Online Master of Business Administration and Master of Professional Accounting Dual Degree
Develop interprofessional expertise through the pairing of essential business knowledge and advanced accounting skills.
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Program Overview
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$25,600*
Total Tuition
As few as 14 months
Duration
64
Credit Hours
Prepare for the CPA Exam while also gaining the advanced administrative skills needed to progress more quickly toward management roles in the online Master of Business Administration and Master of Professional Accounting Dual Degree program from Eastern Washington University. Equip yourself with the accounting requirements and foundational business knowledge essential for leadership positions across a broad range of organizations.
This unique online dual-degree program enables you to earn a minimum of 28 credit hours toward sitting for the CPA exam and potentially more, depending on your choice of MBA electives. As a student, you will earn two valuable degrees simultaneously while substantially reducing your cost and time to completion. You can tailor this flexible online program to your career goals with your choice of MBA and MPAcc electives, including an optional internship.
EWU is one of the only schools in Washington to offer an MBA program 100 percent online, and the GMAT is waived for many applicants.
The Eastern Washington University School of Business is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).
As a student in this online dual-degree program, you will connect with peers and work with our experienced faculty to:
- develop leadership and managerial decision-making capabilities;
- read, interpret and compare financial statements and acquire an understanding of cash flow, accounts on a company's balance sheet and income statements, basic profitability and risk analysis issues;
- understand financial and investment management in the international arena, examine international accounting issues, and learn to make strategic business decisions in the multinational environment;
- comprehend advanced cost accounting, including analyzing and managing costs and identifying opportunities for business process improvement and performance measurement;
- understand and apply ethical principles and professional standards as well as identify potential violations and propose improvements;
- develop a fundamental understanding of business law;
- learn rules on the taxation of C corporations and pass-through entities.
- develop leadership and managerial decision-making capabilities;
- read, interpret and compare financial statements and acquire an understanding of cash flow, accounts on a company's balance sheet and income statements, basic profitability and risk analysis issues;
- understand financial and investment management in the international arena, examine international accounting issues, and learn to make strategic business decisions in the multinational environment;
- comprehend advanced cost accounting, including analyzing and managing costs and identifying opportunities for business process improvement and performance measurement;
- understand and apply ethical principles and professional standards as well as identify potential violations and propose improvements;
- develop a fundamental understanding of business law;
- learn rules on the taxation of C corporations and pass-through entities.
Career opportunities:
- Financial Planner
- Policy Planner
- Economist
- Business Management Consultant
- Law Firm Administrator
- Financial Planner
- Policy Planner
- Economist
- Business Management Consultant
- Law Firm Administrator
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$25,600*
Total Tuition
As few as 14 months
Duration
64
Credit Hours
The EWU School of Accounting is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).
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Priceless management skills open the door to many opportunities as well as a business network; they are directly related to salary and entrepreneur skills.
"– Dr. Rajeev Dwivedi
Visiting Associate Professor
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Tuition
Earning a degree from EWU is more affordable than you might expect
The EWU online MBA and MPAcc Dual Degree features the same affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition for all in-state and out-of-state students.
Tuition breakdown:
$400
Per Credit Hour
$25,600*
Total Tuition
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per 4-Credit Hour Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA and MPAcc Dual Degree | $400 | $1,600 | $25,600* |
Application Fee: $75
*Tuition and fees subject to change. Total program cost does not include foundation courses. If foundation courses are required, the cost will be added to the total program cost.
Tuition breakdown:
$400
Per Credit Hour
$25,600*
Total Tuition
Calendar
Discover important dates and deadlines that keep you on pace for an accelerated graduation
The online MBA and MPAcc Dual Degree is designed to be efficient for working professionals, with six-week courses and seven start dates a year. View the full calendar for upcoming start dates and deadlines for registration, required documents, and tuition payment.
Now enrolling:
12/16/24
Next Application Deadline
12/30/24
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| Term | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall II | 11/4/24 | 10/21/24 | 10/30/24 | 11/2/24 |
| Winter I | 12/30/24 | 12/16/24 | 12/24/24 | 12/28/24 |
| Winter II | 2/10/25 | 1/27/25 | 2/5/25 | 2/8/25 |
| Spring I | 3/31/25 | 3/17/25 | 3/26/25 | 3/29/25 |
| Spring II | 5/12/25 | 4/28/25 | 5/7/25 | 5/10/25 |
Now enrolling:
12/16/24
Next Application Deadline
12/30/24
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Admissions
Review the qualifications for our online dual degree
The admission process for the online MBA and MPAcc Dual Degree is straightforward to help get you started quickly. Review the steps below to start the admissions process:
(1) Review the admissions requirements below.
(2) Fill out the application for the MPAcc first.
(3) Speak with your enrollment specialist for next steps on the MBA application.
Admission Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Cumulative 3.0 GPA
- Professional resume
Online MBA/MPAcc Dual Degree Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
- If the bachelor’s degree is not in accounting, the applicant will be required to demonstrate significant equivalent undergraduate coursework in accounting* OR complete additional accounting pre-requisite courses
- If the bachelor’s degree is not in business, the applicant will be required to demonstrate significant equivalent undergraduate coursework in business** OR complete additional MBA pre-requisite courses
- Overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the last 90 quarter or 60 semester-graded postsecondary credit hours** OR:
- Applicants with a GPA of at least 2.5 in the last 90 quarter or 60 semester-graded credits of postsecondary academic coursework AND at least three years of professional work experience as verified by a professional resume will be considered on a case-by-case basis
- Applicants with a GPA of at least 2.5 in the last 90 quarter or 60 semester-graded credits of postsecondary academic coursework AND an index score (GPA x 200 + GMAT) ≥ 1050 will be considered on a case-by-case basis
- Applicants with a GPA lower than 2.5 may considered on a case-by-case basis and must have an index score of (GPA x 200 + GMAT) ≥ 1050
- Official transcript from the college/university where degree was earned
- Professional resume
*Applicants who do not hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting should have completed significant equivalent undergraduate coursework in accounting, such as:
- Intermediate Accounting I and II
- Cost Accounting I
- Auditing I
- Federal Income Tax I
**Applicants who do not hold a bachelor’s degree in business should have completed equivalent undergraduate coursework in:
- Finance
- Accounting
- Quantitative Analysis
Additional foundation courses are available for applicants who have not completed these subjects. Foundation requirements will be assessed on a course-by-course basis.
Have a question? Call us at 800-826-3411.
**We encourage you to apply if your GPA is lower than a 3.0 and you have at least 3 years of professional work experience. Applicants with GPAs below 3.0 are considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. Please contact an Enrollment Services representative at 800-826-3411 for more information.
Document Submission Information
Order your official, electronic transcripts from the degree-granting institution where you earned your highest degree (bachelor’s or master’s) and have them sent to Eastern Washington University.
- Most EWU graduate programs only require one transcript. Please submit a transcript from your degree-granting institution. This transcript should include the final two years of your degree completion. If it does not, please submit transcripts to cover your final two years of earned credits.
- Please note that transcripts ordered by main may take 4-6 weeks to arrive.
If you are ordering a mailed paper transcript, please have it sent to:
Eastern Washington University
Showalter Hall 206
Cheney, WA 99004
Courses
See what you’ll learn in your online MBA and MPAcc Dual Degree program at EWU
The online MBA and MPAcc Dual Degree curriculum is comprised of 16 courses (64 credit hours), including 24 credit hours of MBA core courses, 12 credit hours of MPAcc core courses, 12 credit hours of MBA electives, and 16 credit hours of MPAcc electives. If you don't have a business or accounting undergraduate degree, you will be required to take additional credit hours of foundation courses.
Foundation courses provide the opportunity to gain additional knowledge needed to be successful in subsequent coursework.
- Students with a bachelor's degree in business from an accredited college or university may not be required to take foundation coursework.
- Students with a non-business bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university will be required to take foundation coursework unless they are able to show competency in the required foundation areas, based on previous academic coursework. Required foundations will be assessed on a course-by-course basis.
- BADM 502 can also be satisfied with Ivy equivalent courses. Contact MBA Advisor for details.
BADM 502: Finance
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This accelerated course deals with the application of basic theory and analytical techniques to financial decision making. Topics include time value of money, risk and return, capital management, cost of capital, option theory, capital structure decisions, dividend policy, and the market for corporate control. Note: this MBA foundation course, a prerequisite to all MBA finance courses, does not count toward the required MBA degree credits.
BADM 503: Quantitative Analysis in Business
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
An accelerated course in descriptive and inferential statistics, including basic regression analysis, chi-square analysis and quality control methodology. Note: this MBA foundation course, a prerequisite to BADM 520, does not count toward the required MBA degree credits.
Students choosing the MBA/MPAcc Dual Degree program will take the following courses.
BADM 508: Essentials of Operations Management
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course explores models and methods of production and service management. It provides a conceptual foundation and quantitative tools that can be applied to specific business problems. Topics may include, but are not limited to, process choice, product design, quality management, principles of supply chain management, facility planning, forecasting, inventory management and scheduling.
BADM 520: Data Driven Decision Making
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
A career in management is likely to involve decision making based on data. It is important to be able to organize and use data appropriately and intelligently to make decisions. This course provides an understanding of the statistical and data analysis tools that are necessary in managerial decision making. It should make you aware of how data analysis tools can be used and misused within an organization.
Prerequisites: successful completion of BADM 503 or approved equivalency.
BADM 530: Corporate Finance
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course covers an analysis of valuation issues and project analysis as well as the relationship between risk, capital structure, cost of capital and dividend policy. It examines contemporary issues and problems confronting financial managers. Prerequisites: successful completion of BADM 502 or approved equivalency.
BADM 540: Marketing Management
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course is a study of both the theoretical and applied aspects of the marketing process. It covers the elements of successful marketing strategies, marketing decision-making and the impact of marketing on business.
BADM 552: Leadership and Ethics
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course inquires as to leaders and leadership from a perspective of ethics. It asks the student to think about principled leadership through three complex lenses: personal character, accountability, and pragmatism (ethical action in an uncertain, competitive, and imperfect world). Each of these lenses reflects traditions in moral philosophy and each emphasizes fundamental aspects of leaders' responsibilities.
BADM 590: MBA Capstone
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This capstone course requires students to use knowledge from all previous coursework to analyze, evaluate, and solve complex organizational problems in case study, simulation or projects formats. It builds on that knowledge to develop strategic thinking about organizations and their environments in conditions of uncertainty. Prerequisites: be registered in the last or second-to-last quarter of the MBA program.
Foundation courses provide the opportunity to gain additional knowledge needed to be successful in subsequent coursework.
- Students with a bachelor's degree in accounting may not be required to take MPAcc foundation coursework.
- Students who do not hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting but have completed significant equivalent coursework may not be required to take MPAcc foundation coursework. These applicants will be assessed on a course-by-course basis.
ACCT 510: Professional Financial Reporting I
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course covers professional level financial accounting and reporting with a focus on the conceptual basis and practical application of United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for the purpose of preparing corporate financial statements. Coverage includes the basics of bookkeeping and the preparation of adjusting entries in regards to assets and related revenue and expense accounts. Furthermore, this course calls attention to the fundamental differences between IFRS and GAAP.
ACCT 511: Professional Financial Reporting II
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
A continuation of ACCT 510 and intended to provide additional coverage of financial accounting topics related to financial statement preparation and external reporting. Furthermore, the course provides additional coverage of financial accounting topics related to financial statement preparation and external reporting. The content of the course provides students with additional tools to develop an in-depth understanding of the traditional financial accounting and covers a variety of subjects.
ACCT 512: Essentials of Managerial Accounting
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
The course is designed to develop an understanding of the concepts, principles, and practices of cost accounting while assisting students in analyzing the conceptual and measurement issues related to common practices of job order cost accounting, activity-based costing, standard and direct costing, preparation of cost statements, and the analysis of cost information. Additional topics include cost terminology, cost behavior, cost-volume-profit analysis and decision making.
ACCT 513: Essentials of Taxation
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course covers fundamental tax issues for taxpayers primarily for individuals and, briefly touches some taxation for businesses. Primary topics for this course include basic income tax computation for individuals, definition and calculation of income, taxation of property-related transactions, capital gains and losses, charitable contributions, itemized deductions etc.
ACCT 514: Essentials of Auditing
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course covers fundamental principles of auditing profession, audit process, and other assurance and nonassurance services related to the CPA profession. Topics include generally accepted auditing standards, tests of controls and substantive tests, statistical sampling, report forms, and opinions. Various techniques are used to study auditing concepts and practices; these may include the use of problem sets, case studies, computer applications, and other materials.
Students choosing the MBA/MPAcc Dual Degree program will take the following courses.
ACCT 522: Advanced Accounting Law
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course provides an in-depth review of additional areas of law and legal concepts important to success in passing the business law section of the CPA exam. The content covers principles of law relating to Uniform Commercial Code with primary emphasis commercial paper, secured transfers, banking laws, bailments, and documents of title. Other areas covered include real and personal property laws, insurance law, and trusts and estates.
ACCT 551: Advanced Auditing
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course covers auditing terminology, concepts, principles and examines the procedures for accumulating and evaluating of evidence about information by a competent, independent person to determine and report on the degree of correspondence between the information and established criteria. Auditing challenges you to apply what you have learned in your other accounting classes for the purpose of obtaining and evaluating the evidence and reporting on what you have found.
ACCT 553: Advanced Financial Accounting
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course provides basic coverage of business combinations and consolidated financial statements, derivatives, hedge transactions, intercompany transactions, and basic partnership accounting. This course is designed for the topics covered in the Uniform CPA examination.
ACCT 555: Advanced Tax
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Covering the rules on the taxation of C Corporations (taxable corporations) and pass through entities, including Subchapter S Corporations and entities taxed as partnerships (which covers most Limited Liability Companies well as well as general and and limited partnerships).
ACCT 559: Advanced Accounting Information Systems
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course covers the application of concepts and techniques for the design, function, and evaluation of accounting systems. The course also provides students with a variety of technology and business analytics concepts and skills.
Students choosing the MBA/MPAcc Dual Degree program must choose three of the following electives.
BADM 532: International Financial Management
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Surveys the important aspects of financial management in the international arena, including international financial markets, exchange rate determination, exchange rate and country risks, risk hedging and financial management in international organizations. Prerequisites: successful completion of BADM 502 or approved equivalency. It is strongly recommended that BADM 530 be taken before BADM 532.
BADM 533: International Investments
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course examines foreign exchange rates and relationships, international asset pricing, differences in equity markets, analysis of equity and debt securities, global investing and diversification. It includes equity analysis and portfolio management. Prerequisites: successful completion of BADM 502 or approved equivalency. It is strongly recommended that BADM 530 be taken before BADM 533.
BADM 569: International Forensics Accounting
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Forensic literally means the scientific methods and investigations needed to prepare financial information to be presented in a courtroom. Forensic accountants are trained to look beyond the numbers and deal with the reality of a situation from human and numerical information. This course examines all the aspects of a financial crime: accounting, audit, and human behavior. Your final project will focus on crimes involving fraud in international companies to determine if this type of crime is different in an international versus US setting.
HSAD 500: U.S. Health Systems
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course introduces health delivery systems. Topics covered include various health services delivery models and standards that impact population health, experience of care and per capita costs. Current practices are reviewed.
HSAD 510: Health Law and Human Resources
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course explores health law, regulatory and human resources. Topics include an introduction to our legal system, professional liability issues related to providers, legal issues in the operation and regulation of healthcare institutions, and institution-patient relationships, institution-physician relationships as well as institution-employee relationships.
HSAD 520: Health Systems Finance and Governance
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course challenges students to understand both the health care financial responsibilities and governance oversight for health systems. The student will learn the financial operations and governance to help any organization be successful. The modules, taking a practical approach, will cover subject matters such as: financial operations, revenue cycle management, budgeting, hierarchical reporting process and expectations, governance, and regulatory compliance.
HSAD 545: Business Intelligence in Health Systems
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course is designed to explore information as a strategic resource in an organization wide framework for supporting a health system’s strategic operations, regulatory, legal, risk and environmental requirements. Review of current health systems implementation and impact on decision-making for management and finance are evaluated.
Students choosing the MBA/MPAcc Dual Degree program must choose two of the following electives.
ACCT 530: Business Ethics for Accountants
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course addresses standards of ethics for accountants and auditors examines the foundations of ethical obligations and codes of conduct applicable to accounting professionals. Students are also taught the nature and scope of ethics standards, and their importance in business and society. The course also reviews professional codes of conduct for principal governing bodies.
ACCT 531: Financial Statement Analysis for Accountants
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course prepares students to read, interpret and analyze financial statements. The course integrates various concepts and different procedures to provide important analytical tools, including the ability to understand and compare financial statements, cash flows, basic profitability and risk analysis issues, ratio analysis, quality of earnings, valuation, etc. The course utilizes case studies from actual companies and actual financial statements to practice and reinforce material learned.
ACCT 532: Forensic Accounting
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course will introduce basic court and criminal procedures, and their role in fraud and forensics; fraud investigations tools and processes; patterns in fraud why, through examination of fraud examples discovered in individual and business actions; the difference between fraud types; the process to obtain the required certifications to conduct forensic and fraud examination; and the legislative actions that have been enacted to assist in fraud prevention.
ACCT 548: Advanced Data Analytics For Accountants
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Technology has changed the role of the accountant. This course is intended to provide students with an understanding of data analytic thinking and terminology to better prepare for an accounting career where knowledge of systems, technology, and data analysis will be required. This will be done using various data analytics tools and techniques. Students will learn how to extract, transform, analyze, and present data to provide better accounting insights to various stakeholders.
ACCT 557: Advanced Cost Accounting for MBA Students
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
The course is designed to extend and apply the knowledge base in cost accounting and provide a further understanding of managerial accounting issues in planning, organizing and controlling organizational activities. Topics include analyzing and managing costs, developing cost systems that facilitate decision-making, identifying opportunities for improving business process, and developing measures to assess performance. Focus is on cost control and profit analysis. Prerequisite: successful completion of BADM 505 or approved equivalency.
ACCT 558: Accounting for Governmental and Not-for-Profit Entities
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course covers concepts, principles and procedures used in the accounting for governmental and nonprofit organizations including governmental units and sub-units, (e.g. state, municipalities, counties and related agencies), charitable and voluntary health and welfare organizations.
ACCT 595: Professional Internship
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1-4
Faculty-supervised educational accounting internship with a public firm, private accounting company, business, government or non-profit organization.
