2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accounting, MS (Online)


The Master of Science in Accounting degree program will prepare students to advance professionally as effective, innovative and ethical financial leaders. Students will be equipped with the competitive skills, knowledge and experience to effectively use technology, engage people, enact change, improve operations and reach individual professional goals. Graduates will emerge from the program with the practical knowledge and critical-thinking skills to enhance their organization and advance their career. The program provides students with the additional educational requirements beyond the undergraduate degree which are necessary to become licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of California. Students should be aware of and are responsible for knowing and adhering to their own state requirements by visiting their respective state Board of Accountancy website.

Admission Requirements


Master of Science in Accounting Admission Requirements

Admission standards for graduate studies at California Baptist University can be found under Graduate Program Admission in the Online and Professional Studies section of the University Catalog. Additional admission requirements for graduate program in Accounting are:

  1. Prerequisites
    • Auditing
    • Business and Organizational Management
    • Business Ethics
    • Business Finance
    • Business Law
    • Business Policy and Strategy
    • Federal Income Tax Accounting
    • Intermediate Accounting I
    • Intermediate Accounting II
    • International Business
    • Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
    • Principles of Accounting I
    • Principles of Marketing
    • Statistics
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
  2. Applicants should possess the following common body of knowledge from prerequisite courses, acceptable scores on pre-approved academic leveling exams, or approved work related experience.

Program Requirements (30 Units)