Program Features
Becker FastPass Class
The MPAcc offers a Becker CPA Review course for credit within
the program. The Becker course is proven to help students prepare
for, and pass, the CPA exam. The FastPass Course is an intensive,
boot camp class designed to help students prepare for the CPA exam
over the summer. It prepares students for the exam in a matter of
weeks instead of months. The course covers the following topics in
depth: financial statements, regulation, audit and general business
concepts.
Real Business Cases and Situations
The MPAcc uses real business cases and situations to provide
students with real experience. The leadership class is designed to
develop student leadership skills in an accounting setting. Many of
the advanced courses build upon earlier foundation classes to
develop critical thinking, writing and oral presentation skills in
a tax and corporate environment.
Tax and Financial Reporting Tracks
Concentrations are available in both tax and financial
reporting. In the tax concentration, courses are offered in
corporate and partnership tax, tax research, international taxation
and more. Within the financial reporting concentration, courses
cover such topics as financial statement analysis, business
valuation, international corporate governance and corporate
reporting.
Preparation for the Global Market
The MPAcc program covers important international topics such as
international taxation, international corporate governance and
International Financial Reporting Standards
IFRS.
Students have the option to participate in a study trip abroad
to learn about different accounting systems in another country. For
example, students visited Chile to learn about companies adopting
IFRS and the Chilean tax system.
The
MPAcc program focuses on real life cases and situations, which has
helped prepare me for success on the CPA exam and in my accounting
career. Through the accounting program at Butler, I completed
internships with the Treasury Department at the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Indianapolis and with Veros Partners in Indianapolis, where
I prepared tax returns for individuals and businesses. I also
helped the Business Consulting Group with bookkeeping and
consulting projects. These opportunities provided me with hands-on
experience and training for a successful accounting
career.
Garrett Ogden
'11
Tax Staff, BKD, LLP