MPAcc Curriculum
The MPAcc offers late afternoon and evening classes and can be
completed on a full-time or part-time basis.
The MPAcc adds one year to the curriculum for Butler accounting
majors. Non-Butler accounting graduates can complete the program in
1 to 1.5 years.
The program involves a 30-hour curriculum that includes 17 hours
of core classes plus a 9-hour concentration in financial reporting
or taxation plus 4 hours of electives. These electives may include
the Becker CPA Review Course or an optional international study
trip. Non-Butler accounting graduates may need to complete up to 5
prerequisite courses.
MPAcc Core
(17 required credit hours)
MPA508 Leadership (3 hours)
MPA511 Accounting for Business Combinations and International
Accounting (3 hours)
MPA513 Applied Financial Accounting (3 hours)
MPA515 Taxes and Business Strategy (3 hours)
MPA527 Advanced Managerial Accounting (2 hours)
MPA578 Advanced Auditing (3 hours)
MPAcc Concentration Courses
(9 credit hours)
MPA571 Financial Statement Analysis & ValuationFR(3
hours)
MPA573 IT Auditing & Forensic AccountingFR(3 hours)
MPA581* International Corporate Governance and Financial
ReportingFR(3 hours)
MPA583* International and Multi-State TaxationTAX(3 hours)
MPA585 Tax Research + Accounting Periods/Methods
Not-For-ProfitsTAX(3 hours)
MPA587 Taxation of Corporations/PartnershipsTAX(3 hours)
Note: Three FR courses equal a concentration in
Financial Reporting; three TAX courses equal a concentration in
Taxation.
MPAcc Electives
(4 credit hours)
MPA512 Accounting for Government, Not-For-Profit and Other
Entities (2 hours)
MPA589 Advanced Law (2 hours)
MPA590 CPA Review Course (2 hours)
MBA564 Derivatives, Futures, Options, and Swaps (2 hours)
MPA594* Global Business Experience (2 hours)
Note: Students may count only one MBA course as
a MPA elective.
*One of these international courses must be completed to satisfy
the global requirement.
Download the complete curriculum sheet and course
descriptions.
MPAcc Courses
(PDF)
The MPAcc focused on an
understanding of technical accounting and a tailored "how-to guide"
for managing teams, managing your career, communicating effectively
and managing a work-life balance. I valued the class size and the
flexibility of the program and faculty. The faculty worked with me
to rearrange classes so that I could sit for the CPA. As a result,
I passed all four parts of the exam before starting my job with
E&Y.
Chelsea Jensen
'11
Staff 1 Auditor, Ernst & Young, Chicago