Auburn University
Administrative Departments
Curriculum
Required Courses: (12 hours)
- ACCT 6310 Advanced Auditing & Assurance Services - 3 credit hours - summer II
- ACCT 7110 Research in Accounting - 3 credit hours - summer I
- ACCT 7410 Federal Tax Research - 3 credit hours - fall
- ACCT 7510 Integrated Accounting Applications - 3 credit hours - fall
- ACCT 7710 Graduation Requirement: On-Campus Residency - 0 credit hours - spring**
Elective Courses: (18 hours - 3 credit hours each):
- ACCT 6130 Advanced Accounting Topics - fall and summer*
- ACCT 6420 Income Tax II - fall and spring*
- ACCT 6610 Governmental & Not-For-Profit Accounting - fall and spring*
- ACCT 6700 Advanced Business Law - fall and spring*
- ACCT 7130 Financial Analysis & Valuation - fall
- ACCT 7320 Fraud Examination - spring
- ACCT 7420 Corporation and Partnership Taxation - spring
- ACCT 7520 Enterprise Accounting Systems - summer I
- ACCT 7810 Corporate Governance & Accounting Ethics - spring
- ACCT 7970 Advanced Special Topics in Taxation - fall
- FINC 7640 Advanced Investments - summer II and fall
- ISMN 6730 Security and Information Assurance - fall
- ISMN 7880 Advanced Management Information Systems - summer I
For course descriptions, please refer to the AU Bulletin. Students are required to take a minimum of seven three credit hour ACCT courses. The student's plan of study must be approved by Colby Lakas, MAcc Program Assistant Director (Campus Program), at colby.lakas@auburn.edu or 334-844-6253.
*Students must take ACCT 6130, 6420, 6610, and 6700 at either the undergraduate level
or graduate level to be academically prepared for the Uniform CPA examination. Students
cannot receive graduate credit for an equivalent course they have taken at the undergraduate
level.
**Campus and online students are required to participate in a two day campus residency
during the final spring semester of the program beginning on the last Thursday of April
and concluding on the following Friday evening. During the residency, students will
participate in the Auburn MAcc Leadership Summit which is comprised of business seminars, leadership
workshops, and social events.