Online Master's Degree: CyberAccounting

This program requires a total of 30 credits.

Initial Requirement 

• Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMGC(0 Credits, UCSP 615) 
  

This course must be taken within the first 6 credits of study (if required). The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor. 

Accounting Courses

• Financial Reporting and Analysis for Accountants(3 Credits, ACCT 610) 
  
• Auditing and Attestation(3 Credits, ACCT 628) 
  
• Fraud Examination(3 Credits, ACCT 630) 
  
• Ethics and Professional Responsibilities for Accounting(3 Credits, ACCT 635) 
  

Information Systems Security Course 

• Foundations of Information Security and Assurance(3 Credits, INFA 610) 
  

Integrated Accounting & Information Systems Security Courses 

• Accounting Information Systems(3 Credits, ACCT 618) 
  
• CyberAccounting: Management and Compliance(3 Credits, ACCT 620) 
  
• CyberAccounting: Forensics(3 Credits, ACCT 645) 
  
• Information Technology Auditing(3 Credits, ACCT 660) 
  

Capstone Course 

• Capstone in CyberAccounting: Risk Management(3 Credits, ACCT 670) 
  

1. Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMGC(0 Credits, UCSP 615) 
2. Financial Reporting and Analysis for Accountants(3 Credits, ACCT 610) 
   
3. Foundations of Information Security and Assurance(3 Credits, INFA 610) 
   
4. Accounting Information Systems(3 Credits, ACCT 618) 
   
5. Auditing and Attestation(3 Credits, ACCT 628) 
   
6. CyberAccounting: Management and Compliance(3 Credits, ACCT 620) 
   
7. Fraud Examination(3 Credits, ACCT 630) 
   
8. CyberAccounting: Forensics(3 Credits, ACCT 645) 
   
9. Information Technology Auditing(3 Credits, ACCT 660) 
   
10. Ethics and Professional Responsibilities for Accounting(3 Credits, ACCT 635) 
    
11. Capstone in CyberAccounting: Risk Management(3 Credits, ACCT 670) 
    

Course Progression & Prerequisites

• Financial Reporting and Analysis for Accountants(3 Credits, ACCT 610) is prerequisite to all graduate accounting courses. 
• Accounting Information Systems(3 Credits, ACCT 618) is prerequisite to CyberAccounting: Management and Compliance(3 Credits, ACCT 620). 
  
• Auditing and Attestation(3 Credits, ACCT 628) should be completed before Fraud Examination(3 Credits, ACCT 630). 
  
• Accounting Information Systems(3 Credits, ACCT 618), Auditing and Attestation(3 Credits, ACCT 628), and Fraud Examination(3 Credits, ACCT 630) are prerequisite to CyberAccounting: Forensics(3 Credits, ACCT 645). 
  
• Accounting Information Systems(3 Credits, ACCT 618), Auditing and Attestation(3 Credits, ACCT 628), Fraud Examination(3 Credits, ACCT 630), and Foundations of Information Security and Assurance(3 Credits, INFA 610) are prerequisite to Information Technology Auditing(3 Credits, ACCT 660). 
  
• If you have already earned 3 undergraduate credits in accounting ethics, you may replace Ethics and Professional Responsibilities for Accounting(3 Credits, ACCT 635) with The Law, Regulation and Ethics of Information Assurance(3 Credits, INFA 660). 
  
• You must complete all program coursework except Ethics and Professional Responsibilities for Accounting(3 Credits, ACCT 635) or The Law, Regulation and Ethics of Information Assurance(3 Credits, INFA 660) before enrolling in Capstone in CyberAccounting: Risk Management(3 Credits, ACCT 670). 
  

Before enrolling in any graduate accounting course, you must do one of the following:

• Complete 15 credits of undergraduate accounting coursework, with a grade of C or better in each course. Upon submission of an official transcript, you may be accepted into the degree program with fewer than the required 15 credits of undergraduate accounting coursework, but you must complete that coursework before enrolling in your first graduate accounting course.
• Earn a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license as determined by a State Board of Accountancy. Upon submission of documentation and verification of your having earned a CPA license, you may enroll in a graduate accounting course.

Get a Head Start with a Certificate

UMGC’s graduate certificate in accounting information security can help you get a head start on your master’s degree and deepen your understanding of areas such as forensic accounting, information technology, and cybersecurity. Once you have successfully completed this certificate, you may be able to apply that credit toward this master's degree program.

This program is designed to help prepare you for the following certification exams:

• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
• Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) *
• Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)

* Requirements for CPA certification vary from state to state. Learn more about professional licensure.