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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Honors Professional Accountancy Program, BBA/MAcc


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Master of Accountancy • HNR BBA/MACC

The Honors Professional Accountancy program provides students with the opportunity to earn a BBA in Honors Professional Accountancy and a Master of Accountancy (MAcc) in a five-year period. As part of the Master of Accountancy (MAcc) students will choose one of three specialization areas: Professional Accountant courses, Managerial Accountant courses or General Financial Management courses. This program features selective admission with enrollment caps, dedicated faculty mentors assigned to each student, experiential learning projects as part of the curriculum, and cohorts for all accounting coursework. The six experiential learning projects provide skill building and growth opportunities for each student in their area(s) of interest.

Preadmission Requirements:

  • Letter of application may be submitted but will not be considered until after completion of 30 credit hours with a 3.25 GPA overall and in major courses.
  • Completion of ACCT202 with a B+ or higher or the transfer of ACCT202 with a B+ or higher
  • Two letters of reference
  • Committee interview (committee will be comprised of the Accounting Honors Program Director, the Department Chair of Accounting and Finance, and other accounting faculty at the respective site of application)

Continued Enrollment Requirements:

  • Maintenance of 3.0 GPA overall and in major courses.
  • A Statement of Purpose must be submitted prior to beginning graduate-level coursework.

Undergraduate degree completion:

Student may submit a graduation application for the Honors Professional Accountancy BBA upon successful completion of all required undergraduate courses, HNRS 301 -HNRS 305 , and ACCT 625, ACCT 630, and ACCT 650.

Foundations of Excellence - 39 Credits


Graduate Level Courses - 42 Credits


  • For 600-700 level course descriptions, please see the Graduate Catalog or search for them on the University website, www.davenport.edu

Core Courses - 18 Credits


  • ACCT 625 - Accounting Information Systems 3 Credits
  • ACCT 630 - Accounting Research/Financial Analytics 3 Credits
  • ACCT 650 - Accountant Responsibilities and Ethics 3 Credits
  • ACCT 660 - Advanced Auditing and Reporting 3 Credits
  • ACCT 670 - Strategic Cost Management 3 Credits
  • ACCT 794 - Accounting Capstone 3 Credits
  • HNRS 606 - Honors Accountancy Project 0 Credits

Choose One (12 Credit) Specialization Area


Professional Accountant Specific Courses [CPAS] - 12 Credits


  • ACCT 752 - CPA Prep: Financial (FAR) 3 Credits
  • ACCT 756 - CPA Prep: Auditing (AUD) 3 Credits
  • ACCT 763 - CPA Prep: Regulations (REG) 3 Credits
  • ACCT 767 - CPA Prep: Business (BAR) 3 Credits

Managerial Accountant Specific Courses [CMAS] - 12 Credits


  • ACCT 640 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credits
  • ACCT 761 - CMA Prep Financial Planning/Performance 3 Credits
  • ACCT 762 - CMA Prep Financial Decision Making 3 Credits
  • FINC 750 - Advanced Financial Management 3 Credits

General Financial Management Specific Courses [GFMS] - 12 Credits


  • FINC 622 - Money, Banking, Treasury Management Focus 3 Credits
  • FINC 738 - Mergers/Acquisitions/Consolidations 3 Credits
  • MGMT 653 - Leading Organizations 3 Credits
  • MGMT 747 - Sustainable Business Strategies 3 Credits

Apply 11-12 Credit Hours from the following options: 11-12 Credits


  • Undergraduate open electives
    OR

Graduate-level General Accountancy or Finance [ACCT or FINC] electives from the following list

  • ACCT 752
  • ACCT 756
  • ACCT 761
  • ACCT 762
  • ACCT 763
  • ACCT 767
  • FINC 620
  • FINC 738

OR

One of the following Graduate Certificates not already completed as the specific courses in the Master of Accountancy:

  • Data Mining & Visualization Graduate Certificate [DATAVIS GRC]
  • Finance Graduate Certificate [FINANCE GRC]
  • Health Care Management Graduate Certificate [HC MGMT GRC]
  • Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate [HR MGMT GRC]
  • Predictive Analytics/Data Visualization Graduate Certificate [PREDVIS GRC]
  • Managerial Accounting Graduate Certificate [MAN ACCT GRC]
  • Marketing Graduate Certificate [MARKET GRC]
  • Strategic Management Graduate Certificate [STRATMGT GRC]

Total Credits: 150-151


1See “Guide To Electives “ for list of choices.

*ACCT 640 may not be used as an Accounting elective in a Specialization Area

For Graduate Certificate programs and 600-700 level course descriptions, please see the Graduate Catalog or search for them on the University website, www.davenport.edu.

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