Core Course Requirements – MAcc
MAcc students admitted Fall 2018:
Thirty credit hours of core and elective courses are required to complete the MAcc degree. Students enter the program in September and complete their degree in May. The core curriculum consists of a series of accounting and financial reporting courses. As electives, a variety of business courses are available including, but not limited to, corporate strategy, finance, marketing, international business, economics and public policy. In addition, graduate level courses may be taken outside the Business School for students wishing to study non-business areas such as law, public policy, communications, or engineering.
Fall Term | Winter Term |
ACC 561: Federal Taxation I (3.0 credits) | ACC 565: Financial Instruments and Structured Finance (2.25 credits) |
ACC 555: Corporate Financial Research and Reporting (2.25 credits) | ACC 625: Advanced Financial Accounting (2.25 credits) |
ACC 601: Accounting Information System Design (1.5 credits) | ACC 630: Auditing and Assurance (1.5 credits) |
ACC 630: Auditing & Assurance (1.5 credits) | |
ACC 695: MAcc Graduate Research Seminar (3 credits) | |
3.75 Credits of Electives* | 9 Credits of Electives* |
* In choosing your electives, students must include at least ONE of the following choices if you do not waive any of the above core courses, or TWO of the following choices if you do waive any of the above core courses:
- ACC 620: Federal Taxation II (2.25 credits)
- ACC 640: Advanced Management Accounting (1.5 credits) and ACC 650: Cost Management Systems (1.5 credits)
- ACC 711: Financial Statement Analysis (2.25 credits)
- ACC 713: Business Forecasting and Equity Valuation (2.25 credits)
- ACC/FIN 725: Managing the Maize and Blue Fund (1.5 credits) and ACC/FIN 726: Maize and Blue Fund (1.5 credits)
- BL 555: Ethics and Negotiation (3.0 credits)
- Choose one of the following accepted Law School tax courses:
LAW 691: International Tax
LAW 726: Partnership Tax
LAW 746: Tax of Financial Instruments
LAW 747: Taxation of Individual Income
LAW 749: Corporate Taxation
*Please note: Students who have a BBA from the University of Michigan are not eligible to waive any core courses.
MAcc students admitted Fall 2017:
Thirty credit hours of core and elective courses are required to complete the MAcc degree. Students enter the program in September and complete their degree in May. The core curriculum consists of a series of accounting and financial reporting courses. As electives, a variety of business courses are available including, but not limited to, corporate strategy, finance, marketing, international business, economics and public policy. In addition, graduate level courses may be taken outside the Business School for students wishing to study non-business areas such as law, public policy, communications, or engineering.
Fall Term | Winter Term |
ACC 561: Federal Taxation I (3.0 credits) |
ACC 565: Financial Instruments and Structured Finance (2.25 credits) |
ACC 555: Corporate Financial Research and Reporting (2.25 credits) | ACC 625: Advanced Financial Accounting (2.25 credits) |
ACC 601: Accounting Information System Design (1.5 credits) | ACC 630: Auditing and Assurance (1.5 credits continued from Fall B) |
ACC 630: Auditing & Assurance (1.5 credits in Fall B and 1.5 in Winter B) | ACC 695: MAcc Graduate Research Seminar (1.5 credits continued from Fall) |
ACC 695: MAcc Graduate Research Seminar (1.5 credits in Fall and 1.5 credits in Winter) | |
5.25 Credits of Electives* | 7.50 Credits of Electives* |
* In choosing your electives, students must include at least ONE of the following choices if you do not waive any of the above core courses, or TWO of the following choices if you do waive any of the above core courses:
- ACC 620: Federal Taxation II (2.25 credits)
- ACC 640: Advanced Management Accounting (1.5 credits) and ACC 650: Cost Management Systems (1.5 credits)
- ACC 711: Financial Statement Analysis (2.25 credits)
- ACC 713: Business Forecasting and Equity Valuation (2.25 credits)
- ACC/FIN 725: Managing the Maize and Blue Fund (1.5 credits) and ACC/FIN 726: Maize and Blue Fund (1.5 credits)
- BL 555: Ethics and Negotiation (3.0 credits)
- Choose one of the following accepted Law School tax courses:
LAW 691: International Tax
LAW 726: Partnership Tax
LAW 746: Tax of Financial Instruments
LAW 747: Taxation of Individual Income
LAW 749: Corporate Taxation
*Please note: Students who have a BBA from the University of Michigan are not eligible to waive any core courses.