Master of Science in Accounting

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOnlineAccounting graduates

Overview

A 48-quarter-credit-hour master's degree in accounting delivered online through competency-based education, with accounting prerequisite courses required for admission.

Official program name: Master of Science in Accounting
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Accounting · major: Accounting
Source: south.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Subject focus: Dedicated degreeThe degree title itself is in accounting, accountancy, taxation or another accounting subject (for example a Master of Accountancy).
Source: south.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Entry route: For graduates with an accounting backgroundThe program expects a prior accounting degree or the accounting prerequisite courses already completed.
Source: south.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School: South College
Location: Knoxville, TNFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Subjects: Accounting — core of the degree
Required credits: 12 courses (48 quarter credit hours)
Source: south.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration: Must be completed within a maximum of 36 months
Source: south.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated master's degree in accounting, delivered online through a competency-based approach.

Degree title names accounting; coursework spans financial reporting, taxation, auditing, accounting information systems and governmental and nonprofit accounting.

Source: south.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We list associate, bachelor's, master's and research-doctorate programs in accounting, accountancy and taxation at institutionally accredited US schools — degrees in the subject and formal accounting majors or concentrations, never certificates or degrees with a single accounting course. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: Online
Source: south.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Online delivery: Online delivery type not verified
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Not verified
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

CPA-related information

Academic qualification, CPA exam eligibility and CPA licensure are three different things, and requirements differ by state board, pathway, applicant background and date. These are statements this school publishes, shown with the jurisdiction they name.

CPA-related statements for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

A school describing a program as supporting CPA preparation does not establish eligibility for every applicant in every state, and this directory does not label any program “CPA eligible”. Check your own state board's current rules before you enrol. Accounting degrees and CPA requirements

Other professional recognition

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This directory does not publish pass rates, placement rates or salaries for any program. Occupational statistics for accountants are in the guides, labelled as statistics for the occupation, not outcomes of a school.

Admissions

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Technical preparation

Prerequisite courses: RequiredSix accounting courses with a grade of B- or better in each: Financial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I, Intermediate Accounting II or Advanced Accounting, Managerial/Cost Accounting, Auditing, Federal Income Tax
Source: south.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Prior degree: RequiredBachelor's degree from an accredited institution in business or a closely related discipline approved by the faculty
Source: south.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Cumulative 3.0 undergraduate grade point average
Source: south.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Other requirement: RequiredSouth College/Peregrine Pre-Program Assessment Exam (accounting-focused assessment)
Source: south.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Tuition and fees

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Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Doctoral funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation

Three different things, kept apart: institutional accreditation of the school, business-school accreditation of the unit, and supplemental accounting accreditation. One never implies another.

Institutional accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

IACBE — accreditedUnit: School of Business and TechnologyListed as: IACBE-accredited business programs (see member PDF: https://www.iacbe.org/memberpdf/SouthCollege.pdf)Since December 14, 2019 · next review 2026-12-31Confirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: iacbe.org · verified October 26, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

No separate accounting accreditation is on record. AACSB business accreditation does not mean the accounting program holds AACSB accounting accreditation.

State authorization (online students)

South College states that not all online programs are available to residents of all U.S. states. Official pageSource: south.edu · verified October 30, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 26, 2026.

IACBE accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
south.edu/admissions/financial-aid/tuition-and-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 30, 2026
south.edu/program/ms-accounting/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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