UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: _____Dr. Gregory Kane_____________   phone number   302-831-6826

                               

Department:   Accounting & MIS_______________ email address   kaneg@lerner.udel.edu_

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  Revision of MS Accounting Curriculum______________________________________

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration, revise major/minor/concentration, academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term                _____09F_______________________________________________ __

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree ______No Change________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: ______No Change________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name: ____MS Accounting Program__________________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major /Concentration: _________Accounting_________________

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________

                                   (Example:  African Studies, Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)            

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change: _____See Attached___________

                                                                  (Must attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study: ____MS Accounting_____________________________

                                 (Example:  Animal Science: MS Animal Science:  PHD Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration: ___________________________________________

 

 

Note: all graduate studies proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.

 

Included in file

 

 

 

 

 

 

-List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?

 (Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

 

None

 

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

 

 

 

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

Business Administration-

For servicing BUAD840 Ethical Issues in Domestic and Global Business Environments

 

Finance -

For servicing - FINC864 Seminar in Finance and FINC853 International Financial Management

 

 

 

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s):

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

The current program has no required Accounting courses, a very limited set of electives, and no ethics content. The proposed program curriculum requires 4 different accounting courses, covering accounting topics that require extensive analysis and critical thinking. Thus, they are included as required courses for study at the graduate level. There is also a broad increase in program electives to add far more choice in specialization and accommodate a wide range of interests and needs. Finally, a course in business ethics (already offered) would be required under the proposed new curriculum. 

 

 

 

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)

 

See attached.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & International Programs                                               Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 10/23/2007   /khs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING & MIS

MS in ACCOUNTING

CURRENT PROGRAM POLICIES

2008-2009

 

 

I. The MS in Accounting degree program.

 

The Department of Accounting & MIS offers a program of study leading to the Masters of Science degree in Accounting. The Accounting program prepares students for professional careers. Students may attend on a part-time or a full-time schedule. The estimated time of completion for a full-time student is 21 months.

 

II. Admission requirements and procedures

 

Minimum requirements for admission to the MS in ACCT degree program are an undergraduate academic index of 2.8 overall and 3.0, a combined total score of 500 on the GMAT, graduate GPA (if applicable) should be at least 3.2, a paper-based TOEFL score of at least 550 (or 250 computer-based or 79 IBT) is required for international students.

 

Applicants for all degree programs must submit one official transcript of all previous college records, provide a statement of objectives and interests, an essay, and have three letters of recommendation completed by appropriate mentors and submitted to the University Office of Graduate Studies.

 

Admission to the graduate program is selective and competitive based on the number of well-qualified applicants and the limits of available faculty and facilities. Those who meet stated minimum requirements are not guaranteed admission, nor are those who fail to meet all of the requirements necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strengths. Admission will be decided by the Graduate Coordinator, in consultation with an admission committee (composed of faculty who participate in the program). Application for fellowship, tuition scholarship, or assistantship financial aid is a part of the admission application form and is made at the time of application. Applications being considered for financial support should be completed by April 1 for fall terms and December 1 for entering in spring term. For further details, contact the department’s Graduate Coordinator.

 

III. Academics

 

General requirements for the MS in Accounting are completion of at least 30 graduate credit hours.

 

MS Course Requirements (30 credit hours)

Required Courses:                                                    

ACCT 804 Database Design, Networks

                   and Implementation                              

ACCT 805 Current Issues in Management

                    Information Systems                             

ACCT 806 Systems Analysis, Design and

                   Implementation                                      

ACCT 817 IT Auditing                                            

                                                                                   

Finance and BUAD Requirements:

FINC 850 or above                                                    

BUAD 820  Data Analysis and

            Quality Management                                    

 

 

Select FOUR (4) of the following accounting classes:

ACCT 614  Federal Tax Research and Planning   

ACCT 810 Theory of External Reporting               

ACCT 811  Advanced Management Accounting    

ACCT 820  Financial Statement Analysis              

ACCT 883  International Accounting                    

 

TOTAL CREDIT-HOURS      30       

 

Undergraduate Requirements:

ACCT 315       Intermediate Accounting I

ACCT 316       Intermediate Accounting II

ACCT 327       Cost Accounting

 

American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

Common Body of Knowledge Requirements:

(Graduate level courses taken to fulfill the AACSB Common Body of Knowledge Requirements

will not count towards fulfilling the 30-hours requirement of the MS in Accounting.)

Economics                                                     

Business Law                                    

 

 

 

 

 

Substitutions and transfers of credit

Students may petition the Graduate Coordinator for variance in degree requirements based on previous degree completed. This should be done in writing (email is acceptable) to the Graduate Coordinator. Permission and course substitutions will be determined by the Graduate Coordinator, in consultation with a committee (composed of faculty who participate in the program).

 

English language expectation

Students are expected to have a sufficient level of oral and written English communication skill to be successful in department coursework. Those students with an assistantship that involves teaching or research should have a sufficient level of English oral communication skill to be comfortably understood by the students they teach and the faculty member with whom they work.

 

Progress towards the degree

Students may enroll full or part-time. The Graduate Coordinator will create a recommended program for each student and students are expected to remain in contact with the Graduate Coordinator during their time in the program.

 

Graduate students will be evaluated in courses according to the University grading policy and must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 to remain in good academic standing. GPA requirements are monitored by the Office of Graduate Studies according to the Graduate Studies Academic Probation Policy.

 

IV. Funding Policies/Financial aid

 

The MS in Accounting degree program at the University of Delaware is normally a two-year program for a full-time student.

Funding is awarded to applicants and continuing students on a competitive basis.

 

1. Incoming students are awarded funding on the following basis:

  • The availability of funded assistantships
  • The quality and completeness of the student’s application
  • The experience and background of the student
  • Adherence to Departmental and University policy

 

2. Continuing second year students are awarded funding on the following basis:

  • The availability of funded assistantships
  • Performance in the first year of a funded assistantship based on faculty evaluations
  • Performance in the first year of the ACCT & MIS program
  • Adherence to Departmental and University policy

The Department does not award 3rd year funded assistantships to Accounting students.

 

 

 

V. Departmental operations

 

Upon matriculation, students are expected to provide up-to-date address, telephone, and email information to the Department of Accounting & MIS staff and to update them as necessary throughout the time they are enrolled in the Masters in Accounting degree program.

 Students must activate their University of Delaware email account, and arrange for messages to the UD email account to be forwarded to email accounts with other providers (e.g. yahoo, hotmail, or gmail), if the student uses the

outside account as his/her mail email account.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING & MIS

MS in ACCOUNTING

PROPOSED PROGRAM POLICIES*

2009-2010

 

*Note: All proposed changes are highlighted in yellow. 

 

I. The MS in Accounting degree program.

 

The Department of Accounting & MIS offers a program of study leading to the Masters of Science degree in Accounting. The Accounting program prepares students for professional careers. Students may attend on a part-time or a full-time schedule. The estimated time of completion for a full-time student is 21 months.

 

II. Admission requirements and procedures

 

Minimum requirements for admission to the MS in ACCT degree program are an undergraduate academic index of 2.8 overall and 3.0, a combined total score of 500 on the GMAT, graduate GPA (if applicable) should be at least 3.2, a paper-based TOEFL score of at least 550 (or 250 computer-based or 79 IBT) is required for international students.  For international applicants who have not graduated from an institution whose principal language of instruction is in English, the Test of Spoken English is required with a score in the range of 50 to 55.

If the international applicant has taken the IBET internet test, a score of 20 is required on the Speaking section.

 

 Applicants for all degree programs must submit one official transcript of all previous college records, provide a statement of objectives and interests, an essay, and have three letters of recommendation completed by appropriate mentors and submitted to the University Office of Graduate Studies.

 

Admission to the graduate program is selective and competitive based on the number of well-qualified applicants and the limits of available faculty and facilities. Those who meet stated minimum requirements are not guaranteed admission, nor are those who fail to meet all of the requirements necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strengths. Admission will be decided by the Graduate Coordinator, in consultation with an admission committee (composed of faculty who participate in the program). Application for fellowship, tuition scholarship, or assistantship financial aid is a part of the admission application form and is made at the time of application. Applications being considered for financial support should be completed by April 1 for fall terms and December 1 for entering in spring term. For further details, contact the department’s Graduate Coordinator.

 

III. Academics

 

Proposed Program:

Required Courses (21 credit hours)

Credits

ACCT 801

Management Control Systems and Information Technology

3

ACCT 804*

Database Design, Networks and Implementation

3

ACCT 810

Theory of External Reporting

3

ACCT 820

Financial Statement Analysis

3

ACCT 883

International Accounting

3

BUAD 820

Data Analysis and Quality Management

3

BUAD 840

Ethical Issues in Domestic and Global Business Environments

3

 

Total Required

21

Electives (9 credit hours)

ACCT 614

Federal Tax Research and Planning

3

ACCT 805

Current Issues in MIS

3

ACCT 806

Systems Analysis, Design and Implementation

3

ACCT 811

Advanced Managerial Accounting

3

ACCT 817

IT Auditing

3

ACCT 840

Contemporary Issues In Accounting

3

ACCT 843

Special Topics in International Financing Reporting

3

ACCT 857

Private Equity/Venture Finance (New Course)

3

ENTR 860

High Tech ENTRepreneurship in Raising Capital

3

FINC 850

Financial Management

3

FINC 853

International Financial Management

3

FINC 864

Seminar in Finance

3

BUAD 843

Special Topics in Global Business (study-abroad)

3

MISY 830**

Decision Support and Analysis

3

MISY 840**

Project Management and Costing

3

MISY 850**

Security and Control

3

MISY 873**

Information Technology and Organizational Effectiveness

3

 

 

 

 

Required plus electives

30

 

*MISY  majors and minors waive ACCT 804 and replace with ACCT 805 (Current Issues in MIS)

   **MISY 830, 840, 850 and 873 - prerequisite ACCT 804, ACCT 805, and ACCT 806

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate Requirements:

ACCT 315       Intermediate Accounting I

ACCT 316       Intermediate Accounting II

ACCT 327       Cost Accounting

 

American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

Common Body of Knowledge Requirements:

(Graduate level courses taken to fulfill the AACSB Common Body of Knowledge Requirements

will not count towards fulfilling the 30-hours requirement of the MS in Accounting.)

 

Economics                                                     

Business Law                                    

 

 

 

 

Substitutions and transfers of credit

Students may petition the Graduate Coordinator for variance in degree requirements based on previous degree completed. This should be done in writing (email is acceptable) to the Graduate Coordinator. Permission and course substitutions will be determined by the Graduate Coordinator, in consultation with a committee (composed of faculty who participate in the program).

 

English language expectation

Students are expected to have a sufficient level of oral and written English communication skill to be successful in department coursework. Those students with an assistantship that involves teaching or research should have a sufficient level of English oral communication skill to be comfortably understood by the students they teach and the faculty member with whom they work.

 

Progress towards the degree

Students may enroll full or part-time. The Graduate Coordinator will create a recommended program for each student and students are expected to remain in contact with the Graduate Coordinator during their time in the program.

 

Graduate students will be evaluated in courses according to the University grading policy and must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 to remain in good academic standing. GPA requirements are monitored by the Office of Graduate Studies according to the Graduate Studies Academic Probation Policy.

 

IV. Funding Policies/Financial aid

 

The MS in Accounting degree program at the University of Delaware is normally a two-year program for a full-time student.

Funding is awarded to applicants and continuing students on a competitive basis.

 

 

1. Incoming students are awarded funding on the following basis:

  • The availability of funded assistantships
  • The quality and completeness of the student’s application
  • The experience and background of the student
  • Adherence to Departmental and University policy

 

2. Continuing second year students are awarded funding on the following basis:

  • The availability of funded assistantships
  • Performance in the first year of a funded assistantship based on faculty evaluations
  • Performance in the first year of the ACCT & MIS program
  • Adherence to Departmental and University policy

The Department does not award 3rd year funded assistantships to Accounting students.

 

 

 

V. Departmental operations

 

Upon matriculation, students are expected to provide up-to-date address, telephone, and email information to the Department of Accounting & MIS staff and to update them as necessary throughout the time they are enrolled in the Masters in Accounting degree program.

 Students must activate their University of Delaware email account, and arrange for messages to the UD email account to be forwarded to email accounts with other providers (e.g. yahoo, hotmail, or gmail), if the student uses the outside account as his/her mail email account.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From:                              Andrews, Rick

Sent:                               Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:25 PM

To:                                   Berry, Lisa

Subject:                          RE: Revision of the MS Accounting Curriculum

 

The Department of Business Administration will be offering BUAD840 on a regular basis (Spring and Fall semesters), so the Department approves the use of the course for the MS in Accounting curriculum.

 

Rick Andrews

 

                                                                                                                                                                                             

Dr. Rick L. Andrews

Professor of Marketing and Department Chair

Department of Business Administration

Lerner College of Business & Economics

University of Delaware

Newark, DE  19716

Phone:  (302) 831-1190

Fax:  (302) 831-4196

Website:  http://www.buec.udel.edu/andrews

 

From: Berry, Lisa
Sent: Thu 10/23/2008 4:20 PM
To: Coughenour, Jay; Andrews, Rick
Subject: Revision of the MS Accounting Curriculum

 

Good Afternoon,

I am in the process of filling out the faculty senate form for the approval of the revision of the MS Accounting curriculum.

Would you please send me a note advising it is okay to add BUAD 840  and FINC 853 and FINC 864 to our cirriculum so I can put it with the approval form.

 

Thank you,

 

Lisa Berry

MS: Acct. Secretary

207 Purnell Hall

Univ of DE

Newark, DE  19716

berryl@lerner.udel.edu

302-831-2963

fx: 302-831-4676