ACCOUNTING &
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Prepare to rise to an executive level of responsibility and earning power.
The online master’s degree program in accounting and financial management at LUSSTIG University focuses on executive-level procedures and decision-making skills that can help you move toward a leadership position. Ideal for mid-career professionals, this program will prepare you to make decisions that will impact your organization’s current operations and financial future.
COURSES
Total Credits Required: 36
Initial Requirements
Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMGC (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
(to be taken within the first 6 credits of study)
The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
Core Courses
Accounting Courses
- Financial Accounting (3 Credits, ACCT 610)
- Federal Income Taxation (3 Credits, ACCT 613)
- Auditing (3 Credits, ACCT 628)
Take two of the following for a total of 6 credits:
The following required courses may be applied to general education or elective requirements.
- Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting (3 Credits, ACCT 625)
- Fraud Examination (3 Credits, ACCT 630)
- Accounting Ethics (3 Credits, ACCT 635)
- International Accounting (3 Credits, ACCT 640)
Financial Management Courses
- Financial Decision Making for Managers (3 Credits, MGMT 640)
- Financial Management in Organizations (3 Credits, FIN 610)
- Long-term Financial Management (3 Credits, FIN 620)
- Investment Valuation (3 Credits, FIN 630)
- Behavioral Finance (3 Credits, FIN 645)
- Strategic Financial Management (3 Credits, FIN 660)
Capstone Course
- Accounting and Financial Management Capstone (3 Credits, MSAF 670)
REQUIREMENTS
- Financial Accounting (3 Credits, ACCT 610) is prerequisite to all graduate accounting courses.
- Auditing (3 Credits, ACCT 628) should be taken before Fraud Examination (3 Credits, ACCT 630) .
- Financial Decision Making for Managers (3 Credits, MGMT 640) is prerequisite to Financial Management in Organizations (3 Credits, FIN 610).
- Financial Management in Organizations (3 Credits, FIN 610) is prerequisite to all other FIN courses.
- Long-term Financial Management (3 Credits, FIN 620) and Investment Valuation (3 Credits, FIN 630) are prerequisite to Behavioral Finance (3 Credits, FIN 645).
- Investment Valuation (3 Credits, FIN 630) is prerequisite to Behavioral Finance (3 Credits, FIN 645).
- Behavioral Finance (3 Credits, FIN 645) is the only course that can be taken simultaneously with Accounting andand financial Management Capstone (3 Credits, MSAF 670).
General Master's Degree Requirements
- You must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher at all times.
- All degree requirements must be fulfilled within five consecutive years.
- Any transfer credits must have been earned within the five-year time frame to be applied toward a graduate degree.
Please review the overall master’s degree requirements for additional considerations.
SEQUENCE
This is our recommended course sequence to progress through this program. This sequence incorporates course prerequisites and program requirements but does not list course alternatives that may be available. We recommend you take a maximum of 6 credits per term. You cannot take a prerequisite with its subsequent course during the same session. Your plan will be unique and dependent on multiple factors, including the number of credits you transfer to this program.
Contact an advisor if you any questions about this plan, course alternatives, or your course load limit.
- 1 Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMGC
(0 Credits, UCSP 615) - 2 Financial Accounting
(3 Credits, ACCT 610)
Prerequisite: 15 credits of undergraduate accounting coursework - 3 Financial Decision Making for Managers
(3 Credits, MGMT 640) - 4 Federal Income Taxation
(3 Credits, ACCT 613) - 5 Financial Management in Organizations
(3 Credits, FIN 610) - 6 Auditing
(3 Credits, ACCT 628) - 7 Long-term Financial Management
(3 Credits, FIN 620) - 8 Choose one of these courses:
Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting
(3 Credits, ACCT 625)
Fraud Examination
(3 Credits, ACCT 630)
Accounting Ethics
(3 Credits, ACCT 635)
International Accounting
(3 Credits, ACCT 640) - 9 Investment Valuation
(3 Credits, FIN 630) - 10 Choose one of these courses:
Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting
(3 Credits, ACCT 625)
Fraud Examination
(3 Credits, ACCT 630)
Accounting Ethics
(3 Credits, ACCT 635)
International Accounting
(3 Credits, ACCT 640) - 11 Strategic Financial Management
(3 Credits, FIN 660) - 12 Behavioral Finance
(3 Credits, FIN 645) - 13 Accounting and Financial Management Capstone
(3 Credits, MSAF 670)
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Vertical Pathway
If you completed your undergraduate degree at UMGC with coursework in accounting, a vertical pathway between UMGC's graduate and undergraduate degree programs in that field allows you to reduce your total coursework for this program by up to 6 credits.