Curriculum

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Customize Your Curriculum

The 30-credit-hour, one-year curriculum offers students the choice between a Financial Reporting & Assurance Track and a Tax Consulting Track. Both tracks have been carefully designed to help students acquire not only the specialized technical knowledge, but also the analytical, problem solving, and leadership skills necessary to operate ethically and effectively in the business world.

There are several required courses for each program track. Beyond these courses, students work individually with a faculty adviser to develop a plan of coursework suited to their passions and needs. Upon completion of the program, students will have fulfilled the 150 credit hours now required in most states to sit for the CPA exam.

Why We Teach

"Graduate students at McIntire are an impressive group of people. The variety of backgrounds--different undergrad programs, different countries, different interests--combine to form a unique and stimulating learning environment. I enjoy challenging students to expand their own understanding of the world. Because of the quality and diversity of students in the program, they are continually helping me to examine issues from new perspectives."

Roger Martin, Ph.D.
Director, M.S. in Accounting Program

The Big Picture

"When the financial crisis hit, my professors modified their courses to talk about its relevance to the topics we were covering in class and how our future careers in accounting would impact the current situation. They really encouraged me to look at the big picture and realize how much accounting matters."

Alice Tomdio

Senior Associate,
PwC Transaction Services
M.S. in Accounting, 2009
University of Virginia