Master of Accountancy
The Accountancy Program at Rocky Mountain College strives to prepare graduates for careers as accountants in public accounting, private industry, and government by enabling graduates to:
- Develop technical competence
- Recognize the role of the accountant in an organization
- Behave in accordance with accepted professional ethical standards and principles
- Create value for organizations and society at-large.
The program consists of three distinct options; an undergraduate degree in Managerial Accounting, a 3:2 program wherein an undergraduate major in Management is linked with a Master of Accountancy, and a stand-alone Master of Accountancy. Students interested in obtaining licensure as a Certified Public Accountant should pursue one of the Master of Accountancy options. The 3:2 program is designed for those students who are not presently possessive of an undergraduate degree, and the stand-alone Master of Accountancy applies to those applicants who already have an undergraduate degree in a field other than accounting.
The Master of Accountancy courses are offered in a four-semester sequence, which makes the program ideal as an objective for first-time freshman and undergraduate transfers, alike. Students should have no trouble completing the requirements for the MAcc., provided that they have identified accounting as their intended field of study by the beginning of the Junior year.
For those students interested in careers outside public accounting, the Managerial Accounting Major is an ideal way to obtain an accounting education with an internal management perspective. Upon completing the major, students are qualified to sit for the Certified Management Accountant exam.
Can't decide which type of accounting degree you would prefer? Well, that is no problem, because the courses required in the two options are the same until the beginning of the Senior year. You certainly do not have to decide right now which option is right for you.
Either way, an accounting education at Rocky Mountain College is a unique and challenging experience. Like all programs at Rocky Mountain, the accounting program is grounded in the liberal arts, and you will graduate from RMC as a wholly educated person, rather than as an individual who has been trained only in a specific field. Our internship program will, however, provide you with valuable hands-on experience in accounting, and rest assured that the accounting curriculum will prepare you well for the world of work. At RMC the combination of the liberal arts and professional preparation really does provide the best of both worlds.
