{"id":422,"date":"2012-08-13T11:32:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T15:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/academics\/academics\/macc-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T14:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T18:38:50","slug":"macc-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/academics\/curriculum\/core-curriculum\/macc-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Course Requirements &#8211; MAcc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Thirty credit hours of core and elective courses are required to complete the\u00a0MAcc\u00a0degree. Students enter the program in August and complete their degree in May. The core curriculum consists of a series of accounting and financial reporting courses.\u00a0 As electives, a variety of business courses are available including, but not limited to, corporate strategy, finance, marketing, international business, economics, and public policy. In addition, graduate-level courses may be taken outside the Business School for students wishing to study non-business areas such as law, public policy, communications, or engineering.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Fall Term<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Winter Term<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">ACC 555: Corporate Financial Research and Reporting (2.25 credits)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">ACC 625: Advanced Financial Accounting (2.25 credits)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">ACC 565: Financial Instruments and Structured Finance (3 credits)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">ACC 561: Federal Taxation I (3.0 credits)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">ACC 601: Accounting Information System Design (3 credits)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">ACC 630: Auditing &amp; Assurance (3 credits)\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">ACC 695: EY Acc &amp; Pub Pol Symposium (3 credits)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u200bApproximately&nbsp; 1.5 Credits of <span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: revert; font-weight: inherit;\">Electives*<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u200bApproximately\u00a0<\/span>9 Credits of<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Electives*<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>*<\/strong>\u00a0In choosing your electives, students must include at least ONE of the following choices if you\u00a0<strong>do not<\/strong>\u00a0waive any of the above core courses, or TWO of the following choices if you\u00a0<strong>do\u00a0<\/strong>waive any of the above core courses:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bus.umich.edu\/Courses\/Default.aspx?term=1&amp;course=%20620&amp;dept=ACC\">ACC 564: Corporate Financial Reporting<\/a>\u00a0(2.25 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bus.umich.edu\/Courses\/Default.aspx?term=1&amp;course=%20620&amp;dept=ACC\">ACC 618: Financial Communication &amp; Investor Relations<\/a>\u00a0(2.25 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bus.umich.edu\/Courses\/Default.aspx?term=1&amp;course=%20620&amp;dept=ACC\">ACC 620: Federal Taxation II<\/a>&nbsp;(2.25 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bus.umich.edu\/Courses\/Default.aspx?term=1&amp;course=%20650&amp;dept=ACC\">ACC 650: Cost Management Systems<\/a>&nbsp;(2.25 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bus.umich.edu\/Courses\/Default.aspx?term=1&amp;course=%20711&amp;dept=ACC\">ACC 711: Financial Statement Analysis<\/a>&nbsp;(2.25 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bus.umich.edu\/Courses\/Default.aspx?term=1&amp;course=%20713&amp;dept=ACC\">ACC 713: Business Forecasting and Equity Valuation<\/a>&nbsp;(2.25 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bus.umich.edu\/Courses\/Default.aspx?term=1&amp;course=%20725&amp;dept=ACC\">ACC\/FIN 725: Managing the Maize and Blue Fund<\/a>&nbsp;(1.5 credits)&nbsp;<em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bus.umich.edu\/Courses\/Default.aspx?term=1&amp;course=%20726&amp;dept=ACC\">ACC\/FIN 726: Maize and Blue Fund<\/a>&nbsp;(1.5 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bus.umich.edu\/Courses\/Default.aspx?term=1&amp;course=%20555&amp;dept=BL\">BL 555: Ethics and Negotiation<\/a> (3.0&nbsp;credits)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Choose one of the following accepted Law School tax courses:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LAW 691:&nbsp;International Tax<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LAW 726:&nbsp;Partnership Tax<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LAW 747:&nbsp;Taxation of Individual Income<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LAW 749: Corporate Taxation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>*Please note:<\/strong> Students who have a BBA from the University of Michigan are not eligible to waive any core courses.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Accounting Analytics Concentration:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For students that opt into the Accounting Analytics Concentration in addition to completing the core accounting curriculum, 8.25 credits of approved coursework will replace elective study to complete the concentration:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete at least three courses in Group 1: Core Electives\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/corporate-financial-reporting-2720\">ACC 564: Corporate Financial Reporting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/financial-communication-and-investor-relations-8643\">ACC 618: Corporate Communication and Investor Relations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bus.umich.edu\/Courses\/Default.aspx?term=1&amp;course=%20650&amp;dept=ACC\">ACC 650: Cost Management Systems<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/financial-statement-analysis-i-8002\">ACC 711: Financial Statement Analysis I<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/financial-statement-analysis-ii-8003\">ACC 713: Financial Statement Analysis II<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete at least one course in Group 2: Analytics Electives\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/applied-business-analytics-and-decisions-9150\">TO 618: Applied Business Analytics and Decisions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/big-data-management-tools-and-techniques-10164\">TO 640: Big Data Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/marketing-research-design-and-analysis-2904\">MKT 618: Market Research Design and Analytics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/business-application-development-visual-basic-excel-9153\">TO 513: Spreadsheet Modeling and Apps<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/business-application-development-visual-basic-excel-9153\">TO 515: Business App Development with Visual Basic for Excel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/applied-regression-and-data-analysis-9133\">TO 566: Applied Regression and Data Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/data-mining-and-applied-multivariate-analysis-9134\">TO 567: Data Mining and Applied Multivariate Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/applied-business-forecasting-i-9129\">TO 572: Applied Business Forecasting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/artificial-intelligence-business-11662\">TO 633: Artificial Intelligence for Business<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/pricing-analytics-and-strategy-4521\">MKT 608: Pricing Analytics and Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/customer-analytics-5902\">MKT 626: Customer Analytics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/courses\/marketing-engineering-and-analytics-2907\">MKT 630: Marketing Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a name=\"Fall 2017\" id=\"Fall 2017\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty credit hours of core and elective courses are required to complete the\u00a0MAcc\u00a0degree. 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