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Accounting
Bachelor of Science

These program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.


Program Highlights
  • Enhance communication skills: Communicate with financial and non-financial audiences in a concise manner to facilitate decisions.Ìý
  • Develop effective reports: Create financial and business reports based on research and data analysis.Ìý
  • Inform business decisions: Apply accounting and business management principles to inform decision-making and risk management.Ìý
  • Assess modern technology: Evaluate technology designed to help personnel work collaboratively and facilitate the decision-making process.Ìý
  • Test and validate data: Employ standards to identify, test, and validate processes, systems, and financial data.Ìý
  • Detect and prevent fraud: Plan for fraud detection and deterrence analysis, implementation, and evaluation.Ìý
  • Manage agency finances: Perform a range of functions, including budgeting, reporting, and auditing to manage federal agency finances.Ìý
  • Improve the use of data: Propose a plan for improved use of business intelligence, data management, and analytics.Ìý
Required Courses
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 220)
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 221)
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 310)
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 311)
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 321)
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 323)
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 326)
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 410) or any upper-level ACCT course
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 422)
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 436) or any upper-level ACCT course
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 438) or any upper-level ACCT course

Capstone Course

  • (3 Credits, ACCT 496)

Related Required Courses

The following required courses (12 credits) may be applied to general education requirements:

  • (3 Credits, ECON 201)
  • (3 Credits, ECON 203)
  • (3 Credits, STAT 200)
  • Choose one of the following writing courses:
    • (3 Credits, WRTG 293)
    • (3 Credits, COMM 390)
    • (3 Credits, WRTG 394)

The following required courses (15 credits) may be applied to elective requirements:

  • (3 Credits, BMGT 364)
  • (3 Credits, BMGT 380)
  • (3 Credits, FINC 330)
  • (3 Credits, MRKT 310)
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 411) or (3 Credits, BMGT 496)
Career Preparation

UMGC courses are taught by experienced faculty members and offer skills and proficiencies in high demand by today’s employers. This undergraduate accounting program is specifically designed to enable you to succeed in a wide range of professional environments within both the public and private sectors, including corporate accounting departments, auditing firms, taxation agencies, financial consultancies, and more. Graduates may pursue careers as entry-level accountants, financial analysts, auditors, forensic accountants, tax consultants, management accountants, or budget analysts.Ìý

Experience Recommended for Success in the Program

No previous experience is needed.

Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
  • All courses available online
  • Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
  • $324 per credit (in-state)
  • $499 per credit (out-of-state)
  • $250 per credit (military)
  • Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements

This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.

Military-Specific Details

This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.

State-Specific Details

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Business Administration
Bachelor of Science

These program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.


Program Highlights
  •  Drive strategy: Plan and communicate a shared vision for the organization that will drive strategy, assist with decision-making, and position the organization competitively.Ìý 
  • Evaluate data: Evaluate qualitative and quantitative data.Ìý 
  • Build teams: Manage people, time, and resources by using effective employment practices, encouraging team building, and mentoring junior members of the staff.Ìý 
  • Lead effectively: Design and create management and leadership plans.Ìý 
  • Develop policies: Develop, communicate, and implement policies and procedures to reduce cost and organizational risk and promote ethical practices.Ìý 
  • Encourage growth: Design and execute personal and employee development systems to enhance job performance and leadership skills.Ìý
Required Courses
  • (3 Credits, BMGT 110)
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 220)
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 221)
  • (3 Credits, BMGT 364)
  • (3 Credits, BMGT 365)
  • (3 Credits, MRKT 310)
  • (3 Credits, BMGT 380)
  • (3 Credits, HRMN 300)
  • (3 Credits, FINC 330)
  • (3 Credits, BMGT 496)
  • (3 Credits, BMGT 495)

Related Required Courses

The following required courses may be applied to general education requirements.

  • (3 Credits, ECON 201)
  • (3 Credits, ECON 203)
  • (3 Credits, IFSM 300)
  • (3 Credits, STAT 200)
Career Preparation

This undergraduate program is designed to help you succeed in almost any modern business setting, including those in the public sector, the private sector, and the non-profit sector. Potential jobs titles in this industry include business analyst, management analyst, general manager, human resources generalist, product manager, and more.Ìý

Experience Recommended for Success in the Program

No previous experience is needed.

Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
  • All courses available online
  • Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
  • $324 per credit (in-state)
  • $499 per credit (out-of-state)
  • $250 per credit (military)
  • Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements

This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.

Military-Specific Details

This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.

State-Specific Details

This program does not have state-specific restrictions.

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Accounting & Financial Management
Master of Science

These program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.


Program Highlights
  • Develop a financial plan: Design a comprehensive financial analysis of a large organization and propose a plan for improvement.Ìý
  • Make strategic decisions: Make strategic management decisions to solve operational problems.Ìý
  • Analyze financial reporting: Analyze financial reporting and its effect on financial markets.Ìý
  • Study real organizations: Analyze case studies of real organizations facing financial challenges.Ìý
  • Examine financial crises: Examine the sources of global financial crises and analyze how organizations respond.Ìý
  • Create and evaluate plans: Create a plan that reduces costs and mitigates risks.Ìý
Required Courses

This program requires a total of 36 credits.Ìý

Initial Requirement 

  • (0 Credits, UCSP 615) 

This course must be taken within the first 6 credits of study (if required). 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.Ìý

Core Courses 

You will need to take 18 credits in accounting, 15 credits in financial management, and a 3-credit capstone course.Ìý

Accounting Courses 
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 610) 
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 611) 
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 613) 
  • (3 Credits, ACCT 628) 
  • Take two of the following courses for a total of 6 credits: 
    • (3 Credits, ACCT 625) 
    • (3 Credits, ACCT 630) 
    • (3 Credits, ACCT 635) 
    • (3 Credits, ACCT 640)
    • (3 Credits, ACCT 686)
      • Please note: You cannot take both ACCT 686 and FIN 686.
Financial Management Courses 
  • (3 Credits, FIN 605) 
  • (3 Credits, FIN 610) 
  • (3 Credits, FIN 620)
  • (3 Credits, FIN 660)
  • Take one of the following courses for a total of 3 credits:
    • (3 Credits, FIN 630)
    • (3 Credits, FIN 645)
    • (3 Credits, FIN 686)

Capstone Course 

  • (3 Credits, MSAF 690) 
Career Preparation

This program is designed to help you prepare for accounting and financial management careers in many professional contexts. The skills you gain in this program translate to most industries in the public and private sectors. UMGC courses are taught by experienced faculty and address skills and competencies that are highly valued by today’s employers.

Experience Recommended for Success in the Program

You don’t need to have majored in any specific area to be successful in this program. However, we do recommend you have a recent background in finance and accounting, and we recommend you have familiarity with Microsoft Excel. Please note: Our admission requirements call for 15 undergraduate accounting credits or a CPA license.Ìý

Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
  • All courses available online
  • Select hybrid courses available
  • Program restrictions apply
  • Location restrictions apply
Tuition Per Credit
  • $534 per credit (in-state)
  • $659 per credit (out-of-state)
  • $336 per credit (military)
  • Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements

Before enrolling in any graduate accounting course, you must do one of the following: 

  • Complete 15 credits of undergraduate accounting courses, with a grade of C or better in each course; upon submission of an official transcript, you may be accepted into the program with fewer than the required 15 credits, but you must complete that coursework before enrolling in your first graduate accounting course.Ìý
  • Earn a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license as determined by a State Board of Accountancy; upon submission of documentation and verification of your having earned a CPA license, you may enroll in a graduate accounting course.Ìý
Military-Specific Details

This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.

State-Specific Details

Learn more about professional licensure as it relates to this program.

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