Accountancy: Forensic Data Analytics, M.Acc.

Program Requirements

The MAcc program requires a student to complete 30 semester credit hours in graduate coursework as outlined below. Students must complete all background coursework before more than six hours of MAcc core or elective courses are completed.

MAcc Core Courses (18 hours)

• ACC 5010 - Advanced Accounting
• ACC 5040 - Accounting Data Analytics
• ACC 5110 - Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships
• ACC 5360 - Advanced Accounting Information System
• ACC 5470 - Financial Accounting Theory and Issues
• ACC 5520 - Advanced Auditing

• ACC 5010 and ACC 5110 cannot be repeated if taken at the undergraduate level.  Replace with another graduate accounting or other graduate business class with approval of the graduate advisor.

  ACC 5040 cannot be repeated if taken at the undergraduate level.  Replace with one of the other forensic data analytics concentration electives from the list.

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• Accounting Electives (3 hours)

  CPA Preparation Option:

  Select any 3 of the following 1-credit hour CPA preparation labs:

• ACC 5310L - Advanced Managerial Accounting Lab
• ACC 5420L - Tax Research and Advanced Tax Topics Lab
• ACC 5470L - Financial Accounting Theory and Issues Lab
• ACC 5520L - Advanced Auditing Lab

• OR

  Non-CPA Preparation Option: 

  Select one of the following:

• ACC 5900 - Internship in Accounting
• ACC 5997r - Individual Studies

Forensic Data Analytics Concentration (9 hours)

• ACC 5521 - Forensic Accounting

• AND

  Select any two (2) of the following concentration electives (6 hours):

• MGT 5140 - Databases and Data Warehouses
• MGT 5190 - Data Mining and Analytics
• MGT 5200 - Advanced Data Analytics

Additional Information and Notes

At least 18 hours of teh program must be in graduate accounting courses.

Students may have to select graduate accounting or business courses to meet the minimum 30 hours required in the program.

NOTE:  The offering of electives is determined by student demand.  All electives must be chosen in consultation with and approved by the MAcc advisor.

Total: 30 hours

Transfer Credit

Six graduate credit hours of courses completed at other universities for graduate credit may be considered to satisfy MAcc degree program requirements at UTC.  Only courses with a grade of B or better and that are taken at universities accredited by AASCB can be considered for transfer credit.  A transferred course generally must form a logical part of the MAcc program to be approved.

Those who request transfer credit must be prepared to provide the university catalog in effect at the time at which the courses were completed as well as any other supporting information to the Director of Graduate Programs in the College of Business and the Dean of the Graduate School.  For additional requirements see “Transfer Credit” under “Academic Policies for Graduate Students” in the UTC Graduate Catalog.

Continuation

Students who earn 3 or more grades of C or below in graduate level courses will be dismissed from the MAcc program.

Program of Study

Students must submit a Program of Study during the first semester of graduate coursework.  The Program of Study consist of all core courses and any electives and establishes the courses the student must take for partial fulfillment of the degree requirements.  The Program of Study form must include all core courses and electives, if known at the time, the student will take.  The Program of Study for is located at

www.utc.edu/GraduateSchool/CurrentStudentForms.