MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY

MISSION—MAac.

The Master of Accountancy (MAac.) emphasizes graduate-level accounting topics and business skills in areas identified by the profession as critical for success in the challenging and dynamic business environment. The 30-semester hour program also satisfies the education requirements for licensure as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and helps prepare students for success on certification exams.

CAREER INFORMATION—MAac..

The Master of Accountancy program is designed to satisfy the educational requirements to be licensed as a CPA in the State of Georgia and to improve the possibility of success on the certification exam. The program also prepares graduates for exciting careers with fast-track promotion opportunities in public accounting and other areas of business and government.

FIVE YEAR TRACK -

Current GCSU accounting majors that meet entrance requirements to the Master of Accountancy may choose the "early enrollment" program during the senior year of their undergraduate program. This choice provides a seamless option for the student to complete the educational requirements for the B.B.A. and the MAac simultaneously and receive both degrees on completion. The formula used to determine admission status is:

GMAT score + (200 x the current undergraduate GAP) >= 1050; or

GMAT sc ore + (200 x the current upper division GPA) >= 1100

PROGRAM OF STUDY

No foundation courses are required for students with a bachelor's degree in business with an accounting major.

Students with a business major other than accounting who have had both financial and managerial accounting require an additional 18 hours of accounting equivalent to:

Non-business majors would require the aforementioned accounting classes and 3 hours each of undergraduate economics, finance, and statistics. Foundation courses must be completed with a grade of a "C" or better.

Choose one class from each group:

*Additional courses may be required for students who have not met the foundation course requirements.

*The entering student with an appropriate academic background may be able to complete the Master of Accountancy degree with a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate work. All programs of study are based on individual student needs as stipulated by the graduate director.

Refer to the Course Description Section of this catalog for courses and course descriptions.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS—MAac.

In addition to meeting the normal university requirements for graduation, the M.Aac. candidate must have an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 on all graduate business courses taken in the Georgia College & State University J. Whitney Bunting School of Business. The student must also have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on all 6000 level courses taken. All credit applied toward the degree shall have been earned within seven years prior to completion of the program of study.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For information, contact: Director of Graduate Programs in Business, J. Whitney Bunting School of Business, Georgia College & State University, Campus Box 019, Milledgeville, GA 31061. The graduate director may be reached by telephone at (478) 445-5115. The director's e-mail address is lynn.hanson@gcsu.edu.