Requirements for the M.S. Degree

The M.S. in Accounting requires a total of thirty-two (32) credits as follows:

Required courses or the equivalent substitute. (28 credits):

1. Business 643: Cost and Risk Management.
2. Business 645: Business Entity Taxation.
3. Business 646: Advanced Accounting Topics.
4. Business 648: Advanced Auditing.
5. Business 649: Law and Ethics in Accounting
6. Business 650: Data Analytics and Information Systems
7. Business 651: Advanced Data Analytics and Information Systems

Elective course. (4 credits). Choose one of the following: 

1. One 500- or 600-level course in the Department of Business, Economics, or other applicable department(s)
2. Business 675: Professional Development and Exam Preparation

Changes in Degree Requirements

A student may satisfy the requirements for an M.S. in Accounting degree as described in any catalogue that has been in effect during the student’s enrollment in the M.S. program. Students readmitted to Rhodes may graduate under requirements in effect during the original period of enrollment or by following a program incorporating features of the current and the earlier degree requirements and approved by the Graduate Committee. For students electing to graduate under earlier degree requirements, there is no guarantee that the courses specified in those requirements will be offered.