Accountancy, Master of Accountancy, (MAcc.)

The MAcc aims to prepare students to pass all four parts of the CPA exam the first time and to excel professionally.

The Master of Accountancy is a 30 hour program primarily designed for students who seek additional academic training and/or credit hours in preparation to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant examination. It also provides the working professional with the additional knowledge needed to succeed in today’s business environment.

More information about this degree program can be found in the College of Business section of the catalog.

To see course descriptions, click on any linked course number, or click on “Course Descriptions” in the side banner, or view course descriptions in Lipscomb’s online digital catalog.

Master of Accountancy Requirements

Applicants for the MAcc program are encouraged to complete the GMAT for scholarship consideration. In addition, an undergraduate GPA or 3.00 or higher is preferred. An internship or other relevant employment in the field is strongly encouraged.

MAcc candidates can satisfy the prerequisite requirements in one of two ways.

First method: complete 18 hours in accounting

Students must complete the following courses:

Financial Accounting (Principles of Accounting 1)
Managerial Accounting (Principles of Accounting 2)
Intermediate Accounting 1 and 2
Federal Income Taxation (Individual Tax)
Principles of Auditing

Second method: Students can complete Lipscomb’s Integrated Accounting Seminar (Accounting Boot Camp) [MAcc 501V] to satisfy all undergraduate prerequisites.

All students, particularly those without an undergraduate degree in business, should remember that many states, including Tennessee, require students to have earned a specified number of hours in business to sit for the CPA exam. Additional hours in business or accounting courses may be recommended to comply with such requirements.

MAcc Core Courses (21 hours)

MAcc Curriculum

The Lipscomb MAcc is a 30-hour program that includes 21 hours of required accounting courses, plus 9 hours of additional course work.

Courses required for all MAcc students (21 hours):

Additional courses required for students (9 hours):

All MAcc students will complete 9 additional hours from the following list of courses:

MAcc 6Xn3 - MAcc Special Topics Course (3)
MAcc 661V - Corporate Residency in Accounting (1-3)
MAcc 6003 - Corporate Governance (3)
MAcc 6033 - Advanced Tax Planning (3)
MAcc 6323 - Advanced Financial Reporting II (3)
MAcc 6703 - Taxation of Passthrough Entities (3)
MAcc students may take approved MBA courses (BU 6xx3) as electives.