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Dr. Douglas M. Boyle, Chair & Director of PhD in Accounting
570-941-4047- douglas.boyle@scranton.edu
Dr. James F. Boyle, Online & On-Campus Program Director
570-941-6594 - james.boyle@scranton.edu
Department of Accounting Faculty: Professors- Douglas M. Boyle, DBA, CPA, CMA, (Chair), Daniel Mahoney, PhD, CPA, CFE, CMA, David Salerno, PhD, CPA; Associate Professors- James Boyle, DBA, CPA; Assistant Professors - Jeh Hyun Cho, PhD, Amanda S. Marcy, PhD, CPA; Ashley L. Stampone, PhD, CPA; Faculty Specialists- Andrew J. Gregorowicz, PhD, Linda C. Mlodzienski, CPA, Richard C. O’Hara, CPA, CFA.
Competitive Master of Accountancy Programs should include concentrations in market relevant areas. The two most market relevant areas that are being underserved by MAcc programs include Business Analytics and Forensics. Therefore, University of Scranton students have the opportunity to complete a MAcc degree including the following concentrations: (1) General including business analytics elective courses, (2) Accounting Analytics, or (3) Forensic Accounting.
The demand for flexible, high quality accounting education at the master’s level is at an all-time high and is expected to continue growing at a rapid rate. Such growth is fueled by two key market dynamics: (1) most State Boards of Accountancy now require candidates to fulfill 150 credit hours in order to obtain a license (for most CPA candidates who are bachelor degree holders, this means at least 30 credit hours of extra coursework is necessary), and (2) current hiring by public accounting firms is not only at a record high, but continued growth is projected.
Given the robust current and projected demand for high-quality flexible masters-level accounting education, students may enter the Master of Accountancy program in the following ways:
1. A masters in accountancy program delivered entirely online or on campus and targeted toward recent graduates from bachelor’s in accounting programs as well as young professionals working in public accounting firms (within their first three years). Students must hold an undergraduate bachelor’s in accounting degree or hold an undergraduate bachelor’s degree in business with the completion of satisfactory accounting coursework at the intermediate level such as: ACC 361 Intermediate Accounting I, ACC 362 Intermediate Accounting II, ACC 363 Federal Taxation, ACC 461 Cost Accounting, and ACC 464 Auditing Theory, as determined by the Accounting Department Chair;
2. A four or five-year, combined bachelors/masters in accountancy program.
Masters in Accountancy (MAcc) Program Provisional Acceptance
A student who has not completed an undergraduate bachelor’s degree in accounting may be eligible for provisional acceptance into the Master’s in Accountancy Program if he/she completed an undergraduate bachelor’s degree in business. The MAcc Program Director will consider any accounting courses completed by each student applicant, as well as any relevant accounting professional work experience, in making a recommendation about whether to provisionally accept a student applicant into the Master’s in Accountancy Program and in determining each accepted student’s required bridge coursework.
Generally, in addition to the normal MAcc program required coursework, provisionally accepted students must complete the following courses:
ACC 502 - Accounting for Management
ACC 505 - Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 506 - Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 507 - Intermediate Accounting III
In view of the above additional required accounting coursework, ACC 540 is normally waived. Therefore, provisionally accepted Master’s in Accountancy Program students must normally complete 39 credits of required coursework (36 credits if ACC 502 is waived).
Masters in Accountancy (MAcc) Program Probationary Acceptance
A student with less than an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.00, and/or with less than a GPA of 3.00 in undergraduate accounting courses, may receive probationary acceptance into the Master’s in Accountancy Program with reasonable cause and the recommendation of the MAcc Program Director.
Probationary acceptance status requires the student to achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 in the first nine credits of coursework in the MAcc program.
Masters of Accountancy (MAcc) Program Academic Honesty Zero Tolerance Policy
In recognition of the high ethical demands of the accounting and financial management profession, the University of Scranton MAcc program has adopted a zero-tolerance policy for any academic dishonesty. All University of Scranton MAcc program applicants must sign the Master of Accountancy (MAcc) Program Student Applicant Academic Honesty Certification and Agreement Form as a condition of acceptance into the program. Immediate, appropriate sanctions will result for any MAcc student violation of the University of Scranton Academic Code of Honesty.
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