accountancy, m.acc.

master of accountancy requirements

applicants for the macc program are encouraged to complete the gmat for scholarship consideration. in addition, an undergraduate gpa or 3.00 or higher is preferred.  an internship or other relevant employment in the field is strongly encouraged.

macc candidates can satisfy the prerequisite requirements in one of two ways.

first method: complete 18 hours in accounting

students must complete the following courses:

• financial accounting (principles of accounting 1)
• managerial accounting (principles of accounting 2)
• intermediate accounting 1 and 2
• federal income taxation (individual tax)
• principles of auditing

second method: students can complete lipscomb’s integrated accounting seminar (accounting boot camp) [macc 501v] to satisfy all undergraduate prerequisites.

all students, particularly those without an undergraduate degree in business, should remember that many states, including tennessee, require students to have earned a specified number of hours in business to sit for the cpa exam.  additional hours in business or accounting courses may be recommended to comply with such requirements.

macc core courses (24 hours)

additional accounting courses required for students (6 hours):

all macc students will complete 6 additional accounting hours from the following list of courses:

• macc 6xn3 - macc special topics course (3)
• macc 661v - corporate residency in accounting (1-3)
• macc 6003 - corporate governance (3)
• macc 6033 - advanced tax planning (3)
• macc 6703 - taxation of passthrough entities (3)
• macc 6753 - technology, security, and emerging issues (3)
• macc 6853 - data modeling, mining and visualization in accounting (3)