Advance your earning potential
A Master of Professional Accountancy positions you for long-term career growth and corporate leadership. You'll build the advanced technical skills required to pass the Texas CPA exam and step into high-paying roles at top accounting firms, corporations and government agencies.
Maximize your market value
Our rigorous curriculum gives you a competitive edge in a fast-paced business world. Turn your passion for numbers into executive leadership potential. Courses focus on advanced auditing techniques, corporate tax strategies, accounting research and professional communication skills employers demand.
This program is designed to help you fulfill the education requirements for the CPA exam. If you have at least two years of professional experience, you can choose a specific pathway that lets you work full time while completing your coursework entirely online.
Want to add a concentration?
If you choose, you can add a concentration in forensic accounting and analytics without adding on extra time to your MPAc program. This is a great option if you'd like to pursue a career in anti-fraud.
Integrated BBA and MPAc path
This accelerated path lets you earn your Bachelor of Business Administration and your master degree simultaneously. You'll complete 120 undergraduate hours and 30 graduate hours over five years, saving you time and streamlining your path toward your CPA license.
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Curriculum requirements Curriculum requirementsAre courses face-to-face?
Yes.
If you have 2+ years of work experience, you may be eligible to take courses online.
Is there a capstone?
No.
Is this program accredited?
Yes, with AACSB.
Does this program prepare me for the CPA exam?
Yes.
A future in anti-fraud?
If your career goals include forensic analysis, consider focusing on the courses that strengthen your skills in forensic accounting and analytics. This concentration doesn't add any time to your degree plan. It just helps you select the best electives.
Apply to the accounting master's program
To be eligible for consideration into the program, you must:
- meet SFA's graduate school requirements
- achieve an undergraduate 2.75 GPA or higher overall
- and be one of the following:
- in your final year of undergraduate work
- holding a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
- or have 95 or more semester hours of undergraduate work at SFA and be approved as an overlap student.
Ready? Complete the graduate school application.
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