Professional Accountancy M.P.AC.

Learning Goals

Department of Accounting and Computer Information Systems

Department Chair: Lisa Bain

Director: Lisa Bonitati Church

Professional Accountancy Program Faculty: Professor Schweikart; Associate Professors Church, Filipek, Haser; Assistant Professor Cote, Margarida, Weiss

Admission Requirements

1. Completed application form accompanied by a $50 nonrefundable application fee.
2. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
3. Two courses in principles of accounting or equivalent.
4. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
5. Completion of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), unless the applicant is a CPA or has passed a state bar examination. Applicants will also be exempt from the GMAT if they have earned a B.S. degree in accounting from Rhode Island College or the University of Rhode Island, with a 3.00 grade point average in the major.

Course Requirements — Concentration in Accounting Information Systems

Courses

Foundations Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ACCT 510	Advanced AIS: Systems Modeling	3	As needed.
ACCT 552	Topics in Assurance: Risk Assessment	1.5	As needed.
ACCT 553	Topics in Assurance: Electronic Commerce	1.5	As needed.
CIS 421	Networks and Infrastructure	3	Fall, Spring.
CIS 453	Systems Analysis and Design	3	Fall, Spring.
CIS 535	Data Management	3	As needed.

Electives

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
	SIX CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level in accounting	6
	SIX CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level, chosen with consent	6
	THREE CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level in computer information systems	3

Total Credit Hours: 30

Course Requirements — Concentration in Personal Financial Planning

Courses

Foundations Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ACCT 661	Financial Planning Capstone Course	3	Spring.
ACCT 533	Fundamentals of Financial Planning	3	Fall.
	-And-
ACCT 535	Tax Issues for Corporations and Shareholders	3	As needed.
	-Or-
ACCT 543	Personal Income Tax Planning	3	Spring.

Electives

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
	TWENTY-ONE CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level appropriate to career plans.	21

Total Credit Hours: 30