The Master of Science (M.S.) in Accounting program is a dual AACSB accredited fully online program designed to equip students with the necessary skills to build a successful public and private accounting career. This program comprises 30 credits, offers three 12-week sessions a year (fall, spring & summer), and is delivered online asynchronously, providing a high degree and variety of flexibility. This degree of flexibility allows students to live and travel almost anywhere, choose when to begin, the pace at which to complete the program, and the flexibility to fit coursework around their other personal or work responsibilities. It is not a self-paced program, and most courses require some level of group work. The M.S. in Accounting combined with a bachelor's degree in accounting provides the student with the 150-hour educational requirements for C.P.A. (Certified Public Accountant) licensing.

Advanced Business Certificate in Accounting Analytics

Students may take an online graduate certificate in Advanced Business Certificate in Accounting Analytics. This is a stand-alone certificate, but, the 12 credits can also count toward the M.S. in Accounting.

This program is offered by the School of Business.

Location

• Storrs Campus

Modality

• Online

Requirements

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Required Course
ACCT 5505	Ethics and the Accounting Professional Environment	3
Approved Electives
Select 27 credits of the following:		27
ACCT 5122	Financial Reporting I
ACCT 5124	Financial Reporting II
ACCT 5243	Assurance Services
ACCT 5260	Federal Income Taxation
ACCT 5327	Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation
ACCT 5530	Business Sustainability Reporting and Analysis
ACCT 5532	Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT 5533	Contemporary Managerial Accounting Issues
ACCT 5535	Global Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT 5543	Advanced Assurance Services
ACCT 5545	Business Law, Business Ethics, and Public Accounting
ACCT 5546	Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
ACCT 5549	Accounting and Disclosure for Not for Profit Entities
ACCT 5554	Data Analytics: Skills for Accountants
ACCT 5555	Data Analytics: Accounting Applications
ACCT 5557	Advanced Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 5559	Accounting and Auditing for Governmental Entities
ACCT 5563	Enterprise Risk Management: Identify Events as Risks to Manage or Opportunities to Seize
ACCT 5570	Taxation of Business Entities - Flow Through Entities
ACCT 5571	Taxation of Business Entities: C Corporations
ACCT 5575	Taxes and Business Strategy
ACCT 5582	Research for Accounting Professionals
ACCT 5583	Financial Reporting of Income Taxes
ACCT 5584	Advanced Accounting
ACCT 5894	Special Topics in Accounting

Learning Objectives

1. Students will be able to apply rules, regulations, and principles in the exercise of professional judgement to identify, address, and solve accounting issues
2. Students will be able to use technology appropriately in accounting contexts
3. Students will be able to communicate professionally.
4. Students will possess knowledge of the accounting profession and skills of professionalism.
5. Students will be able to identify issues in accounting contexts and conduct research to find appropriate guidance.

Accelerated Master of Science in Accounting

The Accelerated M.S. in Accounting is designed for UConn undergraduates who want to complete their B.S./M.S. in under 5 years. Up to 12 credits of the required graduate coursework taken while the student is an undergraduate may be used toward both the B.S. and M.S. Plans of  Study. Undergraduate students enrolled in Accounting must apply for the accelerated track at the end of their sophomore year year and then apply to the M.S. program during their senior year.