Juris Doctor/MSA
The joint program combining the Doctorate of Jurisprudence and a Master’s of Science in Accounting (JD/MSA) is specifically designed to integrate the College of Business Administration’s strong taxation program with the reputable School of Law. The JD/MSA follows the same guidelines as those mentioned for the JD/MBA. However, in addition to the 24-advanced MSA credit hours, there are 43 credit hours of business and accounting tool courses required. Students with an Accounting undergraduate degree will not be required to enroll in these tool courses providing they received adequate grades in comparable courses. This program is especially attractive to students interested in specializing in tax law.
MSA Tool Courses (44 Hours)
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3 |
ACCT 2300 |
Financial Accounting |
3 |
ACCT 2301 |
Managerial Accounting |
3 |
ACCT 3304 |
Intermediate Accounting I |
3 |
ACCT 3305 |
Intermediate Accounting II |
3 |
ACCT 3306 |
Principles of Cost and Managerial Accounting |
3 |
ACCT 3307 |
Income Tax Accounting |
3 |
ACCT 3315 |
Accounting Systems |
3 |
ACCT 4301 |
Principles of Accounting |
3 |
ACCT 5332 |
Ethics in Accounting |
2 |
FIN 5219 |
Financial Management Tools |
3 |
FIN 5320 |
Financial Management Concepts |
3 |
ISQS 5345 |
Statistical Concepts for Business and Management |
3 |
MKT 5360 |
Marketing Concepts and Strategies |
2 |
BLAW 5290 |
Legal, Regulatory, & Ethical Environments of Business |
3 |
MGT 5371 |
Managing Organizational Behavior & Organizational Design |
3 |
ECO 5310 |
Price & Income Theory |
Core Courses (21 Hours)
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3 |
ACCT 5305 |
Accounting Research & Communication |
3 |
ACCT 5306 |
International Tax |
3 |
ACCT 5308 |
Federal Income Tax Law for Partnerships |
3 |
ACCT 5309 |
Special Entity-Ownership Accounting Issues |
3 |
ACCT 5318 |
Income Tax Research & Planning |
3 |
ACCT 5315 |
Estate & Gift Taxation |
3 |
ACCT 5327 |
Advanced Income Taxation Accounting |
Electives (12 Hours)
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4 |
LAW 6420 |
Commercial Law |
4 |
LAW 6434 |
Income Taxation |
4 |
LAW 6435 |
Business Entities |
Capstone Course (3 Hours)
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3 |
ACCT 5334 |
Professional Accountancy (Minimum Grade of B required) |
**Course requirements subject to change. To graduate, you must have at least 3-hours of "A" above a 3.00 graduate GPA.

