Meets ethics hours requirement |
| 6337 | Database Management | X | X | ||
| 6338 | Accounting Systems Integration and Configuration | X | X | ||
| 6341 | Planning Control and Performance Evaluations | X | X | X | X |
| 6343 | Accounting Information Systems | X | X | X | X |
| 6344 | Financial Statement Analysis | X | X | X | X |
| 6345 | Business Valuation | X | X | X | |
| 6351 | Individual Taxation | X | X | X | X |
| 6352 | Corporate Taxation | X | X | X | |
| 6354 | Partnership Taxation | X | X | X | |
| 6370 | Business Law | X | X | X | Meets Business hour requirement |
| 6384 | Analytical Reviews Using Audit Software | X | X | X |
NOTE:* Non-accounting core courses (MECO 6303, FIN 6301, OPRE 6301 and OPRE 6302) needed to complete the MS-ACCT degree may be completed online.** The core accounting course for the MS ACCT program is ACCT 6344. Students without undergraduate business degrees may substitute ACCT 6201 and ACCT 6202 for ACCT 6344.
