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An accounting plan of study requires a minimum of 40 credit hours. Students normally take 9 credit hours each semester, and 4 hours their first summer. The coursework has two components:
Core Coursework Requirements - 19 hours (Credit hours for each course are shown in parentheses)
- BA 700 - Teaching Methods in Business (1)
- BA 762 - Research Methodology or equivalent (3) (This is normally replaced by ACC 700-Introduction to Accounting Research with the approval of the BA 762 instructor.)
- Six (6) hours of theoretical foundations courses approved by the student's DGS
- Nine (9) credit hours in research tools, of which six (6) hours must be statistics courses.
Major Field Requirements
The major field will consist of at least 21 hours of graduate credit course work, including 9 hours of either ACC795 or ACC700, which explore various research areas in accounting.
Major elective courses are selected in light of student interests and with the guidance of the student's faculty advisory committee. Typical areas for elective work in accounting include economics, finance, management, or psychology.
First and Second Year Papers
Students work closely with a faculty mentor who is assigned based on the student's research interests. In the summer following the first year, students complete a literature review of research in their area of interest. They present the paper to the faculty and doctoral students during a fall research workshop. During the second year of study, the student and mentor complete a research project suitable for publication.
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