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Master of
Accountancy Program
Alabama State University's
Master of Accountancy degree program began in the 1998 Fall term.
The Accounting and Finance
Department of the College of Business Administration at Alabama State
University offers a Master of Accountancy Program that provides a
competitive advantage in today’s job market. Most states have mandated
that candidates complete 150 hours of college-level coursework to sit
for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam. Master of Accountancy
graduates are prepared to pass certification examinations such as CPA,
CIA, or CMA, etc., enter middle management positions in accounting, and
pursue future study in terminal degree programs. ASU Master of
Accountancy graduates are employed by CPA firms, industrial
corporations, and government agencies.
Admission requirements include
a 2.75 cumulative grade point average (based on a 4.0 scale);
satisfactory scores on the GMAT and TOEFL; three letters of
recommendation; and one-page statement describing career goals and work
experience. Financial assistance is available in the form of
grants-in-aid, loans, scholarships, student employment or a combination
thereof. Interested parties should contact the School of Graduate
Studies, Alabama State University. Course work includes 30 semester
hours of credit beyond the baccalaureate degree. Accounting core courses
are: Auditing, Taxation, Information Systems, Managerial/Cost
controllership, and Fund Accounting; and electives: Theory, Financial
Reporting, and International Accounting and Business. The non-accounting
business courses include Finance, Business Law/Law for CPAs, Economics
of the Firm and Environment and Managerial Communication.
Currently, three or four
classes are offered each semester. These classes usually meet on Monday
and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 6:45 and
7:00 to 8:15 during the Fall and Spring Semesters. For the Summer
Semester, classes meet Monday through Thursday from 5:30 to 7:35 p.m.
and 7:45 to 9:50 p.m. (Each class will meet twice weekly).
For more information, contact ASU's Accounting and
Finance Department, at (334) 229-4134 and (Fax) (334)-229-6806.
E-Mail Address is
jcrawford@alasu.edu.
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