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Head and Director of Graduate Studies: Eugene Willis
360 Wohlers Hall,
1206 South Sixth Street,
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-0857
E-mail: accy@uiuc.edu
Graduate Degree Programs
The Department of Accountancy offers graduate programs leading to
the degrees of Master of Accounting Science (M.A.S.), Master of
Science in Accountancy with a specialization in taxation, Master
of Science in Accountancy (M.S.), and Doctor of Philosophy in Accountancy.
The master’s degree requirements can be completed in one year.
The Ph.D. degree takes approximately four to five years of full-time
study and research.
Admission
All applicants for the M.A.S. and M.S. in Accountancy with a specialization
in taxation programs, domestic or international, are required to
take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). This test should
be taken early enough to ensure that the results will be available
to the department before action on admission. The admission requirements
of the Graduate College also apply, including prior academic performance
and references. In addition, all international applicants must take
the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of
Spoken English (TSE). The GMAT and TSE are not required for admission
to the M.S. program. Applications for admission to the doctoral
program, supported by three letters of recommendation, must be approved
by the department admissions committee, which may require an oral
or a written examination.
Graduate Teaching Experience
Although teaching is not a general Graduate College requirement,
experience in teaching is considered an important part of the accountancy
graduate program.
Master's Programs
The M.A.S. and M.S. in Accountancy with a specialization in taxation
programs are one-year programs for students with an undergraduate
background in accounting. Students applying for admission should
have acquired a background in business and accounting equivalent
to a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. The background courses
in business that must be completed before admission to the program
include mathematics (calculus and linear algebra), computer science,
macroeconomics and intermediate microeconomics, statistics (two
courses), and functional areas of business, such as marketing, corporate
finance, and organizational behavior.
The M.S. program is designed to meet the professional accounting
career development needs of individuals engaged in international
business. The M.S. provides international students with their first
experience with an U.S.-based accounting education. The program
accepts those with little prior study or experience in accounting
whom wish to prepare for a degree in accounting.
Candidates in the three master’s programs are required to
complete at least 32 graduate hours of coursework. At least 20 graduate
hours must be 500-level courses. Sixteen graduate hours must be
in accounting.
Master of Accounting Science (M.A.S.)
Students in this program must take at least 16 graduate hours in
accounting, including three specified courses (Concepts and Principles,
Management Accounting, and Methods and Practices in Professional
Research). As many as 12 additional accountancy hours may be taken
as electives, including courses in an area of specialization, such
as auditing, taxation, information systems, financial accounting,
managerial accounting, or international accounting.
Master of Science in Accountancy with Specialization in Taxation
Students in this program must take 16 required graduate hours in
taxation (Tax Research, Corporate Taxation, Partnership Taxation,
and Income Tax Development). Up to 8 additional graduate hours may
be taken in taxation or accountancy.
Master of Science in Accountancy (M.S.)
The M.S. core consists of 20 graduate hours (Accounting Analysis
I, Accounting Analysis II, Managerial Accounting, Auditing, and
Federal Taxation). The M.S. core courses focus on U.S. accounting
standards.
Doctor of Philosophy
For students with a bachelor’s degree and adequate background
in appropriate areas, the requirements for the doctor of philosophy
degree include the following: credit in micro- and macroeconomics;
two courses in behavioral science or financial economics; two courses
in statistics; five minor area and research technique courses (four
of which must be nonaccounting courses); four accounting courses;
and the thesis. The student’s doctoral program is determined
in consultation with a faculty advisory committee. The student’s
tentative plans for the doctoral thesis serve as a guide in planning
the program.
In addition, candidates must pass written and oral preliminary examinations
and an oral final examination on the doctoral thesis. In the preliminary
examinations, candidates must demonstrate a thorough knowledge of
research methods and accounting theory in both its external and
internal dimensions; a general acquaintance with the subject matter
and bibliography of other areas of accountancy; and proficiency
in the required areas of economic theory, quantitative methods,
and behavioral science or financial economics.
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