Required Credit Hours/Tuition and Fees
- 30
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Program of Study
The MSA requires completion of 30 semester hours of coursework beyond the prerequisite courses. No more than 12 hours of 400-level coursework may apply toward elective requirements of the MSA. Specific courses, or their equivalents, used to satisfy a student’s undergraduate degree requirements may not be used by that student in satisfying the program or elective requirements of the MSA. No more than six elective hours taken outside the School of Business will count toward the MSA. At the discretion of the program director, a maximum of six semester hours of elective requirements may be satisfied by transfer of credit from other institutions. For transfer credit, a grade of B or better must have been earned in the course. Ordinarily, business courses may be transferred only from institutions accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Courses transferred may not have been used to satisfy requirements for any other degree.
Students without an undergraduate accounting degree from an AACSB accredited school may have to complete up to 18 hours of accounting or business foundation coursework in addition to the 30 hours of graduate credit hours to complete the normal MSA program requirements. The program director will determine deficiencies and additional foundation coursework required after evaluating prior student courses completed. The evaluation will consider the area of study, grades received in those courses, the time since completion of the prior coursework, and other evidence of relevance to accounting and business knowledge. Determinations of deficiencies made by the program director are final.
Following completion of all admission requirements, the program director and advisor will design a program of study tailored to each student. The student must complete 30 credit hours of MSA program credit (which excludes all admission prerequisites and foundation coursework requirements) described as follows:
- Program Courses (18 hours): ACCT 580 Accounting Research (preferably taken in the last term of study) and five courses from the following: ACCT 401, 421, 431, 441, 490, 510, 531, 541, 550, 551, 552, 553, 556, 557, 561, 565, 567, 581, 596, 597
- Elective Courses (12 hours): Electives may be accounting or other SIUE School of Business graduate courses except for ACCT 524. At the discretion of the program director, up to six hours of credit may come from SIUE graduate programs outside the SIUE School of Business or from transfer credit.
To remain in good standing in the MSA program, students must maintain a 3.0 (B) GPA in all courses taken in the MSA program (excluding prerequisite courses) and in all program and approved elective courses. Students who are not in good standing for more than one semester may be terminated from the program.
