Accountancy (MS)

To be considered for admission into the Master of Science in Accountancy program, please submit the following materials:

• Completed application.
• Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended sent directly from the institution; electronic transcripts are also accepted.*
• A current résumé documenting your work experience.
• The résumé is uploaded to the application system.
• Three letters of recommendation are requested and submitted through the application system.

Please have all application materials sent directly to:

Xavier University
ATTN: Admission Processing Center
3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45207-3221

Once the Admission Committee receives all your application materials, their review begins.

*Students applying before completion of their undergraduate degree should submit an official transcript that includes all coursework to date. A final transcript must be submitted after graduation and before the beginning of the second MACC semester.

International Admission

To learn more about international student admission requirements and the process, please visit International Admissions.

If you’ve earned an undergraduate degree in accounting, you must complete 30 credit hours in the accounting master’s program.

Required Courses

MACC Core:

• MACC 521 Nonprofit & Governmental Accounting
• MACC 529 Advanced Financial Accounting
• MACC 612 Volunteer Income Tax Review and Advising
• MACC 616 Taxation of Flow‑Through Entities
• MACC 641 Capstone Seminar I
• MACC 642 Capstone Seminar II

Electives:

• Four general electives

All students must complete four general electives (MACC 500+, BAIS 600+, FINC 600+). The available electives may be accounting courses or courses from related fields, such as business analytics and information systems, finance, or economics.

If you enter the accounting graduate program with a non-accounting business major, you may need to complete up to 42 credit hours. Before enrolling, we recommend that you meet with the Program Director to determine your needs and create a plan for completing requirements.

For more detailed information, please contact the program director at macc@xavier.edu.

Business Foundations

These courses are required for students who have not taken equivalent courses. These courses are taken with MBA students.

• FINC 550: Fundamentals of Finance
• BAIS 500: Business Statistics

Accounting Fundamentals

These courses are required for all students who have yet to complete equivalent courses.

The accounting fundamental classes count as general and accounting electives and form the basis of knowledge on which the remainder of the degree program builds.

• MACC 504: Accounting Information Systems
• MACC 507: Financial Analysis & Reporting I
• MACC 508: Financial Analysis & Reporting II
• MACC 511: Introduction to Taxation
• MACC 590: Auditing Concepts and Practice
• ACCT 550: Managerial Accounting or MACC 525: Cost Accounting

Students who are new to accounting may need to pursue additional non-credit preparation before taking MACC 507. Contact the MACC program director at macc@xavier.edu for guidance.

Electives

Most students who do not have undergraduate accounting majors use the above accounting fundamentals courses as their general and accounting electives and are not required to take additional electives. Students may take other electives beyond those required for the degree.