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Mississippi State’s Adkerson School of Accountancy delivers online graduate classes that parallel on-campus classes, leading to the same graduate degrees in accountancy. Taught by MS State faculty, who have won awards for their innovative teaching, both the Online Master of Professional Accountancy and Online Master of Taxation programs maintain supplemental accounting accreditation from AACSB International.

The Adkerson School of Accountancy combines general, broad business and accounting education into a specialized curriculum designed to meet the greater demand for accountants, stemming from developments in information technology, increasingly

complicated taxation and governmental control measures, and a growing awareness of the need for accurate control methods in existing businesses. The Master of Professional Accountancy and Master of Taxation programs prepare students for new CPA exam and for positions in public, private, or governmental accounting. The Adkerson School of Accountancy updated its curricula to emphasize technology skills relevant to data analytics and to give students the tools needed to remain at the forefront of the accounting profession. The changes include integrating data analytics content into current courses, adding a data analytics course, and providing a minor in accounting data analytics available to students completing either program.

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August 1

Spring

November 1

Summer

May 15

AACSB Accredits the Best Business Schools in the World

The Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy, housed in MSU’s College of Business, maintains supplemental accounting accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the world’s largest business education network and longest-serving accrediting body for business schools with undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the graduate programs at the Adkerson School of Accountancy is competitive. We expect to receive more applications than we have the capacity to accommodate in our programs. A committee of faculty members from the Adkerson School of Accountancy will review applications. A student applying to the Adkerson School of Accountancy for the Master of Professional Accountancy or the Master of Taxation must meet the following requirements for their application to be reviewed for admission:

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A 3.0 GPA or above on all course work or the last 60 hours of courses attempted.
A 3.0 GPA or above in all Accounting classes.
Hold a four-year, regionally accredited (SACS, NCACS, NEACS, etc.) bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution
Be a U.S. citizen or a Green Card holder (Permanent Resident) and have either a USA or APO address
Completion of the following prerequisites or the equivalent in a curriculum emphasizing Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as pronounced by the Financial Accounting Standards Board:
- ACC 3003 Accounting Information Systems I
- ACC 3013 Cost Accounting
- ACC 3023 Intermediate Accounting I
- ACC 3033 Intermediate Accounting II
- ACC 4013 Income Tax
- ACC 4033 Auditing
Completion of the following prerequisites or the equivalent:
- BL 2413 Legal Environment of Business
- EC 2113 Principles of Macroeconomics
- EC 2123 Principles of Microeconomics
- FIN 3123 Financial Management
- A course demonstrating computer literacy
- A course demonstrating written communication skills

Have questions about whether or not your courses meet the requirements of prerequisites? Request Information above and your online coordinator will be in touch.

Prerequisites Available Online

For those who have an undergraduate degree in Business but lack the necessary prerequisites to get admitted to the program, the following courses are available online:

ACC 3013 – Cost Accounting
ACC 2023 – Intermediate I
ACC 4013 – Tax I
ACC 4033 – Auditing
ACC 3033 – Intermediate II

Master of Professional Accountancy

The Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) program advances the student’s knowledge base in business and accounting while preparing for a professional career in accountancy. An added benefit of completing a master’s program is that it covers the core content and disciplines’ content on the new CPA exam and provides the 150-hours necessary to be licensed in most states. Passing the exam greatly improves earnings and promotion potential.

This is a non-thesis degree program and requires 30-semester hours in coursework. At least 24 semester hours must be in graduate level accounting courses. A minor in Accounting Data Analytics is also available.

Master of Taxation

The Master of Taxation (MTX) program is designed to broaden a student’s knowledge base in business and accounting with an emphasis in taxation while preparing for a professional career in accounting and taxation.The online Master of Taxation provides the same faculty, instruction, assignments, and exams as students in our on-campus programs. An added benefit of completing a master’s program is that it covers the core content and disciplines’ content on the new CPA exam and provides the 150-hours necessary to be licensed in most states. Working professionals will benefit from the same quality education with the flexibility and convenience of attending from their home or office, full-time or part-time!

Testimonial

As the fields of business and accounting evolve, it is our job to equip students with both the foundational concepts and the modern tools they need to be at the forefront of their profession. Our updated accounting curriculum and new online offerings are two great examples of how we are doing just that. I am excited that we have expanded access to our world-class educational offerings through the online Master of Taxation and Master of Professional Accountancy programs.

Sharon Oswald
Dean of the College of Business

We believe there is significant interest from students who cannot come to campus to complete the graduate accounting or taxation programs for a variety of reasons. The Adkerson School of Accountancy is at the forefront of re-envisioning how graduate accounting education is delivered.

Shawn Mauldin
Director of the Adkerson School of Accountancy