Accelerated MPAc Curriculum
The Accelerated MPAc Program allows Jabs accounting students to complete the Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) degrees within five years. Also known as a “4+1” or “seamless” master’s program, the accelerated MPAc program can be completed by integrating both graduate and undergraduate course requirements in the final semesters of the combined period of study. Students on the Accelerated MPAc track can reserve up to 12 credits of coursework for their MPAc degree while undergraduates. In their fifth year, these students complete the remaining MPAc graduate work.
Click here for the downloadable PDF of the accelerated MPAc program degree map.
Undergraduate Courses:
The following information maps out your undergraduate accounting coursework:
Freshman Year:
Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. | ||
BGEN 104US |
Business & E-ship Fundamentals | 3 | ECNS 101IS |
Econ Way of Thinking | 3 |
Math *based on placement data* | 3 | M 161Q |
Survey of Calculus | 3 | |
U- Core or Non-Bus/Non-Econ Electives | 9 | BGEN 215 | Career Readiness | 2 | |
U- Core or Non-Bus/Non-Econ Electives | 6 | ||||
15 | 15 |
Sophomore Year:
Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. | ||
ACTG 201 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 | ACTG 202 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
BMIS 211 | Data Analytics I | 3 | ACTG 223 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
ECNS 204IS | Microeconomics | 3 | BMGT 205 | Prof. Bus. Communications | 3 |
STAT 216Q | Intro to Statistics | 3 | STAT 217 | or BMGT 240IS | 3 |
U- Core or Non-Bus/Non-Econ Electives | 3 | ECNS 202 | Macroeconomics | 3 | |
15 | 15 |
*Apply for Admission to Jabs: 60 credits, C- in classes above, 2.50 cum. GPA.
Students must be admitted to enroll in upper-division option courses (those denoted
with an asterisk).
Junior Year:
Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. | ||
BFIN 322 | Finance | 3 | ACTG 321R | Accounting Info Systems I* | 3 |
ACTG 327 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 | ACTG 328 | Intermediate Accounting II* | 3 |
BMGT 335 |
Management & Organization | 3 | BMGT 322 | Op Management | 3 |
BMIS 311 | Management Info Systems | 3 | BGEN361 | Business Law | 3 |
U- Core or Non-Bus/Non-Econ Electives | 5 | BMKT325 | Marketing | 3 | |
U- Core or Non-Bus/Non-Econ Electives | 3 | ||||
17 | 18 |
*Apply for Accelerated MPAc Program.
Senior Year:
Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. | ||
ACTG 401 | Federal Income Taxation* | 3 | BGEN 499 | Senior Strategy Seminar* | 4 |
ACTG 410 |
Cost Accounting I* | 3 | ACTG 411 | Auditing I* | 3 |
ACTG elective* | 3 | ACTG 415 | Governmental Accounting | 3 | |
U- Core or Non-Bus/Non-Econ Electives | 6 | Reserve MPAc credits: See below | 3 | ||
Reserve MPAc credits: See below | 3 | Reserve MPAc credits: See below | 3 | ||
18 | 16 |
*Congrats on completing your B.S. in Accounting!
Required MPAc Courses:
Fifth Year:
Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. | ||
ACTG 514 | Fraud Examination | 3 | ACTG 521 | Advanced Auditing | 3 |
ACTG 522 | Accounting Analytics | 3 | ACTG 526 | Advanced Taxation | 3 |
ACTG 525 | Accounting Theory & Complex Issues in Accounting | 3 | ACTG 529 | Survey of Accounting Topics | 3 |
ACTG 536 | Advanced Accounting | 3 | |||
12 | 15 |
NOTE: The courses listed above are offered only in the fall or spring as designated above.
Approved MPAc Electives (9 credits):
Course Description | Semester of Offering | |
ACTG 531 | Tax Practicum | Spring |
ACTG 544 | Professional Accounting Issues | Fall/Spring |
ACTG 598 | Internship (max 3; P/F) | Fall/Spring/Summer |
Undergraduate Course Options | ||
ACTG 431* | VITA | Spring |
ACTG 441* | Fin Statement Analysis | Fall/Spring |
BFIN 420R* | Investments | Fall/Spring |
BFIN 421* | Real Estate & Invest Analysis | Spring |
BFIN 435* | Corporate Finance | Fall/Spring |
BFIN 452* | Int’l Finance | Fall |
BFIN 456* | Fin Mgmt for the Entrepreneur | Fall |
BFIN 458* | Commercial Bank Mgmt | Spring |
BFIN 460* | Derivatives & Securities | Fall/Spring |
BMGT 405* | Supply Chain Mgmt | Fall |
BMGT 406* | Negotiation | Fall/Spring |
ECNS 403 | Intro to Econometrics | Fall/Spring |
ECNS 451 | Behavioral & Experimental Economics | Fall |
EFIN 401 | Engineering & Economic Financial Mgmt II | Fall |
EFIN 405 | R Lab Class II | Fall |
EFIN 499 | Financial Engineering Design Capstone | Spring |
EIND 434 | Project Mmgt for Engineers | Fall |
EIND 457 | Regres & Multivar Analysis | Spring, even years |
EIND 458 | Production & Engineering Mgmt | Spring |
PSYX 461 | Indust & Organiz Psych | On Demand |
PSYX 481 | Judgement & Decision Making | On Demand |
STAT 408 | Statistical Computing & Graphical Analysis | Fall/Spring |
Graduate Non-Business Course Options | ||
PSCI 525 | Non-Profit Mgmt | Fall |
PSCI 530 | Tools of Public Administration | Summer |
PSCI 555 | Human Resources Mgmt | Fall |
PSCI 560 | Ethics & Public Service | Spring |
*Cannot be used as electives or for degree requirements if the course has already been
used as part of another degree program.Maximum of 9 credit hours of approved 400-level course work may be included in the
30-credit MPAc program, if at least 6 of these 9 credit hours are ACTG or BFIN classes.Otherwise, 6 credit hours of approved 400-level course work may be included.
Academic Requirements
Criteria required to apply for the accelerated program:
- 3.25 cumulative GPA or 3.3 in upper-division business and accounting coursework.
- 75 credits [earned + in-progress]
- Accounting faculty member reference
- Complete Accelerated MPAc pre-qualifying application during year 3.
Deadlines
- October 1 for spring admission
- March 1 for summer/fall admission
Academic Planning is ESSENTIAL for timely graduation:
required courses in majors, minors, and for all university core requirements.
Plan for strictly enforced pre-requisites
- You can see pre-requisites in DegreeWorks or in the online course catalog
- You may not register for course(s) for which you do not have pre-requisite(s)
Complete your Junior/300-level courses before your Senior/400-level.
Watch out for:
- Courses offered in only the fall or spring semesters
- More restricted day/time options & single section offerings
- Use DegreeWorks for semesters of offering & section numbers
Non-business/non-economics electives:
- 45% of 120 (48 credits) required
- Use DegreeWorks to track your progress
- Don’t leave them until your senior year!
Jabs Residency Policy: Of the upper-division credits required for business
students, at least 18 credits and BGEN 499 (4 credits) must be taken in residence
at the Jabs (not transferred from another institution).
If you have questions, contact MPAc Program Director, Dr. Marc Giullian, mgiullian@montana.edu