Master Of Accountancy – DeLand Campus Program
The Master of Accountancy is designed to provide the range of knowledge and practical skills needed by the professional accountant. The program is also designed to meet the academic requirements for eligibility for the Florida CPA Examination. The Deland campus program is offered in a semester format with live instruction and day classes only.
Applicants for admission to the Master of Accountancy program must be graduates of an accredited university, and must have a baccalaureate degree in accounting (or, must have the equivalent in academic coursework).
A completed application must include official transcripts of all undergraduate work, test scores on the GMAT, three letters of recommendation, and a completed Stetson University application accompanied by a twenty-five ($25) nonrefundable application fee. A personal interview may be required. All application materials must be submitted to the Graduate Business Office, 421 N. Woodland Boulevard, Box 8398, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32723. Application may be made for admission for the fall, spring, or summer terms. Materials submitted in support of an application are not released for other purposes and cannot be returned to the applicant.
All completed applications are evaluated by the Graduate Committee of the School of Business Administration. Acceptance is based on the undergraduate academic performance, the score of the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT), and evidence of leadership and experience. Students will be notified, in writing, of their admission status following an evaluation of their credentials. Evaluations are normally done on a monthly basis.
The graduate business programs require a basic foundation in business administration courses. Foundation requirements may be satisfied by transfer credit from accredited institutions.
Coursework taken by applicants as part of their undergraduate curriculum may be applied to the foundation requirements if the coursework is comparable and if the applicant earned a course grade of a C or higher. After admission to a graduate program at Stetson, any foundation course may be satisfied by transfer of a comparable course credit from an accredited institution.
Advanced course requirements are ordinarily to be taken at Stetson. Transfer of credit for graduate course requirements may be granted only through special exception authorized by the Graduate Committee of the School of Business Administration, and will be considered only at the time of initial application to the program or at the close of the student’s program in the event of a job-related transfer.
All courses toward the MAcc degree, including transferred courses, must be completed within eight years of the first enrollment as a graduate student at Stetson. The student who is unable to complete all degree requirements within this time may appeal to the Graduate Committee of the School of Business Administration for an extension.
Graduate students enrolled in the MAcc program are expected to maintain at least a B average in all courses. Failure to maintain the necessary average will result in being placed on academic probation, and if the student does not improve his/her cumulative G.P.A. to a minimum of 3.0 during the specified time of academic probation the student will be subject to academic suspension.
REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES
Since the Master of Accountancy requires an undergraduate degree and coursework equivalent to a major in accounting, candidates will normally have completed, as undergraduates, the equivalent of the M.B.A. Foundation courses. If the student’s undergraduate record indicates any deficiency in the Foundation areas or in accounting preparation, the Graduate Committee may require additional Foundation or Accounting coursework before the Graduate Level courses are attempted.
| Credit Hours | |
| BUSINESS FOUNDATION | |
| ES101 Macro-economics | 3 |
| ES102 Micro-economics | 3 |
| DS280 Statistics | 3 |
| ATG211 Financial Accounting | 3 |
| MGT305 *Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKT315 *Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MIS191 Introduction to Information Technology | 3 |
| FIN311 *Business Finance | 3 |
| DS350 *Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions | 3 |
| Total: | 27 |
| *Must be taken at a 4-year institution | |
| ACCOUNTING FOUNDATION COURSES* | |
| ATG303 Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ATG304 Financial Accounting II | 3 |
| ATG310 Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ATG421 Managerial Cost Accounting | 3 |
| Accounting electives – (ATG 400, 401, 406, 410) | 6 |
| Total: | 18 |
| *Accounting foundation courses must be taken at a 4-year institution. | |
| GRADUATE ACCOUNTING COURSES | |
| REQUIRED COURSES: | |
| ATG508 Governmental and Not-for-Profit | 3 |
| ATG511 Current Issues in Accounting | 3 |
| ATG516 Advanced Auditing | 3 |
| ATG563.Advanced.Accounting Theory | 3 |
| Total: | 12 |
| MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY ELECTIVES | |
| Choose six courses (18 hours) from the following list, no more than two of which may be at the 400-level, and at least 6 hours must be graduate accounting courses: | |
| ATG400 Accounting Internship | 3 |
| ATG401Federal Taxation of Individuals | 3 |
| ATG406 Auditing I | 3 |
| ATG502 Taxation of Entities | 3 |
| ATG503 Tax Research | 3 |
| ATG507 Financial Accounting III | 3 |
| ATG509 Cases in Financial Accounting and Reporting | 3 |
| ATG510 Contemporary Issues in Information Systems and Controls | 3 |
| ATG521 Contemporary Issues and Cases in Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ATG530 Estates, Fiduciary and Gift Taxation | 3 |
| MIS461 Business Process Management | 3 |
| FIN411 Financial Management II | 3 |
| FIN412 Multinational Finance | 3 |
| FIN415 Financial Risk Management | 3 |
| FIN511 Advanced Financial Management | 3 |
| MGT519 Organizational Theory & Behavior | 3 |
| MGT595 Strategic Management | 3 |
| POM507 Managerial Decision Analysis | 3 |
| BL407 Business Law I | 3 |
| BL408 Business Law II | 3 |
| BL507 Contemporary Issue in Business Law | 3 |
| Total: | 18 |
| Total Hours for Degree: | 30 |
For students going full time, the program can be completed in one calendar year, including summer school. Students may be admitted in the Fall, Spring or Summer. Students may also elect to take the program on a part-time basis.
