Financial Reporting & Assurance Track
Students in the Financial Reporting & Assurance Track are prepared to effectively address the varied accounting problems they will face in the professional field. McIntire covers a broad array of relevant topics, including financial statement preparation issues, financial statement analysis, derivatives, and auditing.
Curriculum includes the choice of seven Financial Reporting & Assurance courses over the year in addition to one course from the Tax Consulting Track. This allows students to focus on assurance and reporting as a specialty, but also provides exposure to other relevant topics.
Coursework
Required classes:
- GCOM 7310 Strategic Business Advising and Communication
- GCOM 7320 Accounting Policy
- GCOM 7340 Special Topics in Financial Reporting
- GCOM 7400 Leading for Success in the Accounting Profession
Choose three of the five classes from the following:
- GCOM 7330 Enterprise Risk Management
- GCOM 7341 Accounting for Derivatives
- GCOM 7480 Legal Liability and the Regulation of Accountants
- GCOM 7350 Special Topics: Auditing
- GCOM 7371 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
Choose one of the four graduate classes from the following:
- GCOM 7410 Tax Research
- GCOM 7430 Taxation of Partnerships and Flow-Through Entities
- GCOM 7440 Taxation of Corporations and Their Shareholders' Transactions
- GCOM 7420 Business Strategy and Taxes
Two approved electives