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MSAT Download brochure | Apply Online Our Master of Science in Accounting and Taxation program offers courses in the evening that can be completed at one's own pace. The accelerated format allows you the ability to earn the masters degree in as few as 7 months (or longer if you prefer) after graduating with an undergraduate degree in accounting. Students without an undergraduate degree in accounting may be admitted into the MSAT and complete the undergraduate prerequisite courses as part of their program of study. All undergraduate accounting courses are offered in the day and/or evening, depending on the semester. Students with a graduate degree may complete a certificate in taxation. Students who earned an undergraduate degree in a field other than accounting may also earn a certificate in accounting by completing specified undergraduate accounting courses. Admission Admission is based on the applicant's undergraduate grade point average, GMAT score, a personal statement, and two references. Applicants who have passed the CPA examination, CMA examination, CFA examination, CA examination, Bar Exam, or have a previous master's degree need not take the GMAT. In certain extraordinary cases, GMAT waivers based on substantial work experience may be granted. All candidates must submit the following:
Applications Students can apply to matriculate in the Fall, Spring, or Summer semesters. Application and all material due dates are as follows: Domestic Applicants: International Applicants Requiring a Student Visa: Admission decisions will be made shortly after the application deadline. Questions about graduate programs in the Barney School should be directed to: Carl Smith, Ph.D, CMA, CPA, CFM Accreditation The Barney School is accredited by AACSB International -The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. As a member of this select group of 555 accredited business programs worldwide, we are committed to quality and continuous improvement through rigorous and comprehensive peer review. AACSB International accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in management education. Career Services The major national and regional public accounting firms and financial service companies recruit students at the University of Hartford. The University, in cooperation with the Department of Accounting and Taxation, has an excellent Career Center that assists all students with both initial placements during the program as well as later assistance as students move between jobs. Over the past several years, 95% of the graduates of the Master of Science in Accounting and Taxation are working in jobs in their chosen field within financial services and related professions. Full-Time Professors of Accounting Most of our full-time faculty members have Ph.D.s or other doctoral degrees in their field. Most are either CPAs or CMAs (or both) and have substantial professional experience. We complement their expertise with a few carefully selected adjunct faculty members who have particular specialties within accounting, taxation, or financial management. The current full-time faculty and their backgrounds are as follows: James Bannister, Ph.D. North Carolina. Financial Reporting; Stockholder Returns; Executive compensation Michelle Bertolini, JD, LL.M., CPA, Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Individual, Partnership and Corporate Taxation; Over 20 years of experience in taxation in both law and accounting Barry Broden, DBA, CPA Maryland. Individual Taxation; Estate Planning; Karen Gantt, J.D., LL. M. U Baltimore. Corporate Formations,Insurance Regulation. Legal Counsel Government Entities Mutual; Fmr Board Directors NRRA George Generas, JD, CPA UConn. Business Law; Indian Rights & Law; Of Counsel, Rome & McGuigan; Former Controller, JOC Oil, Bermuda Richard Greenberg, JD, LL.M., Boston U, Business Law former State of Connecticut Assistant Attorney General Steven Ruggiero, MST, CPA, UHart. Auditing, Taxation; Member of CSCPA and AICPA, 15 years of auditing, tax, and accounting experience Barbara Lamberton, Ph.D., CPA Michigan State. Managerial/Cost Accounting; Activity Based Costing in Hospitals; Former Controller, Mobil Chemical Company Susan Machuga, Ph.D., CPA UMass, Financial reporting, Corporate Governance, Earnings Quality and Earnings Management, Member of CSCPA and AICPA, Worked as Internal Auditor and in a small CPA firm Patricia Nodoushani, Ph.D., CPA Houston. Corporate Taxation and Research; CSCPA Committee Work; Recipient numerous teaching and research awards Carl Smith, Ph.D, CPA, CMA, CFM UConn. Cost/Managerial Accounting and Information Systems; Ethics; Issues in Management Accounting; CSCPA Committees; IMA Leadership Positions; Former International Chair of IMA; Former Manager of CPA Firm and Internal Auditor Steven Thompson, MSAT, CPA UHart. Budgeting & Forecasting; Performance Measurement; Corporate Governance J. Donald Warren, Jr., Ph.D, CPA, Texas A&M. Continuous Auditing Methodologies and Technologies; Member of IMA and AICPA; Formerly National Accounting, Auditing & SEC Consulting Partner PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Technical Advisor FASB and Auditor U.S. GAO Services
Prerequisite courses Students with an undergraduate degree in something other than accounting must complete the following prerequisite courses. AC 210 Financial Accounting [3] Program of Study
Tuition and Fees Tuition includes textbooks, course materials, university fees,special activities and social events for graduate courses. Tuition for the program for 2010-2011 is $645 per credit. MSAT courses are generally 3 credit courses. Graduate students taking Undergraduate courses (with the exception of AMSAT) pay undergraduate part-time tuition and must purchase their own textbooks for those courses. |
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