Master of Professional Accountancy

Demand for trained accountants is on the rise.

• More than 2,000 new accounting graduates are hired by private companies each year in California alone.
• New Board of Accountancy standards beginning in 2014 require those seeking
  a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license in the state of California to complete five
  years of postsecondary education at an accredited college or university.

To meet this growing need, the UC Davis Graduate School of Management has a nine-month Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) program.

The Master of Professional Accountancy program admits students from broad backgrounds in economics, statistics, engineering, and other degrees that fulfill the prerequisites. The program is open to students with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited (by local or national accrediting agencies) college or university, and who meet the minimum entrance requirements.

The program is a nine-month program in classroom instruction. There are no labs or experiential credit hours.

The degree incorporates three distinguishing features:

• University of California professional degree that meets California's new requirement beginning in 2014: Those seeking a CPA license in the State of California must complete five years of post-secondary education at an accredited college or university.
• Understanding professional responsibilities and ethics.
• Learning international accounting standards that apply to publicly traded firms, and U.S. standards that will still apply to many smaller corporations and businesses.