Admission Requirements
Follow your passion for tax accounting
The tax accounting certificate program at Missouri State offers you a unique opportunity to specialize in this in-demand field of accounting. The School of Accountancy offers you two options for pursuing this certification—as a stand-alone program or as an addition to your graduate program of study.
Apply to the tax accounting certificate program through a central application: GradCAS. Also, you must meet the minimum admission requirements for the Master of Accountancy:
Certificate in Tax Accounting
Kimberly Church, Graduate Program Director
Glass Hall, Room 439, Phone: 417-836-5414
Kimberlychurch@missouristate.edu
MissouriState.edu/SOA
Program description
The Tax Accounting Graduate Certificate program provides a 12 hours graduate-level experience in the tax accounting field. The program involves in depth study of tax accounting topics, including individual taxation, corporate taxation, tax planning, applied tax problems and others. Contact the Director of the School of Accountancy or the MAcc Program Director for additional information.
Entrance criteria
Candidates for the certificate program must be admitted to the University as a graduate student. The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in accounting and meet minimum admission criteria for the Master of Accountancy program. All course work must be approved by the MAcc Program Director.
Required courses (9 hrs) - Select 3 courses from the list below.
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 624 | Tax Accounting II | 3 hrs |
| ACC 721 | Advanced Tax Accounting | 3 hrs |
| ACC 723 | Tax Considerations for Decision Makers | 3 hrs |
| ACC 726 | Regulation Issues for Accountants | 3 hrs |
| ACC 794 | Internship (Tax Accounting related) | 3 hrs |
| ACC 796 | Independent Study (Tax Accounting related) | 3 hrs |
GPA requirement
A minimum GPA of 3,00 is required to earn this certificate.
Pursuing certification only
If you are a new student pursuing the tax accounting certificate, follow the steps below to be successfully admitted into the program:
- Apply through a central application: GradCAS. An application fee is required.
- Gain admittance to the Graduate College.
- Meet with the graduate program director to complete a plan of study to submit to the Graduate College.
Adding the certificate program
If you are a current graduate student who wishes to add the forensic accounting certificate, follow the steps below to successfully add the certificate:
- Apply through a central application: GradCAS. No additional application fee is required.
- Meet with the graduate program director to complete a plan of study to submit to the Graduate College.
Please note that any alterations to the approved plan of study must be noted on a request for certificate plan of study change form and submitted to the Graduate College.