Program Overview
Stetson University's Master of Accountancy (MAcc) online program is a part of the M. E. Rinker Sr. Institute of Tax and Accountancy. The program is specifically designed to ensure that students and busy professionals meet the academic requirements for the CPA Examination and continue on to successful, fulfilling accounting careers. The online MAcc provides professional accountants with the necessary range of knowledge and practical skills.
The program consists of ten courses that provide the additional 30 hours required for licensing in many states. The MAcc is intended to complement a student's undergraduate foundation courses and CPA review preparation. Many states allow students to take parts of the CPA exam after they receive their bachelor's degree but before they complete the required 150 hours. The courses in our program make up the remaining 30 hours and are positioned to supplement and enhance study for each individual part of the CPA exam. For example, a student wishing to take the audit section of the CPA exam will find information in the Advanced Auditing and Contemporary Issues in Accounting Information Systems courses that better prepare them for that section. Or if one was preparing for the regulation section of the CPA exam, taking Contemporary Issues in Business Law and Tax Research prior to completing this section would enhance their knowledge and their success rate.
MAcc courses are 5 weeks in length with 9 start dates per year. The curriculum was designed specifically with the working accountant's schedule in mind. A break is provided during the busy tax season and classes resume in April. The Stetson University's onine MAcc program consists of ten courses:
- BL 507 Contemporary Issues in Business Law
- ATG 503 Tax Research
- ATG 508 Governmental & Not-for-Profit
- ATG 509 Cases in Financial Accounting & Reporting
- ATG 510 Contemporary Issues in Information Systems and Controls
- ATG 511 Current Issues in Accounting
- ATG 516 Advanced Auditing
- ATG 521 Contemporary Issues and Cases in Managerial
- ATG 563 Advanced Accounting Theory
- ATG 585 Contemporary Issues in the Interface of Business and Accounting


