BYU — School of Accountancy (SOA)
Professional Accountancy – 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:
Acc Information Systems Risk & Control
Advanced Financial Statement Auditing
Advanced Managerial Accounting
Advanced Professional Financial Accounting
Financial Statement analysis
ACC 525
ACC 530
ACC 531
ACC 540
ACC 541
General PhD Preparation Courses:
Introduction to Academic Research
Academic Archival Research Design
Academic Experimental Research Design
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 516
ACC 517
ACC 518
ECON 378
ECON 380
ECON 381*
ECON 388
STAT 511
STAT 512
ECON 588
12
12
3
3
1.5
3
1.5
3
1.5
1.5
3
3
3
3
3
3 OR
3
12
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
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 GRADUATION PLAN
SOA – PhD Prep Track – Professional Accountancy
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
Semesters
Available
2016-2017
2016
Sp 16
Su 1
6
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 525
3
1st Winter
3e
ACC 530
3
Fall Only
ACC 531
1.5
2nd Winter
st
ACC 540
3
1 Winter
ACC 541
1.5
2nd Winter
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
2017-2018
Sp 1
Su 1
7
7
F 17
W 18
Sp 1
Su 1
8
8
3e
3e
3e
3e
3e
3e
1.5
3
e
1.5
TOTAL
e
Taken as an envelope the same semester.
NOTE: THE BS DEGREE MUST BE AWARDED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE MAcc DEGREE.