University of Oklahoma Masters in Accounting Program

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University of OklahomaMasters in Accounting
Program

• Terry L. Crain

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Two Masters Programs

• Stand Alone Masters Program
• 33 Hour program
• Many students have non-Accounting degrees and
  must take 15-21 additional hours in undergraduate
  Accounting courses
• Joint Bachelors-Masters Program
• 153 Hour program
• At the end of the 153 hours, students receive
  both bachelors and masters degrees in Accounting

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Fall 2001 Enrollments

• The Joint program has been growing as we approach
  the effective date of the 150 hour requirement to
  sit for the CPA exam in Oklahoma
• More Females than Males

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15 Hours of Graduate Accounting

• All students take Accounting Theory
• Students take either the audit concentration or
  the tax concentration

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Areas of Concentration - Tax

• Tax Research and Practice
• Corporate Tax
• Partnership Tax (Flow-through)
• Family Tax Planning (Formerly EG)
• Additional courses through OU Law School

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Areas of Concentration - Audit

• Contemporary Auditing Issues
• Field Studies in Systems and Auditing
• Seminar in Auditing
• Controllership
• Financial Statement Analysis

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Emphasis on Group Projects

• Students often take our Group Dynamics course
  taught during intersession
• Most remaining courses utilize team (group
  projects)

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Additional Electives that Support a Consulting
Emphasis

• Consulting
• Compensation Theory and Administration
• Business Integration

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Employment

• Most graduates go into Public Accounting
• Most go to Oklahoma City, Tulsa, or Dallas