Gerald W. Schlief School of Accountancy

Kelly Noe, director
McGee Business Building, Room 292
Phone: (936) 468-3105
Fax: (936) 468-1482
P.O. Box 13005, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Email: noekelly@sfasu.edu
Web: sfasu.edu/acct

Nikki Shoemaker, assistant director
Master of Professional Accountancy program director
McGee Business Building, Room 292
Phone: (936) 468-3105
Fax: (936) 468-1482
Email: shoemakenl@sfasu.edu

Faculty

Professor
Kelly G. Noe

Associate Professors
Janet Jones, Nikki Shoemaker

Assistant Professors
Brandon Ater, Charles Oberweiser, Stephanie Ross, Jay Vega

Visiting Professor
Tom Branton

Lecturers
Marie T. Kelly, Hunter Throckmorton

Objectives

The overall objective of the school is to provide academic programs that enable students to prepare for entry into the profession of accountancy. The curriculum is under continual review to ensure that it is responsive to the changing requirements of the accounting profession. In addition, the school provides support courses for non-accounting majors.

Definition of Majors

The school offers three outstanding and comprehensive programs. The accounting degree programs cover concepts of financial accounting, managerial accounting, information systems for accounting and management, tax, and auditing. These subjects make up the core of the accounting curriculum. Depending upon the degree program, other course options include advanced managerial accounting, oil and gas, fraud, or analytics. The three programs offered are:

BBA/MPAc: SFA’s five-year program leads to a Master of Professional Accountancy for those who are primarily interested in pursuing a career in professional accounting. The program contains 150 hours of course credit and was designed to meet the changing needs of the profession. It complies with all the educational requirements for those who wish to take the Texas CPA exam. A bachelor’s degree is awarded simultaneously with the MPAc.

MPAc: SFA’s stand-alone MPAc has a 30-semester-hour core. The program is designed for those students holding a baccalaureate degree who wish to obtain a master’s degree in accounting and meet the educational requirements to take the Texas CPA exam. (See the Graduate Bulletin for course requirements.) As part of this program, students are eligible to choose the forensic accounting and analytics track that will allow them to graduate with an additional certification in forensic accounting. Students with two or more years of professional experience also are eligible for the pathway to Texas CPA track, which allows them to work full time while taking fully distance education courses.

BBA: SFA’s four-year BBA accounting program is available for those who are primarily interested in careers in nonpublic accounting. This program alone does not provide all of the educational requirements for those interested in sitting for the Texas CPA exam.

Admission requirements

Visit sfasu.edu/mpac for details on requirements and how to apply to the program.

Programs

Program Overview

Minor

Accounting Minor