Accounting Practice & Reporting Track (APRT): a 36-credit hour program designed for students without an undergraduate degree in accounting.
Data Analytics/Data Visualization Track: a 30-credit hour program comprised of 21 hours of required courses and nine hours of data analytics courses.
Expedited Track: a 30-credit hour program designed for current NKU undergraduate students majoring in accounting.
Professional Track: a 30-credit hour program comprised of 24 hours of required courses and six hours of directed electives.
Designed for those who do not have an undergraduate accounting degree, but have an undergraduate degree in another field.
ACC 500 Auditing
ACC 520 Tax Planning
ACC 600 Accounting Skills
ACC 603 Consolidations and Partnerships
ACC 604 Financial Accounting I
ACC 606 Financial Accounting II
ACC 620 Tax Research and Practice
ACC 633 Business Law for Accountants
ACC 640 Advanced Auditing
ACC 670 Accounting Analytics Capstone
ACC 688 CPA Review - Regulation
ACC 689 CPA Review - Financial Accounting
This track is similar to the Professional Track with three courses specifically in data analytics and data visualization.
ACC 603 Consolidations and Partnerships
ACC 620 Tax Research and Practice
ACC 633 Business Law for Accountants
ACC 640 Advanced Auditing
ACC 660 Strategic Management Accounting
ACC 670 Accounting Analytics Capstone
MBI 635 Database Management Systems
Choose THREE electives (at least one MBI) from the following:
MBI 662 Decision Analysis
MBI 660 Business Intelligence Development
MBI 664 Data Visualization and Analytics
MBI 684 Business Analytics
ACC 688 CPA Review - Regulation
ACC 689 CPA Review - Financial Accounting
ACC 650 Forensic Accounting
Applicants may be accepted into the Expedited Track if theyare NKU undergraduate BSBA students and may complete the program within one year after earning their BSBA degree.
ACC 500 Auditing
ACC 520 Tax Planning
ACC 603 Consolidations and Partnerships
ACC 620 Tax Research and Practice
ACC 633 Business Law for Accountants
ACC 640 Advanced Auditing
ACC 660 Strategic Management Accounting
ACC 670 Accounting Analytics Capstone
ACC 688 CPA Review - Regulation
ACC 689 CPA Review - Financial Accounting
To enter this track, students must have completed two introductory accounting courses and three semester hours of intermediate accounting.
ACC 603 Consolidations and Partnerships
ACC 620 Tax Research and Practice
ACC 633 Business Law for Accountants
ACC 640 Advanced Auditing
ACC 660 Strategic Management Accounting
ACC 670 Accounting Analytics Capstone
ACC 688 CPA Review - Regulation
ACC 689 CPA Review - Financial Accounting
Choose TWO electives from the following:
ACC 650 Forensic Accounting
ACC 630 Federal Taxation of Corporations
ACC 634 Taxation of Partnerships and Pass Through Entities
ACC 638 Advanced Individual Income Taxation
All required application materials should be sent to:
Northern Kentucky University
Office of Graduate Education
302 Lucas Administrative Center
Highland Heights, KY 41099
Email: graduate@nku.edu
Phone: (859) 572-6364
Fax: (859) 572-6670
The Haile Foundation has generously agreed to provide scholarships for deserving MAcc students. The stipulations for the scholarships are listed below along with application specifics. A call for scholarship applications will go out to those qualified. Scholarship funds may be used for tuition and/or books.
The MAcc Program at NKU provides students with the tools they need to succeed in the field. Courses are taught by faculty with real-world experience who strive to challenge the way you think not only about the class content, but about the profession as a whole. Students are encouraged to dream big, and they build the skills to achieve them throughout their time in the program.
-Jessica Harsaran, MAcc
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) currently states the median annual salary for accountants and auditors at $71,550 with top-tier accountants earning more than $124,450 annually.
