Accounting Courses
Business Law Courses
Finance Courses
Human Resource Management Courses
Management Courses
Master of Business Administration Courses
Operations Courses
Quantitative Business Administration Courses
The mission of the School of Accountancy is to prepare bright people for successful careers in the accounting profession. The School of Accountancy provides a superior education with competent professors who challenge their students to excel and support their students' professional aspirations.
By 1999, graduate study will be a requirement for becoming a Certified Public Accountant, and a master's degree is also becoming more desirable for other branches of the accounting profession. With recent developments in technology and international business, more knowledge and skills are needed to become partners in CPA firms, corporate controllers, and chief financial officers of governmental and not-for-profit organizations. The full-time Master of Science in accounting program is designed to satisfy those needs. The program provides both the depth and breadth that are necessary for its graduates to become leaders of the accounting profession. For depth, you may choose to emphasize public practice of accounting and auditing, public or private tax planning and compliance, or corporate accounting and information systems. For breadth, you may develop an individual program of study that includes many outside electives and is developed with advice from the director of the program.
All candidates must take 12 courses (48 credit hours) beyond the foundation courses. Required courses include six advanced courses in accoun-ting, three graduate business electives, and three graduate nonbusiness electives in any approved areas. Accounting courses consist of a three-course unifying core and three graduate accounting electives. A thesis is not required.
A bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent coursework is required for admission to the program. If you do not have a background in business studies, you will need foundation courses in communication, human behavior, mathematics, economics, accounting, business law, computer use, business finance, operations management, statistics, and marketing. Special programs of study are arranged for students with bachelor's degrees in other majors.
Applications are considered at any time, but preference is given to those received by April 1 for the fall quarter. You may apply for admission in any academic quarter, but financial aid may not be available for students who do not enter in fall quarter. You must submit scores for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Applicants whose native language is not English must also submit scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). To be considered for admission, you normally should have at least a 3.0 overall grade-point average, 500 or better on the GMAT, 600 or better on the TOEFL (if applicable), and a ranking in the top half of your undergraduate class or demonstrated success in subsequent endeavors. We encourage applications from members of groups who have been traditionally underrepresented in the accounting profession.
University Publications and Computer Services revised this file (http://www.ohiou.edu/~gcat/97-99/areas/acco.htm) June 1, 1998.
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