Professional Accountancy M.P.AC.
Department of Accounting
Department Chair: Susan Weiss
Director: Sean Cote
Professional Accountancy Program Faculty: Professor Schweikart;
Associate Professors Church, Filipek, Haser, Weiss;
Assistant Professors Cote, Margarida
Admission Requirements
- Completed application form accompanied by a $50 nonrefundable application fee.
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Two courses in principles of accounting or equivalent.
- An applicant’s letter describing the applicant’s professional goals including how the program will help the applicant achieve these professional goals.
- Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
- Three academic or professional letters of recommendation addressing the student’s potential to succeed in a graduate program.
- 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 (401) 456-9028 or scote@ric.edu for additional admission requirements.
Course Requirements — Concentration in Accounting
Courses
Foundations Component
| 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
| | 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
| 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
| | TWENTY-ONE CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level appropriate to career plans. | 21 | |
Total Credit Hours: 30