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Accounting MS
Program Director: Michael Roberts
Telephone: 303-315-8460
E-mail:
The master of science in accounting offers four specializations plus a flexible program which allows students to design individualized courses of study.
The program provides students the opportunity to acquire a thorough understanding of financial and managerial accounting, auditing and taxation in preparation for successful careers in public or private accounting, as well as government or nonprofit accounting.
The MS accounting degree consists of 30 hours + 9 hours prerequisite + 6 hours of Common Body of Knowledge (CBK):
Accounting Prerequisites: (9 hours)
The MS in accounting requires completion of the following accounting prerequisites. If prerequisites are completed at the undergraduate level, course equivalents must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. If taking the course at the graduate level, a grade of "C" or better is required, but students must also maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 as students with grades below a B may be subject to probation.
Required Courses (advisor will evaluate transcript for possible waivers):
· BUSN 6550 - Analyzing and Interpreting Accounting Information
undergraduate equivalent: ACCT 2200 and ACCT 2220
· ACCT 6030 - Financial Accounting
undergraduate equivalent: ACCT 3220 and ACCT 3230
· ACCT 6070 - Management Accounting
undergraduate equivalent: ACCT 3320
Common Body of Knowledge (CBK): (6 hours)
Depending on prior coursework, students may be required to take up to two background courses (advisor will evaluate transcript for possible waivers in the CBK):
· BUSN 6530 - Data Analysis for Managers
· BUSN 6620 - Applied Economics for Managers
Accounting Core: (12 hours)
Students may not receive graduate credit for undergraduate coursework and may not retake any course successfully completed at the undergraduate level with a grade of "C" or better. An advisor will evaluate prior coursework to determine substitutions.
· BUSN 6540 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
· ACCT 6020 - Auditing Theory
· ACCT 6054 - Accounting Systems and Data Processing
· ACCT 6140 - Tax Planning for Managers
Accounting Capstone: (6 hours)
· ACCT 6250 - Seminar: Financial Accounting
· ACCT 6260 - Seminar: Managerial Accounting
Accounting Electives: (6 hours)
ACCT courses numbered 6000 or higher excluding ACCT 6030 or ACCT 6070. Or, courses contributing to one of the specializations may be used to meet this elective requirement.
Free Electives: (6 hours)
Accounting is increasingly diverse and linked to many business decisions. Accountants may eventually work as systems designers, chief financial officers, cost analysts, budget officers or chief executive officers. Students will be better prepared for their careers if they develop competencies in a related field, which may be chosen from a single discipline such as finance, information systems, decision sciences, entrepreneurship, international business, marketing, or management.
Free electives may consist of any course numbered 6800 or higher with BUSN prefix or any course numbered 6000 or higher with a prefix of ACCT, BANA, CMDT, ENTP, FNCE, INTB, ISMG, MGMT, MKTG, or RISK excluding ACCT 6030 and ACCT 6070.
Total: 30 hours
Accounting Specializations
Students may use a combination of accounting and free electives to complete one of the following specialization options:
Auditing and Forensic Accounting Specialization
If planning to complete an AFA specialization, select 4 of the following courses:
· ACCT 6024 - Advanced Financial Accounting
· ACCT 6025 - Auditing Practice
· ACCT 6280 - Professional Judgment and Ethical Decisions in Accounting
· ACCT 6340 - Financial Statement Analysis
· ACCT 6360 - Fraud Examination
· ACCT 6370 - International Accounting
· ACCT 6380 - Forensic Accounting
· ACCT 6470 - Internal Auditing
· ACCT 6510 - Accounting and Information Systems Processes and Controls
· ACCT 6620 - Advanced Auditing
Controllership and Financial Leadership Specialization
If planning to complete a CFO specialization, select 4 of the following:
· ACCT 6024 - Advanced Financial Accounting
· ACCT 6033 - Advanced Managerial Accounting
· ACCT 6080 - Accounting for Government and Nonprofit Organizations
· ACCT 6280 - Professional Judgment and Ethical Decisions in Accounting
· ACCT 6285 - Accounting and Finance for Sustainability
· ACCT 6340 - Financial Statement Analysis
· ACCT 6350 - Current Issues in Professional Accounting
· ACCT 6370 - International Accounting
· ACCT 6520 - Issues in Oil and Gas Accounting
Taxation Specialization
If planning to complete the TAX specialization, select 4 of the following:
· ACCT 6400 - Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders
· ACCT 6410 - Advanced Tax For Individuals
· ACCT 6420 - Taxation of Estates and Gifts
· ACCT 6430 - International Taxation
· ACCT 6440 - Tax Practice and Procedures
· ACCT 6450 - Research Problems In Taxation
· ACCT 6460 - Advance Topics in Taxation
· ACCT 6480 - Partnership Taxation
· ACCT 6482 - Advanced Partnership Taxation
· ACCT 6500 - Advanced Corporate Taxation
Accounting and Information Systems Audit and Control (AISAAC) Specialization
Recently, new regulatory environments have required companies to provide better documentation of their accounting and IT systems to improve the management and disclosure of their business processes for better financial and regulatory controls. Accounting and IT professionals have significant roles in audit and control activities, since they control the systems that monitor and report on finance, planning and operations. The courses within this specialization cover business-process management and financial controls; the emerging trends and practices in privacy and security; the strategies for integrating governance and compliance; and the IT organization's financial and business intelligence services. These courses will focus on how to leverage the existing IT infrastructure to establish quality in financial and internal audit processes and address the regulatory issues associated with reporting, consolidation and document/content management more effectively and completely.
As you will note, this degree plan is 30 hours + 12 hours prerequisite hours + 9 hours in Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) as listed below.
Accounting Prerequisites: (12 hours)
Undergraduate course equivalents must be completed with a "C" or better. Advisor will evaluate transcript for possible waivers.
· BUSN 6550 - Analyzing and Interpreting Accounting Information
· ACCT 6030 - Financial Accounting
· ACCT 6070 - Management Accounting
· ACCT 6054 - Accounting Systems and Data Processing
Common Body of Knowledge (CBK): (9 hours)
Advisor will evaluate transcript for possible waivers in the CBK.
· BUSN 6530 - Data Analysis for Managers
· BUSN 6620 - Applied Economics for Managers
· BUSN 6540 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
AISAAC Common Courses: (12 hours)
· ACCT 6020 - Auditing Theory
· ACCT 6510 - Accounting and Information Systems Processes and Controls
· ISMG 6040 - Business Process Management
· ISMG 6830 - IT Governance and Service Management
Accounting Core: (9 hours)
· ACCT 6620 - Advanced Auditing
· ACCT 6250 - Seminar: Financial Accounting
· ACCT 6260 - Seminar: Managerial Accounting
Additional Degree Requirements: (9 hours)
Select 3 of the following:
· ACCT 6340 - Financial Statement Analysis
· ACCT 6360 - Fraud Examination
· ACCT 6470 - Internal Auditing
· ISMG 6080 - Database Management Systems
· ISMG 6180 - Information Systems Management and Strategy
· ISMG 6220 - Business Intelligence Systems
· ISMG 6430 - Information Systems Security and Privacy
Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies EdS
Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies
Requirements for Principal Licensure, the MA and EdS degrees, and Executive Leadership Administrator Licensure Program
Office: Lawrence Street Center, 701
Telephone: 303-315-6300
Fax: 303-315-6311
E-mail:
Web site: www.ucdenver.edu/education/alps
Click on any of the following to go right to that information:
· Principal Licensure
· Master of Arts Degree
· Education Specialist Degree
· Executive Leadership Administrator Licensure Program
· EdD Leadership for Educational Equity with Principal or Administrator License
Faculty
For information about faculty in this area, visit www.ucdenver.edu/education/alps.
The primary responsibility of the administrative leadership and policy studies (ALPS) faculty is to prepare leaders for public education in Colorado and the nation. Currently, the principal license is required for people seeking building-level administrative positions in Colorado.
Principal Licensure Program
ALPS offers course work that leads to the initial license for principal. Having earned an initial license, those who have obtained a master's degree and who go on to complete a district sponsored induction program may then be awarded a professional license by the Colorado Department of Education.
ALPS's 32 semester-hour principal licensure program is project-based, requiring students to present evidence of meeting both state and national standards through performance based assessments. A 400-hour clinical-practice experience is integrated throughout the four-semester program.
Students interested in pursuing a 12 semester hour principal license at the doctoral level should instead apply to the EdD Leadership for Educational Equity instead of to the MA or EdS Administrative Leadership & Policy Studies. Melissa – this sentence might need some work, but something like this to keep it simple and then link to the EdD.
Students develop a portfolio during the principal licensure program. Portfolios not finalized by the end of the fourth semester must be completed within the two subsequent semesters (not including summer).
Note: Those already holding a master's degree and 5 years of leadership in education should also see the Executive Leadership Program (below) for pursuing administrator (superintendent) licensure.
Denver Metro-Area Cohorts
Denver metro-area cohorts are delivered in four 8-semester-hour courses over four consecutive semesters. Cohorts start at one or more locations each semester and involve a combination of regular in-person meetings (up to 15 times per semester) and online work.
EDUC 5751 - Principal/Administrator Licensing I Semester Hours: 5 to 9
EDUC 5752 - Principal Administrator Licensing II. Semester Hours: 5 to 9
EDUC 5753 - Principal/Administrator Licensing III. Semester Hours: 5 to 9
EDUC 5754 - Principal or Administrator Licensing IV. Semester Hours: 5 to 9
Total: 32 Hours
Distance-Learning Cohorts
Distance-learning cohorts start each summer in June with a week long boot camp in Denver, meet over several intensive weekends during the subsequent fall and spring semesters and end with a weekend the following summer. Online work is completed in between the in-person sessions. Distance-learning cohorts are delivered in three 9-semester-hour courses and one 5-semester-hour course:
EDUC 5751 - Principal/Administrator Licensing I. Semester Hours: 5 to 9
EDUC 5752 - Principal Administrator Licensing II. Semester Hours: 5 to 9
EDUC 5753 - Principal/Administrator Licensing III. Semester Hours: 5 to 9
EDUC 5754 - Principal or Administrator Licensing IV. Semester Hours: 5 to 9
Total: 32 Hours
MA Program
The MA is designed for those who do not already hold a graduate degree. Usually master's students will complete 9 semester hours beyond the 32 required in the licensure program, for a total of 41 semester hours of course work after the bachelor's degree.
For the MA degree, students must select at least one course in each of the following three areas:
Section A: Educational Research
RSEM 5100 - Basic Statistics Semester Hours: 3
RSEM 5120 - Introduction to Research Methods Semester Hours: 3
RSEM 5110 - Introduction to Measurement Semester Hours: 3
Section B: Educational Foundations/Multicultural Education
FNDS 5050 - Critical Issues in American Education. Semester Hours: 3
FNDS 5500 - Contemporary Philosophies of Education. Semester Hours: 3
FNDS 5410 - History and Philosophy of Modern Education. Semester Hours: 3
LCRT 5140 or CLDE 5140 - Multicultural Education Semester Hours: 3
LCRT 5150 or CLDE 5150 - Culture of the Classroom Semester Hours: 3
CLDE 5160 - Historical, Legal And Cultural Foundations For The Education Of Immigrant And Language Minority Stdn Semester Hours: 3
Section C: Educational Psychology/Special Education
EDUC 5400 - Special Education Seminar for Principals. Semester Hours: 3
EPSY 5100 - Advanced Child Growth and Development. Semester Hours: 3
EPSY 5110 - Human Learning. Semester Hours: 3
EPSY 5140 - Advanced Adolescent Growth and Development. Semester Hours: 3
EPSY 5160 - Behavior Disorders in Exceptional Children. Semester Hours: 3
EPSY 5200 - Social Psychology of Learning. Semester Hours: 3
SPED 5140 - Advanced Assessment in Special Education. Semester Hours: 3
SPED 5180 - Curriculum Planning for Students with Special Needs. Semester Hours: 3
SPED 5400 - Advanced Seminar in Special Education. Semester Hours: 3
SPED 5600 - Special Education for School Professionals. Semester Hours: 3
Candidates must also successfully complete a comprehensive exam paper, reflecting on how the three MA classes will help them in the role of principal.
EdS Program
The EdS degree program affords the opportunity for advanced graduate study and is available to those who already hold a master's degree. Generally, for the specialist degree students will complete 9 semester hours that constitute an area of focus, in addition to the 32 required in the licensure program. Candidates must also successfully complete a comprehensive exam paper, reflecting on how the three EdS classes will help them in the role of principal.
Administrator Licensure - Executive Leadership Program
Designed for the professional educator who, already holding a master's degree and 5 years leadership experience in education, wishes to obtain an initial administrator license in Colorado and prepare for a career as a superintendent or other district leader. This one-year, 12-semester-hour certificate program combines weekend meetings with online work and hands-on clinical practice—usually completed in participants' home districts. Learn more at www.ucdenver.edu/education/elp.
EdD Leadership for Educational Equity with Principal or Administrator License
Students interested in pursuing the administrator license along with a doctorate should instead apply to the EdD Leadership for Educational Equity instead of to the Executive Leadership Administrator Licensure Program.
Additional Program Information
Individuals interested in any of these programs are encouraged to contact ALPS faculty. Conferences prior to application are encouraged and welcomed. Following admission, students are expected to maintain frequent contact with assigned advisors to plan, develop and complete their programs of study.
Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies MA
Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies
Requirements for Principal Licensure, the MA and EdS degrees, and Executive Leadership Administrator Licensure Program
Office: Lawrence Street Center, 701
Telephone: 303-315-6300
Fax: 303-315-6311
E-mail:
Web site: www.ucdenver.edu/education/alps
Click on any of the following to go right to that information:
· Principal Licensure
· Master of Arts Degree
· Education Specialist Degree
· Executive Leadership Administrator Licensure Program
· EdD Leadership for Educational Equity with Principal or Administrator License
Faculty
For information about faculty in this area, visit www.ucdenver.edu/education/alps.
The primary responsibility of the administrative leadership and policy studies (ALPS) faculty is to prepare leaders for public education in Colorado and the nation. Currently, the principal license is required for people seeking building-level administrative positions in Colorado.
Principal Licensure Program
ALPS offers course work that leads to the initial license for principal. Having earned an initial license, those who have obtained a master's degree and who go on to complete a district sponsored induction program may then be awarded a professional license by the Colorado Department of Education.