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Master of Business Administration (MBA) + Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Courses

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Your Keller MBA + CPA courses will include a foundation of MBA core courses, which provide a thorough understanding of advanced managerial concepts; elective course options, which either focus on CPA exam preparation or on topics that match your professional needs and interests; and a culminating capstone course that allows you to put your new skills and knowledge into practice. The length of the MBA + CPA program may vary depending on prior academic experience and whether you are entering as a CPA candidate or you already have a CPA license.

MBA Core Courses Provide a Strong Foundation

  • Accounting and Finance: Managerial Use and Analysis (FI504)
  • Leadership and Organizational Behavior (GM591)
  • Applied Managerial Statistics (GM533)
  • Managerial Applications of Information Technology (IS535)
  • Marketing Management (MM522)
  • Managerial Accounting (AC505)
  • Managerial Finance (FI515)
  • Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions of Business (GM520)
  • Business Economics (GM545)

MBA Elective Courses for CPA Candidates Help Prepare for the CPA Exam

If you are preparing to earn your CPA credential, you can select four Keller MBA + CPA courses that integrate the Becker CPA Review methodology, as well as three other electives. (CPA exam-preparation courses vary in length; the length for all other courses is eight weeks per course.)

Becker CPA Review/CPA Exam Preparation

Other Electives

Choose three from the courses in the Keller academic catalog for which you meet the prerequisite(s).

MBA Elective Courses for Existing CPAs Align with Career Goals

If you are already a licensed CPA, you can take advantage of Keller's fast-track option and save time and tuition. As a result, you only need to take three MBA + CPA courses instead of four. You can choose from any courses in the Keller academic catalog for which you meet the prerequisite(s).

Sample of Accounting Electives

  • Accounting Fraud Criminology and Ethics (AC573)
  • International Accounting and Multinational Enterprises (AC564)
  • Accounting Information Systems (AC571)
  • Forensic Accounting: Ethics and the Legal Environment (AC574)
  • Advanced Studies in Federal Taxes and Management Decisions (AC560)
  • Auditing: An Operational and Internal Perspective Including Fraud Examination (AC562)

MBA Capstone Course Builds Your Skills While You Learn

  • Business Planning Seminar (GM600)
    Drawing upon multi-disciplinary knowledge gained throughout your Keller MBA, real-world capstone projects provide the unique opportunity for you to demonstrate relevant business judgment and analytical models in the context of current and emerging opportunities. As a required part of your Keller degree program, the capstone course provides a unique opportunity to hone your professional skills while you complete your MBA.

Learn more about how Keller's MBA + CPA courses can help you prepare for the challenges and opportunities in the field of accounting.