In the year 2000 Indiana law will require 150 hours of college credit for a person to be eligible for the Certified Public Accountant exam. To meet this need, Indiana University is now offering a 30 graduate credit hour (10 courses) Master of Science in Accounting degree.

This program will better prepare individuals for a career as a professional accountant and to attain professional certification, not only as a CPA, but also as a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Data Processing Auditor (CDPA).

In addition to the normal university accreditation, IUSB is proud to be among the approximately twenty-four percent of colleges that offers degrees in business, that the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has accredited. This is recognition by an outside national organization of the quality of our academic programs.

Who will benefit from our degree program?

1. Individuals preparing to meet the 150 credit hour requirements of Indiana and other states for taking the CPA exam.

2. The professional accountant who desires a graduate degree.

3. Professionals who want to increase their expertise for future advancement

4. Individuals who want to gain a working knowledge of the accounting profession for a change in careers or for future entrepreneurial projects.

5. Individuals who want to meet the requirements for other professional certification programs such as Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Data Processing Auditor (CDPA).

Dr. PN Saksena
MSA Program Director
(574) 520 - 4456
(574) 520 - 4456
psaksena@iusb.edu

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
(All courses are 3 cr. hours unless otherwise designated)

Required Prerequisites

BUS A201 Introduction to Financial Accounting BUS A202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting BUS A311 Intermediate Accounting I
BUS A312 Intermediate Accounting II
BUS A325 Cost Accounting
BUS A328 Introduction to Taxation
BUS A337 Accounting Information Systems
or BUS K321 Management Information Systems
BUS A339 Advanced Income Taxes
BUS A424 Auditing & Assurance Services

Students who plan to sit for the Uniform CPA exam should consider taking A335-Accounting for Government and Not-For-Profit Entities and enrolling in a CPA review course, particularly for business law.

The Master of Accounting Program requires thirty (30) graduate credit hours as listed below:

A. Skills Courses (6 cr. required)
BUSB F532 Leadership, Negotiation, and Human Resource Management
BUSB F533 Professional Communication Skills

B. Required Accounting Courses (9 cr. required)
BUSB A525 Advanced Financial Accounting Theory & Practice
BUSB A530 Advanced Auditing Practice
BUSB A531 Consulting and Strategic Cost Management

C. Elective Courses (9 cr. required)
Select any three courses from the following
BUSB A504 Management Information Systems
BUSB A539 Advanced Tax Topics
BUSB A545 International Accounting Practice
BUSB A564 Interpretation and Analysis of Financial Statements
BUSB F542 Strategic Financial Management

D. Additional Elective Courses (6 cr. required)
Choose two from eligible electives:
BUSB A502 Managerial Price Theory
BUSB C502 The Legal/Ethical Environment of Business
BUSB F506 Management of International Operations
BUSB F520 Taxes and Business Strategy
BUSB F523 Managerial Decision-Making Models
BUSB F530 International Finance
BUSB K505 Management of IT Projects
BUSB K506 Web Site Development Techniques
BUSB K510 Decision Support Systems
BUSB A505 Object-Oriented Programming
BUSB A510 Database Management Systems
Courses not taken as required in group C above.

Each student, as a condition of graduation, must participate in an exit interview

No graduate student (except those who are officially admitted to Graduate Business Programs) is allowed to take more than 20% of his or her course work credits in graduate business courses under any circumstances. The Office of Graduate Business Programs monitors the implementation of this requirement.