Master of Accountancy

Graduate MAcc

The Howard University Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program is a specialized advanced graduate-level business program focused on preparing graduates for successful careers in corporate accounting, governmental accounting, non-profit accounting, auditing, and advisory and consulting services.

The curriculum prepares students, in a significant fashion, for the Certified Public Accounting 
(CPA) examination through intensive and challenging coursework during the 30-hour program. States 
demand 150 hours, normally a fifth year of accounting education, to sit for the examination. Our 
program provides the required additional coursework, while allowing students to concurrently
earn the prestigious MAcc degree.

 

What distinguishes HU’s MAcc degree from competitors?

Program can be completed online in one year if continuously enrolled.

Program Details

Degree Classification: Graduate

Program Frequency: Full-Time

Length: 1 Year

Format: Online

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The Master of Accountancy is a one-year program and begins in the summer or fall semester and ends by the subsequent spring semester.  Application deadlines are as follows: 

  • March 1st (Summer Admission)
  • April 1st (Fall Admission) 

"Applicants seeking admission to Howard University are required to submit accurate and complete credentials and accurate and complete information requested by the University. Applicants who fail to do so shall be denied admission. Enrolled students who as applicants failed to submit accurate and complete credentials or accurate and complete information on their application for admission shall be subject to dismissal when the same is made known, regardless of classification."

All credentials must be sent to:

Howard University Graduate School 
Office of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions
4th and College Streets, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20059

Master of Accountancy

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Curriculum & Requirements

Curriculum Scheme

Summer

  • OECN 503 (3) - Economics for Global Business
  • OIST 501 (3) - Statistics & Data Analytics 

Fall  

  • GLAW 500 (3) - Legal Environment
  • MACC 503 (3) - Corporate Financial Reporting
  • MACC 508 (3) - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
  • MACC 510 - CPA Review

Spring  

  • MACC 502 (3) - Advanced Cost Accounting
  • MACC 504 (3) - Entity Taxation
  • MACC 506 (3) - Auditing
  • MACC 509 (3) - Seminar in Accounting
     

Admission Requirements

  • Application for Admission with a $93.00 non-refundable application fee
  • Official transcript showing the award of a bachelor's degree, preferably in accounting
  • 3.0 GPA (4.0 scale) in (college-level) accounting courses
  • 2 letters of recommendation (one from a previous accounting instructor)
  • Statement of Interest (no more than 2 pages)
  • Autobiographical Sketch (one page)
  • TOEFL or IELTS score (International students)

Deadline for Fall Admission: April 1st
Deadline for Summer Admission: March 1st

Required Undergraduate Coursework

  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Intermediate Accounting
  • Cost Accounting
  • Tax Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Business Law