Professional Accountancy M.P.AC.

Department of Accounting and Computer Information Systems

Department Chair: Lisa Bain

Director: Sean Cote

Professional Accountancy Program Faculty: Professor Schweikart; Associate Professors Church, Filipek, Haser; Assistant Professors Cote, Margarida, Weiss

Admission Requirements

1. Completed application form accompanied by a $50 nonrefundable application fee.
2. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
3. Two courses in principles of accounting or equivalent.
4. An applicant’s letter describing the applicant’s professional goals including how the program will help the applicant achieve these professional goals.
5. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
6. Three academic or professional letters of recommendation addressing the student’s potential to succeed in a graduate program.
7. Completion of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), unless the applicant is a CPA or has passed a state bar examination. Applicants will also be exempt from the GMAT if they have earned a B.S. degree in accounting from Rhode Island College or the University of Rhode Island, with a 3.00 grade point average in their major.

Note: International students should contact program director Sean Cote at [phone] or [e-mail] for additional admission requirements.

Course Requirements — Concentration in Accounting

Courses

Foundations Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ACCT 510	Advanced AIS: Systems Modeling	3	Annually.
ACCT 548	Controllership	3	Annually.
ACCT 549	Advanced Topics in Cost Management	3	Annually.
ACCT 556	Advanced Governmental and Non-profit Accounting	3	Annually.
ACCT 561	Advanced Topics in Auditing and Fraud	3	Annually.
ACCT 572	Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting	3	Annually.
ACCT 665	Accounting Capstone	3	Annually.

Electives

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
	NINE CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level in accounting	9

Total Credit Hours: 30

Course Requirements — Concentration in Personal Financial Planning

Courses

Foundations Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ACCT 661	Financial Planning Capstone Course	3	Spring.
ACCT 533	Fundamentals of Financial Planning	3	Fall.
	-And-
ACCT 535	Tax Issues for Corporations and Shareholders	3	As needed.
	-Or-
ACCT 543	Personal Income Tax Planning	3	Spring.

Electives

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
	TWENTY-ONE CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level appropriate to career plans.	21

Total Credit Hours: 30