3-2 Format
Required courses |
Elective Courses |
A suggested course sequence
To complete our MACC program, students need to complete 33 credits in 500-level courses. In addition students are required to maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 throughout their studies. Also, students need to make sure they complete their requirements for their undergraduate degree and that they have a combined 153 hours of academic credit.
List of required courses (16.5 credit hours):
| Course Title |
Course Number |
Number of Credits |
Semesters offered |
| 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 |
|
| Accounting Policy and Research |
Acct 555 |
3 |
Spring B |
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16.5 |
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List of potential elective courses (16.5 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 |
|
Up to 3 |
|
| |
| Managerial Accounting |
| Strategic Cost Analysis |
ACCT 5012/5002 |
3 |
|
| Control |
Acct 502 |
1.5 |
|
| Advances In Management Accounting |
Acct 505 |
1.5 |
Spring A |
| Advances in Planning and Control Systems |
Acct 506 |
1.5 |
Spring B |
| |
| 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 9 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 in: complete list of all other 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 3-2 program. Electives can be substituted based on students’ interests, course availability and their pre-requisites.
The table assumes that students have taken the Introductory and Intermediate financial accounting in their first three years at Washington University.
Year 1 of the program (Typically Year 4 at Washington University)
| Fall Semester (September - December) |
| Fall A |
Fall B |
|
· ACCT 503 Business Analysis Using Financial Statements (1.5)
|
· ACCT 503B Adv Business Analysis Using Financial Statements (1.5)
|
· ACCT 564 Auditing (3)
· ACCT 567 Income Tax Fundamentals (3) |
|
Fall Semester Total Required Credits = 9.0
|
| Spring Semester (January - May) |
| Spring A |
Spring B |
|
· Coop Internship
|
· 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)*
|
Spring Semester Total Required Credits = 3.0
Spring Semester Total Elective Credits = 3.0
|
Year 2 of the program (Typically Year 5 at Washington University)
| Fall Semester (September - December) |
| Fall A |
Fall B |
· MGT 533 Effective Managerial Communication (1.5)
· Elective (1.5)*
· Elective (1.5)*
|
· Elective (1.5)*
· Elective (1.5)*
|
|
· Elective (3)
|
Fall Semester Total Required Credits = 1.5
Fall Semester Total Elective Credits = 9.0
|
| Spring Semester (January - May) |
| Spring A |
Spring B |
|
· MGT 511A Law and Business Management (1.5)*
|
· ACCT 511B Law and Business Management (1.5)*
|
|
· ACCT 563 Financial Accounting III (Advanced Accounting problems) (3)
|
Spring Semester Total Required Credits = 3.0
Spring Semester Total Elective Credits = 3.0
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