Master of Professional Accountancy

This program builds a career in accounting through advanced education in audit and assurance, taxation, accounting information systems and ethics. It prepares you with the knowledge to meet the State of California Board of Accountancy education standards required for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam, as well as for the Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) examinations.

Two tracks are offered: Track One is for applicants with a degree or major in accounting and can be completed in 9 months. Track Two is for applicants without an accounting background and can be completed in 15 months.

Quick Facts

 
Duration: 9 Months Track for Accounting Majors
15 Months Track for Non-Accounting Majors
Starting in: September
Location: Riverside, CA, United States

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Anderson, recruited out of UCR by the Big 6 accounting firms, says he initially wondered how his skills would compare with those of his new colleagues from top 20 business schools. “Without question my skills were as strong if not stronger than those of the others,” he says.  “Not only the leadership and business skills we had learned, but also that quality of being gritty, hungry – and tireless from a work ethic standpoint – that you so often see in UCR students.”

Darin Anderson // UC Riverside alumnus

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