MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY

'Master of Accountancy' ('MAcc', 'MAc', or 'MAcy'), alternatively 'Master of Professional Accountancy' ('MPAcy' or 'MPA') or 'Master Science in Accountancy' ('MSAcy'), is graduate professional degree designed to prepare students for public accounting and to provide them with the 150 credit hours required by most states before taking the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. Some graduates entering corporate accounting or consulting may pursue the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation by passing a series of exams.
This speciality program usually runs one year in length and contains from ten to twelve three semester credit courses (30 to 36 semester hours total). The program may consist of all graduate accounting courses or a combination of graduate accounting courses, graduate tax courses and other graduate business electives.