GENERAL ELECTIVES - 15 UNITS
Students may elect to complete an accounting internship by enrolling in ACCTG 198
to satisfy general electives requirements. Students interested in the internship course
should speak with their advisor.
Five 3-unit upper or lower-division courses from any subject.
OR
PATH2CPA ELECTIVES & ELECTIVE COURSES - 15 UNITS
The Path2CPA option makes the journey to an advanced degree quicker and less expensive.
Students can earn a Master of Science in Accounting Data & Analytics (MSADA) or Master
of Science in Taxation in as little as one year after completing GGU’s Bachelor of
Science in Accounting or Bachelor of Science in Business with Accounting Concentration.
The Path2CPA option can also satisfy the 150-hour education requirement for CPA licensure.
Pursuing this option eliminates the requirement to apply for either of these Master’s
programs and no GMAT/GRE test score is required.
The Path2CPA electives include up to four designated graduate-level courses and one
3-unit upper or lower-division course from any subject. The graduate-level courses
will be included in the unit totals and GPAs for both applicants’ undergraduate Accounting
and graduate-level Accounting or Taxation degree programs. Students whose cumulative
GPAs in the graduate-level courses fall below a 3.00 GPA will be conditionally admitted
to either of these Master’s programs.
Choose one pathway program:
Master of Science in Accounting Data & Analytics (MSADA)
Choose up to 4 courses (12 units) from the following:
- ACCTG 336
- Introduction to Data Analytics for Accountants
- ACCTG 351C
- Communication and Analysis of Financial Information for Accountants
- ACCTG 377
- Financial Accounting and Reporting
- ACCTG 378
- Business Environments and Concepts
- ACCTG 379
- Accounting and Tax Regulations
- ACCTG 380
- Auditing and Attestation
- 3 UNITS:
- One (3-unit) upper or lower-division undergraduate-level course from any subject.
(NOTE: ACCTG 377, ACCTG 378, ACCTG 379, and ACCTG 380 are graduate-level CPA Applied
Accounting Graduate Certificate program courses that prepare students for the Certified
Public Accounting examinations.)Master of Science in Taxation
Choose up to 4 courses (12 units)* from the following:
- TA 318
- Advanced Federal Income Taxation
- TA 329
- Tax Research and Decision Making
- 6 UNITS:
- Two graduate-level Taxation elective courses
AND
- 3 UNITS:
- One (3-unit) upper or lower-division undergraduate-level course from any subject.
OR:
Select one course (3-units) from the graduate Accounting courses listed
below:
- ACCTG 377
- Financial Accounting and Reporting
- ACCTG 378
- Business Environments and Concepts
- ACCTG 379
- Accounting and Tax Regulations
- ACCTG 380
- Auditing and Attestation
(NOTE: ACCTG 377, ACCTG 378, ACCTG 379, and ACCTG 380 are graduate-level CPA Applied
Accounting Graduate Certificate program courses that prepare students for the Certified
Public Accounting examinations.)
*Only one course (3-units) of non-Taxation subject courses can be applied to the Master
of Science in Taxation program as elective credits.
