Master of Accountancy – General Online

Meet the high demand for qualified accountants and CPAs. Earn your AACSB-accredited MAcc online from one of the country’s most robust accounting schools and gain a competitive edge.

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Start class: 1/12/26
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Program Overview

Build your career prospects with a general Master of Accountancy online

Become a sought-after accounting professional with a STEM-designated program that prepares you to sit for the CPA Exam. This affordable online Master of Accountancy – General prepares you for a broad range of in-demand roles in a rapidly growing field.

Gain an in-depth understanding of key accounting concepts including budgeting, auditing and analytics and qualify for senior-level positions such as corporate controller, managerial accountant and chief financial officer.

This online accounting program provides the opportunity to earn your master’s degree by building on your base knowledge of accounting principles and business applications to advance in your current role or pivot and fast-track your career.

As a student of this general MAcc program, you will:

  • Learn the intricacies of consolidations, partnership accounting and international accounting
  • Understand how to audit an acquisition and payment cycle
  • Gain a robust understanding of profitability analysis, budgeting, performance evaluation and reporting
As a student of this general MAcc program, you will:+
  • Learn the intricacies of consolidations, partnership accounting and international accounting
  • Understand how to audit an acquisition and payment cycle
  • Gain a robust understanding of profitability analysis, budgeting, performance evaluation and reporting

Career Opportunities in Accounting:

  • Managerial Accountant
  • Corporate Controller
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Personal Financial Advisor
Career Opportunities in Accounting:+
  • Managerial Accountant
  • Corporate Controller
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Personal Financial Advisor

Also available:

Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers specialized degrees that can help you grow personally and professionally. Learn about our other business programs.

Also available:+

Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers specialized degrees that can help you grow personally and professionally. Learn about our other business programs.

Total Tuition $16,200*
Duration As few as 12 months
Credit Hours 30

Accreditation

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale is an accredited member of AACSB International, which represents the hallmark of achievement for business schools worldwide. Approximately 6 percent of the business schools in the world achieve AACSB accreditation.

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Tuition

Our affordable tuition is easy on your budget

At SIU, we believe that education should be accessible to all, and that’s why the MAcc General online program’s tuition is budget-friendly and paid by the course.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Program*
MAcc General $540 $16,200

Please note that total expense may vary based on your program, enrollment level, residency, housing selection, and food choices. Each student may have different types of expenses.


Potential Expenses Per Year*

Tuition** Fees*** Food and Housing Books, Course Materials, Supplies and Equipment Personal Expenses Transportation Total with Tuition
$8,100 $960 $14,923 $312 $1,761 $1,300

*Published tuition costs may differ from a student’s estimated total “cost of attendance,” which includes the amount an online student may choose to spend on expenses such as housing and food, books and supplies, transportation and other personal items or activities. As a SIU Carbondale Online student, you will only ever be billed for applicable tuition and fees. All other costs listed are estimates per academic year required by the federal government to help you budget for your education.

**Tuition per Year based on 15 semester hours per year (6 Fall, 6 Spring, 3 Summer): $8,100

***The fee amount in the financial aid budget is based on the maximum fees assessed to students based on full-time enrollment.

For further information regarding program tuition and fees visit the Financial Aid website.

Tuition breakdown:

Total Tuition $16,200*
Per Credit Hour $540

Calendar

Important dates and deadlines to keep in mind

Our General Master of Accountancy online program is delivered in a 100 percent online format, giving you the freedom to fulfill professional and personal responsibilities while enrolled. Choose the start date that best suits your schedule.

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TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Spring A1/12/2612/22/2512/29/251/11/261/8/263/6/268 weeks
Spring B3/16/262/23/263/2/263/15/263/12/265/8/26
Summer6/8/265/18/265/25/266/7/266/4/267/31/26
Fall A8/17/267/27/268/3/268/16/268/13/2610/9/26
Fall B10/12/269/22/269/29/2610/11/2610/8/2612/11/26

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Next Apply Date 12/22/25
Start Class 1/12/26

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Admissions

What you need for admission to the online Master of Accountancy program

Apply to the Master of Accountancy online program and prepare to unleash your potential, discover your passions, and create a future that reflects your unique aspirations.

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For admission into the general MAcc online program, you must meet the streamlined requirements below.

  • Submit graduate application
  • A 2.7 undergraduate GPA from a regionally accredited institution in accounting prior to enrollment. Any graduate level work must have a 3.0 GPA.
    • Students with a bachelor's degree in another discipline may be considered for admission after completing 6 foundations courses (available at SIUC):
      • ACCT 500 Financial Foundations
      • ACCT 501 Financial Reporting I
      • ACCT 502 Financial Reporting II
      • ACCT 504 Cost Management
      • ACCT 506 Taxation I
      • ACCT 509 Assurance Services
  • Transcripts (official transcripts are needed prior to the second term, but not needed to apply as unofficial are accepted)
  • Resume or CV
  • Two references (preferred method within application)

Official transcripts and other documents should be sent from the granting institutions to our Graduate School.

Email address: [email protected]

Mailing address:
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Graduate School
1263 Lincoln Drive MC 4716
Carbondale, IL 62901

Admission Requirements:

  • Two references
  • Transcripts
  • 2.7 Undergraduate GPA

Courses

Take a closer look at the general online MAcc program courses

Curriculum for the General MAcc program online is comprised of 10 core courses, totaling 30 credit hours. You may choose to complete the capstone (ACCT 575) and/or an internship (ACCT 595) in place of any core course(s).

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Students must take 10 courses below. ACCT 575 and ACCT 595 can be substituted for any other core course. 

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Describes and explains methods for examining research questions about professional judgment in accounting.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Provides students with in-depth exposure to federal income taxation of partnerships, partners and related LLCs and owners. Areas explored are the definition of a partnership, acquisition of an interest, basis of interest, tax accounting for partnership, subchapter S, or LLC operation, distributions, termination, sale or exchange of interest, collapsible partnerships, death or retirement and tax shelters. *Prerequisite: ACCT 441 or ACCT 507 with C or better.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Provides students with in-depth exposure to federal income taxation of corporations and shareholders. Areas explored are corporate formations, distributions, redemptions, liquidations, corporate income tax, accumulated earnings tax, personal holding company tax, and affiliated corporations.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Explains how organizations govern their investment in IT through strategic alignment, risk assessment, and performance measurement. Describes processes for evaluating and monitoring the effectiveness of IT general controls related to processing operations, system security, and change management.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
This course focuses on how managers and auditors can use information technology to (a) identify trends in business process performance, and (b) evaluate the veracity of financial information by analyzing patterns that manifest in accounting data.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Explains how management identifies and evaluates conditions that increase the risk of failing to achieve business objectives, and how organizations design and implement procedures to control business risk. Describes practices the board of directors rely on to govern enterprise risk management processes by monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the organization's response to risk.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Explains how auditors evaluate business risk, fraud risk, inherent risk, and control risk to assess the risk of misstatement in accounts while planning an audit engagement. Examines analytical procedures, the code of professional conduct, auditor reporting requirements, and auditor legal liability. *Prerequisite: ACCT 460.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Fraud examination will cover the principles and methodology of fraud detection and deterrence. The course includes such topics as skimming, cash larceny, check tampering, register disbursement schemes, billing schemes, payroll and expense reimbursement schemes, non-cash misappropriations, corruption, accounting principles and fraud, fraudulent financial statements, and interviewing witnesses.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Coverage includes: (1) investigative techniques and forensic accounting processes and tools used in the detection and prevention of fraud against a business entity; (2) definitions and descriptions of various fraudulent schemes; (3) litigation services provided by accountants including expert testimony; (4) methods of calculating losses and damages; and (5) basics of the use of computer aids in forensic investigation.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Financial and managerial accounting concepts peculiar to the planning and administration of public and quasi-public organizations such as governmental units, institutions, and charitable organizations. Also includes the study of governmental auditing standards.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Capstone course covering financial accounting and reporting, IFRS, governmental accounting, not-for-profit accounting, auditing and attestation, business law, taxation, and business environment and concepts. Emphasis will be reinforcing the knowledge and critical thinking skills necessary for problem solving and communication in the accounting profession. This course can be taken in place of another MAcc Core course if desired for the general MAcc program only.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Supervised work experience in professional accounting. This course can be taken in place of another MAcc Core course if desired, for the MAcc general program only.
Duration: 16 Weeks weeks
For those graduate students who have not finished their degree programs and who are in the process of working on their dissertation, thesis or research paper. The student must have completed a minimum of 24 hours of dissertation research, or the minimum thesis, or research hours before being eligible to register for this course. Concurrent enrollment in any other course is not permitted. Graded S/U or DEF only.

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