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Apr 28, 2024
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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Accounting Concentration
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Galen Sevcik, Coordinator, 404-413-7231, gsevcik@gsu.edu
The mission of the accounting concentration in the MBA program is to prepare individuals to become leaders in financial reporting and assurance services in public accounting or industry. While the MBA program enhances general management abilities, the accounting concentration focuses specifically on (1) financial reporting skills in a global economy, (2) assurance service skills in a variety of organizational contexts, and (3) financial analysis skills.
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Prerequisite Courses
The concentration in accounting requires students to have completed courses equivalent to the following with a C- or better grade:
- ACCT 4101 Essentials of Financial Reporting I
- ACCT 4102 Essentials of Financial Reporting II
- ACCT 4210 Cost/Managerial Accounting
- ACCT 4310 Accounting Information Systems
- ACCT 4510 Introduction to Federal Income Taxes
- ACCT 4610 Introduction to Assurance Services
Required Courses (12 Hours)
The concentration in accounting requires 12 semester hours as follows:
Note
Generally students who concentrate in accounting want to sit for the CPA exam. To do so in Georgia they must have 20 credit hours in upper level (above the 2xxx level) accounting classes. In order to earn the CPA license in Georgia they must (in addition to successfully completing the examination in accordance with Georgia’s requirements, and having one year of appropriate work experience), have earned a total of 30 credit hours in upper level accounting classes.
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