BYU – School of Accountancy (SOA)
Tax – PhD Prep Track
Effective Fall 2016
(For students admitted to the MAcc Fall 2016)
Course
Hours
Total Hours
Accounting Jr. Core:
ACC 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406 24
General SOA/Management:
Business Law
Strategic Management
Money & Economics*
Managerial Ethics
ACC 241
BUS M 581
ACC 453
BUS M 582
3
3
3
3
MSM Graduate Core:
Business Finance (FIN 520), Operations Mgt (BUS M 530),
Org Behavior (BUS M 540), Marketing Mgt (BUS M 550)
General Accounting:
Advanced Taxation
Tax Research Methodology
Federal Income Taxation
Choose two 500-level tax classes
General PhD Preparation Courses:
Introduction to Academic Research
Academic Archival Research Design
Academic Experimental Research Design
Readings & Conference
Statistics for Economists
Intermediate Price Theory 1
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Introduction to Econometrics
Stat Methods for Research 1
Stat Methods for Research 2
Advanced Econometrics
ACC 522
ACC 523
MBA 602
ACC 516
ACC 517
ACC 518
ACC 591R
ECON 378
ECON 380
ECON 381*
ECON 388
STAT 511
STAT 512
ECON 588
12
12
3 OR
3
3
6
12
3
1.5
1.5
2
3
3
3
3
3
3 OR
3
24
*Students who complete an ECON minor can take ECON 381 in place of ACC 453. If you do not
complete an ECON minor, you will be required to take ACC 453. If you want to consider a minor
other than ECON (e.g., psychology, math, statistics), please contact Dr. Prawitt for approval.
Elective Courses (Other electives are also available depending on interests—see Dr. Prawitt):
Recommended for Archival Research
Recommended for Experimental Research
ECON 382 Intermediate Price Theory 2
3
ECON 382 Intermediate Price Theory 2
3
MATH 112 Calculus 1
4
ECON 478 Game Theory & Economics
3
MATH 113 Calculus 2
4
MATH 112 Calculus 1
4
MATH 313 Elementary Linear Algebra
3
MATH 113 Calculus 2
4
MATH 314 Calculus of Several Variables 3
STAT 435 Nonparametric Stat Methods
3
STAT 224 Applied SAS Programming
2
STAT 424 Statistical Computing
3
Note: Students interested in pursuing the PhD Prep Track should contact Dr. Doug Prawitt
(prawitt@byu.edu), the PhD Prep Track coordinator. Programs may be adjusted to meet the specific
needs of individual students.
PROPOSED STUDY LIST (PSL)
MAcc – PhD Prep Track – Tax
For: Fall 2016
Name:
Courses completed: ACC 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406 (24 cr. hrs.)
BYU ID:
Date:
Course
Number
Cr
Hr
Prev
Taken
Semester
2016
Semesters
Available
Sp 16
Su 16
2016-2016
F 16
W 17
ACC 241
3
F, W, Sp, Su
FIN 520
3
1st Fall
BUS M 530
3
2nd Fall
BUS M 540
3
1st Fall
BUS M 550
3
2nd Fall
BUS M 581
3
F, W, Sp
BUS M 582
3
F, W, Sp
ACC 516
3
1st Fall
ACC 517
1.5
1st Winter
1.5
ACC 518
1.5
1st Winter
1.5
ACC 522 or 523
3
Fall only
MBA 602
3
Winter Only
500-level tax class
3
500-level tax class
3
ECON 378
3
F, W, Sp, Su
ECON 380
3
F, W, Sp
ECON 381
3
F, W, Su
ECON 388
3
F, W, Sp
STAT 511
3
F, W
STAT 512 OR
ECON 588
3
Winter Only
Sp 1
7
2017-2018
Su 17
F 17
W 18
Sp 1
Su 1
8
8
3
3
3
3
3
Total
NOTE: THE BS DEGREE MUST BE AWARDED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE MAcc DEGREE.