| The master of accountancy program is designed to prepare graduates: (1) for professional careers in public accounting and management in industry and government; (2) to achieve professional certification in accounting, such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and Certified Management Accountant (CMA); and (3) to pursue terminal or Ph.D. degrees.
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 an 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 are 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.
Scholarships
Full Scholarships are available to include tuition & books. Graduate Assistantship up to $4,200 per regular semester.
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