Distinguish yourself from your peers! In addition to the MSA program where students choose any four business electives, the MSA+ program provides an opportunity for students to earn an MSA degree plus a graduate certificate in a non-accounting business area. Adding a graduate business certificate enhances the strong accounting foundation obtained in the MSA program with a concentration in another business management area.

Cybersecurity Management Certificate

Combining an MSA degree with a graduate cybersecurity management certificate provides an excellent opportunity for students to strengthen their accounting knowledge and gain fluency in cybersecurity management.  MSA graduates with a cybersecurity management certificate will have unique understanding of accounting information and best practices to keeping it secure.  All cybersecurity classes are offered online.

Other Certificates

Though students can earn a certificate from various disciplines, the most popular graduate certificates for MSA students are: Finance, Management, or Service Management. Other graduate certificates are available in Cybersecurity Management, Health Care Administration, Innovation Management, International Business, Marketing, Operations Management, Project Management and Sport Management. Some certificate courses are only available on campus, some are only available online and some are available in both delivery methods.

Below are samples of the MSA+ degree plans on a Flexible schedule option, which means that the non-accounting courses are all offered online. The sample schedules are designed for students who have completed all prerequisites.

*Students may take an Accounting Internship in Spring 2021 instead of taking two courses in Summer 2021.

*Students who took ACCT 4220 (or equivalent) Corporate & Partnership Tax at the Undergraduate level will choose an Accounting Elective.