Students can earn a four or five year degree with a major in accounting as well as a minor. Students interested in a career as a certified public accountant (CPA) will enroll in the five-year program. This program satisfies the requirements of the state of Indiana to take the CPA examination. Upon completion, the student will be awarded the degree of Master of Accounting. Normally, the student will have earned their bachelor's degree after completion of four years. Students with a career goal of working in private accounting will enter the four-year program. Completion of the minor in accounting will complement any major.

Accounting Major/4-year (Corporate Accounting) (CMA)* - Bachelor's Degree

Core courses listed at School of Businessplus the following:
ACCT-310 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT-311 Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT-312 Cost Accounting
ACCT-314 Computer-Based Accounting Systems
ACCT-315 Internal Auditing
ACCT-412 Advanced Accounting or ACCT-420 Special Topics
ACCT-418 Auditing
MBA-565U Corporate, Partnership, Estate, and Trust Taxes
BADM-231 Business Communication
BADM-233 Business Law: Partnerships and Corporations
BADM-332 Research/Writing/Project Management
POM-488 Production and Operations Management

Accounting (Public) (CPA)* - Bachelor's Degree/Master's Degree
ACCT-310 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT-311 Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT-312 Cost Accounting
ACCT-420 Special Topics (Accounting Information Systems)
ACCT-412 Advanced Accounting
ACCT-418 Auditing
ACCT-419 Individual Income Tax
BADM-231 Business Communication
BADM-230 Business Law
BADM-233 Business Law:Partnerships and Corporations
BADM-332 Research/Writing/Project Management
POM-488 Production and Operations Management
MBA-565U Corporate, Partnership, Estate, and Trust Taxes

Fifth-year requirements
MACC-540** Government and Nonprofit Accounting
MACC-510** Tax Research
MACC-520** Financial Accounting Theory
MACC-560** Managing an Accounting Practice
MACC-570** Forensic Accounting and Fraud Auditing
MBA-550** Management Information Systems Accounting
MBA-515** Effective Communication
MBA-533** Statistical Inference
MBA-552** Personal Financial Planning

Plus two additional graduate courses from the following for a total of 30 semester hours.
MACC-530** Special Industries Accounting/Auditing
MBA-515* Effective Communication
MBA-552* Personal Financial Management
MBA-533* Statistical Inference

* Accounting courses follow AICPA principles for preparation of CPAs (Certified Public Accountant) and CMAs (Certified Management Accountant). Not all the courses listed above are required for the students seeking the CPA or CMA certification. The CPA or the CMA curriculum guide should be studied carefully, and students should be aware that in order to sit for the CPA examination (effective January 2000), the requirement is 150 hours. The University of Indianapolis has a Master of Accounting degree that has been designed to meet the 150-hour requirement. For students not wishing to pursue the master's degree, the 150- hour requirements must still be met in order to sit for the CPA examination. Note: Admission requirements for the graduate program in accounting include: 3.0 grade point average in Accounting courses and 2.5 cumulative grade point average. (See the graduate catalog for graduate accounting courses.)

** Master of Accounting (MACC) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) course descriptions can be found in the Graduate Business Programs catalog.