The Online M.S. in Accounting and Business Advisory Services requires 30-39 credit hours of coursework to earn the degree. This includes 9 credits grouped to gain more knowledge in Nonprofit Financial Management.
This curriculum is effective as of fall 2025.
Foundation Courses (Up to 9 credits of foundation coursework may be waived based on your prior coursework.)
| Course | Title | Credits | Note | CAMPUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 510 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 | UBALT | |
| ACCT 511 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 | Prerequisite: ACCT 510 or equivalent. | UBALT |
| ACCT 512 | Auditing | 3 | UBALT |
Core Requirements (15 credits)
| Course | TitlE | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 624 | Accounting Analytics | 3 | Prerequisite: ACCT 512 or equivalent or permission of program director. |
| ACCT 680 | Taxation of Entities | 3 | Prerequisite: ACCT 514 |
| ACCT 740 | Advanced Topics in Assurance Services | 3 | Prerequisite: ACCT 512 |
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ACCT 752 |
Advanced Topics in Accounting Information Systems -or- IT for Business Transformation |
3 3 |
| Course | TitlE | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUAD 700 | Introduction to Nonprofits | 3 | |
| Electives A - Select 3-credits from the following courses: | |||
| ACCT 605 | Performance Management and Accounting Controls | 3 | Prerequisites: ACCT 504 and ACCT 505 |
| ACCT 702 | Federal and State Government | 3 | Prerequisites: ACCT 505 or permission of program director. |
| ACCT 720 | Strategic Probability Analysis | 3 | |
| ACCT 755 | Advanced Financial Reporting Issues | 3 | Graduate equivalent of ACCT 403. Prerequisite: ACCT 511 or equivalent. |
| Electives B - Select 3-credits from the following courses: | |||
| ACCT 701 | Accounting Ethics | 3 | Prerequisite: ACCT 505 or permission of program director. |
| ECON 710 | Economics of Sustainability and Social Responsibility | 3 | |
| PUAD 785 | Public Sector Measurement | 3 | |
Select 6 elective credits from the list below.
| Course | TitlE | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 513 | Intermediate Accounting III | 3 | Prerequisite: Completed or concurrent enrollment in ACCT 511. |
| ACCT 514 | Fundamentals of Income Taxation | 3 | Prerequisite: ACCT 505 |
| ACCT 605 | Performance Management and Accounting Controls | 3 | Prerequisites: ACCT 504 and ACCT 505 |
| ACCT 635 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 | Prerequisite: ACCT 505 or equivalent. |
| ACCT 655 | Tax Policy | 3 | |
| ACCT 701 | Accounting Ethics | 3 | Prerequisite: ACCT 505 or permission of program director. |
| ACCT 702 | Federal and State Government Accounting | 3 | Prerequisites: ACCT 505 or permission of program director. |
| ACCT 720 | Strategic Probability Analysis | 3 | |
| ACCT 755 | Advanced Financial Reporting Issues | 3 | Graduate equivalent of ACCT 403. Prerequisite: ACCT 511 or equivalent. |
| ACCT 795 | Graduate Internship | 3 | |
| ACCT 797 | Special Topics in Accounting | 3 | |
| FIN 700 | Financial Reporting | 3 | Prerequisites: ACCT 505 and FIN 605 |
| FIN 715 | Investment Analysis | 3 | Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
| FIN 720 | Global Finance | 3 | Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
| FIN 725 | Risk Management | 3 | Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
| FIN 730 | Fixed Income Analysis | 3 | Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
| FIN 750 | Real Estate Investment | 3 | Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
| FIN 780 | Business Valuation | 3 | Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
| FIN 797 | Special Topics in Financial Management | 3 | |
| INSS 615 | Data Science Toolkit | 3 | Prerequisite: graduate standing |
| INSS 651 | Database Management Systems | 3 | |
| INSS 722 | Visual Business Intelligence | 3 | |
| INSS 753 | Internet and Network Security | 3 | |
| INSS 797 | Advanced Topics in Information Systems | 3 | |
| MGMT 798 | Global Field Study | 3 | |
| PUAD 622 | Public Budgeting and Fiscal Administration | 3 | |
| PUAD 700 | Concepts and Practices of Nonprofits | 3 | |
| PUAD 785 | Public Sector Performance | 3 | |
| TAXA 650 | Tax Research and Writing | 3 | |
| TAXA 651 | Fundamentals of Federal Income Tax I | 3 | |
| TAXA 652 | Corporate Taxation | 3 | |
| TAXA 653 | Partnership Taxation | 3 | |
| TAXA 654 | Tax Practice and Procedure | 3 |