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One-Year Format
Required courses |
Elective Courses |
A suggested course sequence
List of required courses (19.5 credit hours):
This course sequence assumes that a student has satisfied the Intermediate Accounting requirement prior to the fall semester, either in the student's undergraduate studies or through a summer program.
| Course Title |
Course Number |
Number of Credits |
Semesters offered |
Financial Accounting II
(Intermediate Accounting) |
Acct 562 |
3 |
Summer |
| Auditing |
Acct 564 |
3 |
Fall |
| Business Analysis Using Financial Statements |
Acct 503/ 503B |
3 |
Fall (A+B) |
| Income Tax Fundamentals |
Acct 567 |
3 |
Fall |
Financial Accounting III
(Advanced Accounting Problems) |
Acct 563 |
3 |
Spring |
| Effective Managerial Communication |
Mgt 533 |
1.5 |
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| Accounting Policy and Research |
Acct 555 |
3 |
Spring B |
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19.5 |
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Sample list of potential elective courses (13.5 credit hours):
| Course Title |
Course Number |
Number of Credits |
Semesters offered |
| Financial Accounting |
| Financial Issues in Leasing |
Acct 507 |
1.5 |
Spring B |
| Financial Reporting from the CFO's Perspective |
Acct 500B |
1.5 |
Spring B |
| Independent Study |
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3 |
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| Managerial Accounting |
| Strategic Cost Analysis |
ACCT 5012/5002 |
3 |
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| Control |
Acct 502 |
1.5 |
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| Advances In Management Accounting |
Acct 505 |
1.5 |
Spring A |
| Advances in Planning and Control Systems |
Acct 506 |
1.5 |
Spring B |
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| Other |
| Law and business management |
Mgt 511A/B |
3 |
Spring A+B |
| Ethical issues in managerial decision making |
Mgt 502 |
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Students are required to take at least 7.5 credit hours of their electives in accounting or accounting-related courses as approved by the faculty. Students can also choose from a wide array of graduate-level classes offered in Olin, assuming they comply with the course’s prerequisites. A complete list of graduate-level courses can be found at http://www.olin.wustl.edu/mba/srv/pdf/mbadescrip.pdf. (*PDF 95k).
Suggested Course Sequence:
A suggested course sequence for required courses (and some accounting electives denoted in *) in a one-year program. Electives can be substituted based on students’ interests, course availability and their pre-requisites.
| Foundation Courses (may be waived in special cases): Summer Term (August) |
| ACCT 562 Financial Accounting II (Intermediate Accounting) (3.0) |
| Summer Term Total Required Credits = 3.0 |
| Fall Semester (September - December) |
| Fall A |
Fall B |
· ACCT 503 Business Analysis Using Financial Statements (1.5)
· Elective (1.5)*
· Elective (1.5)*
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· ACCT 503B Adv Business Analysis Using Financial Statements (1.5)
· Elective (1.5)*
· Elective (1.5)*
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· ACCT 564 Auditing (3)
· ACCT 567 Income Tax Fundamentals (3) |
Fall Semester Total Required Credits = 9.0
Fall Semester Total Elective Credits = 6.0
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| Spring Semester (January - May) |
| Spring A |
Spring B |
· MGT 533 Effective Managerial Communication (1.5)
· ACCT 505 Advances in Management Accounting (1.5)*
· MGT 511A Law and Business Management (1.5)*
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· ACCT 555 Accounting Policy and Research (3)
· ACCT 500B Financial Reporting From The CFO’s Perspective (1.5)*
· ACCT 507 Financial Issues in Leasing (1.5)*
· ACCT 506 Advances in Planning and Control Systems (1.5)*
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· ACCT 563 Financial Accounting III (Advanced Accounting problems) (3)
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Spring Semester Total Required Credits = 7.5
Spring Semester Total Elective Credits = 7.5
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