Requirements

M.P.Ac. in Accounting Information Systems

Admission Requirements

  • Completed application form accompanied by a fifty dollar nonrefundable application fee.
  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Two courses in principles of accounting or equivalent.
  • Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
  • Completion of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), unless the applicant is a CPA or has passed a state bar examination. Applicants will also be exempt from the GMAT if they have earned a B.S. degree in accounting from Rhode Island College or the University of Rhode Island, with a 3.00 grade point average in the major.
Foundations Component
ACCT 510Advanced AIS: Systems Modeling3
ACCT 552Topics in Assurance: Risk Assessment1.5
ACCT 553Topics in Assurance: Electronic Commerce1.5
CIS 421Networks and Telecommunications3
CIS 453Systems Analysis and Design3
CIS 535Data Management3
Electives
SIX CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level in accounting6
SIX CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level, with consent6
THREE CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level in computer information systems3
Total Credit Hours30
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