Take your audit & accounting career to the next level

Earn your graduate accounting degree and complete the additional credits to qualify for the CPA exam with the master’s in Audit and Advisory Services. You’ll gain practical, advanced auditing skills to excel in a career in a public accounting firm or corporate internal audit department.

Become a financial data expert. Know what questions to ask and how to interpret the findings. Acquire sought-after skills in

• Fraud and forensic accounting
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• Visualization techniques
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• Audit and internal audit tools
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• Data analytics
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• Information systems

For international students: this program is a STEM-designated program, which can qualify you to extend your post-graduation stay in the United States.

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Dynamic connections to Chicago’s accounting community

Not only does our location place you in the heart of the city’s business and financial district, but our alumni form one of the largest accounting networks in Chicago. Top firms such as EY, Plante Moran, GT, Crowe Horwath and many others that surround our Loop Campus regularly hire our students.

Application Deadlines

Enrollment Quarter	Domestic Student Deadline	International Student Deadline
Fall	August 15	June 15
Winter	December 1	October 15
Spring	March 1	January 15?
Summer	June 1	April 15

Admission Requirements

Submit an online application, essay, résumé and official transcripts.

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Required Courses

You’ll take nine required courses and three business electives of your choice.

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93%

of Audit & Advisory Services graduates were employed, continuing their education or pursuing other goals within six months of graduation.

 

$60k

The median salary for Audit & Advisory Services graduates was $60,000.

Learn from award-winning faculty

Cindy Durtschi, professor of accountancy and MIS, received the American Accounting Association Innovation in Audit Education Award for a case she published in forensic accounting. One of her focuses is on developing forensic accounting cases which she uses in the classroom to engage students with business practices while building their knowledge base through research.

Alumni Network

In addition to the wider group of Kellstadt alumni, the School of Accountancy & MIS alumni network reaches to the top ranks of corporations, public accounting firms, education and government. The alumni society, Ledger & Quill, is one of the largest accounting alumni groups in the nation.

Scholarships

Graduate school is an investment in your future, and Kellstadt awarded more than $3 million to incoming students last year.

The giving society of the School of Accountancy & MIS gives approximately $25k annually to students pursuing their master’s in Accountancy, Taxation, or Audit and Advisory Services. Additionally, DePaul and the Deloitte Foundation provide a limited number of full scholarships to MSAA students each year.

Learn more about scholarship opportunities available to you.

Audit and Advisory Services (MSAA) Admission Requirements

• ? Submit your online application and the $60 application fee.
• Submit an essay explaining your interest in the program and your professional goals.
• Submit a resume that summarizes your work experience and educational background.
• Submit your official transcripts from all degree-granting institutions you have attended.
  Please note that not submitting all transcripts where courses have been completed could impact course waivers.

Letters of recommendation are optional for this program.

International student admission requirements: Click here.

Scholarships

DePaul partners with the Deloitte Foundation to provide a limited number of full scholarships to MSAA students. Review the scholarship’s requirements and application process.

Deadlines

Students may apply to enroll in any quarter. To ensure that you will be able to enroll in the quarter of your choice, we recommend that you apply by these dates:

Enrollment Quarter	Domestic Student Deadline	International Student Deadline
Fall	August 15	August 15
Winter	December 1	October 1
Spring	March 1	February 1
Summer	June 1	April 1

Learn more about Graduate Admission.

If you need assistance to complete your application and/or have questions, contact the Kellstadt office at (312) 362-8810 or kgsb@depaul.edu.

Degree Requirements

?Note: The Master of Science in Audit and Advisory Services (MSAA) was previously called the Accountancy (MACC).???

??Course Requirements

Twelve courses are required to complete the Master of Science in Audit and Advisory Services (MSAA) degree. Of the twelve required courses, nine are required and three are selected from among business electives. Students may not repeat at the graduate level course material that was completed as part of their undergraduate degree. Please consult with an academic advisor for clarification.

Students must complete the following nine required courses (36 hrs):

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
ACC 535	PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS	4
ACC 615	APPLIED STATISTICS FOR ACCOUNTANTS	4
ACC 635	PRINCIPLES OF FORENSIC ACCOUNTING	4
ACC 636	INTERNAL AUDITING, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL	4
ACC 637	DATA MINING AND ANALYTICS	4
ACC 638	ADVANCED IT AUDITING	4
ACC 639	AUDIT ANALYTICS	4
ACC 645	FORENSIC AND INVESTIGATIVE ACCOUNTING	4
ACC 646	FORENSIC FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS AND VALUATION	4

In addition, students must complete three business electives (12 hrs.) from the list below:

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
CSEC 477	GOVERNANCE POLICIES IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE (FORMERLY CNS 477)
CSEC 440	INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY CNS 440)
MIS 673	DATA MANAGEMENT
CSC 401	INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING
DSC 430	PYTHON PROGRAMMING
MGT 563	NEGOTIATION SKILLS

Please note: ACC 547 AUDITING I, ACC 550 AUDITING II and ACC 640 ACCOUNTING THEORY AND POLICY FORMULATION are approved for credit only in the combined Bachelor's/Master's program.?

Degree Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of the 9 required courses and 3 required electives.
• A minimum of 48 earned graduate credit hours applicable to the MSAA degree (waived credits are not considered earned hours).
• Satisfactory completion of the college residency requirement.
• ?All courses taken for credit toward the degree must be completed with satisfactory grades within six calendar years after the candidate's first term of enrollment in the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. After a lapse of six years, a course is expired. An expired course is not acceptable for the purpose of satisfaction of degree requirements and is not applicable to the degree without the permission of the faculty program director or the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.??

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