Program: Accountancy, MAcc (ACCT) - Abilene Christian University

2022-2023 Catalog With Addendum

Apr 02, 2025

The MAcc degree is a 30-hour program that can be completed in one year by students with an undergraduate degree in accounting. Students with other business degrees and students without business degrees could expect to complete the program in two to three years.

Prerequisite Degree Requirements

Students entering the MAcc program will be required to take the following prerequisite courses if not already completed as part of an undergraduate degree:

ACCT 210 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 211 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
or
ACCT 302 - Cost Accounting I Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 310 - Intermediate Accounting I Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 311 - Intermediate Accounting II Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 304 - Income Tax I Credit Hours: 3 (for individuals)
ACCT 324 - Accounting Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 405 - Fundamentals of Auditing Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 410 - Advanced Accounting I Credit Hours: 3

Total: 24 Credit Hours

Hours are not included in total major hours

Major Requirements

Accounting Core

MACC 610 - Advanced Topics in Financial Accounting and Reporting Credit Hours: 3
MACC 619 - Accounting Research Credit Hours: 3
MACC 622 - Ethics and the Accounting Profession Credit Hours: 3

Total: 9 Credit Hours

Elective Courses

Select 5 from the following menu:

MACC 603 - Contemporary Issues in Accounting Theory Credit Hours: 3
MACC 604 - Entity Tax Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
MACC 605 - Financial Statement Analysis Credit Hours: 3
MACC 609 - Advanced Auditing Credit Hours: 3
MACC 611 - Accounting for Governmental and Non-Profit Entities Credit Hours: 3
MACC 617 - Fraud Examination Credit Hours: 3
MACC 621 - Advanced Financial Management Credit Hours: 3
MACC 624 - Advanced Accounting Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
MACC 634 - Accounting Analytics Credit Hours: 3
MACC 642 - International Accounting and Financial Reporting Credit Hours: 3