Curriculum and Schedule

The Master of Professional Accounting program requires 30 credits:

• 21 credits of core courses
• 6 credits of electives
• 3 credits of a capstone course

Courses are offered in seven-week sessions. Classes meet two evenings per week in a face-to-face format or in a blended format with an online component. There are six, seven-week sessions each academic year.

Students admitted fall 2009 or after must successfully complete the SARI (Scholarship and Research Integrity) requirement of the Penn State degree in order to graduate.

Detailed course information can be found on the Schedule of Courses or contact managementhelp@psu.edu.

Download: Master of Professional Accounting Plan of Study

CORE COURSES (21 credits)

Course	Current Offering	Future Offering
ACCT 532 Accounting Information and Decision Systems	FA I
ACCT 550 Professional Responsibilities and Ethics	FA II
ACCTG 462 Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting		SP I
ACCTG 512 Financial Accounting Theory and Reporting Problems	FA I
ACCTG 806 Taxes and Business Planning	FA II
ACCTG 873 Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting		SP I
BLAW 444 Advanced UCC and Commercial Transactions		SP II

ELECTIVES: CHOOSE TWO (6 credits)

Course	Current Offering	Future Offering
ACCT 545 Strategic Cost Management		SP II
BA 810 Supply Chain and Operations Management (formerly OPMGT 510)	FA II GV & NY	SP II
FIN 808 Analysis of Financial Markets (formerly FIN 508)	FA II GV & online (WC)*
I B 800 International Business Management (formerly I B 500)
MBADM 820 Financial Management (formerly FIN 531)	FA I & FA online (WC)* 14 weeks

CAPSTONE COURSE (3 credits)

Course	Current Offering	Future Offering
ACCTG 831 Advanced Auditing

SARI REQUIREMENTS

Requirement	Current Offering	Future Offering
Completion of SARI requirements	Fall and Spring Only	Fall and Spring Only

GV = Great Valley Campus (default)
NY = Navy Yard Location
WC = World Campus (online)

*Consult with the Management Division about World Campus courses