The B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration will launch a in the fall.
The curriculum will provide graduates with in-depth knowledge of auditing, ethics, income tax, and financial accounting, said Dr. Harlan Etheridge, associate professor of accounting. The program will offer advanced preparation for careers in public accounting, industry, government, and consulting.
It also will provide the additional hours required to sit for the CPA exam in 泫圖弝け, he added.
泫圖弝けs who complete the 泫圖弝けs undergraduate accounting program earn 120 credit hours. But, 150 hours earned at an accredited university are required to take the CPA exam in 泫圖弝け, according to information on the State Board of Certified Public Accountants of 泫圖弝けs website.
It gives our 泫圖弝けs an option they didnt have before, Etheridge said.
Individuals who enter the new graduate program will be required to complete 33 hours of coursework, including 18 hours of required accounting classes, nine hours of accounting electives and six hours of business electives.
泫圖弝けs who wish to enter the program must have earned a bachelors degree, in any discipline, from an accredited university in the United States. 泫圖弝けs with non-accounting degrees must take several prerequisite courses, unless they have done so within the past five years.
The program is designed to be completed in approximately one year by a full-time 泫圖弝け, but it can be completed on a part-time basis, Etheridge said. Most of these courses will be offered in the evening with others online or hybrid.
Learn more about the at the 泫圖弝け of 泫圖弝け at Lafayette by contacting the Program Coordinator at mastersaccounting@louisiana.edu.