​Accounting Curriculum

Recommended Course Sequence

First Semester

Second Semester

* Students may choose one Econometrics course from the following options. All courses are not offered every semester, and are subject to change.
L11 5161 Applied Econometrics, B52 620 Empirical Methods in Finance, B53 620 Empirical Methods in Business

Research

• Attend Accounting seminars
• Begin research collaborations
• First-year summer paper – papers are due in August after the first year and are presented at a faculty seminar

Milestones/Hurdles

• First-year summer paper – papers are due in August after the first year and are presented at a faculty seminar.
• In the summer after the first year, students must meet with the faculty coordinator to discuss progress and complete a progress report to be submitted to the PhD Office by August 1st after the first year.
• In August after the first year, students must attend an RA/TA orientation offered by The Teaching Center.

Courses

Research

• Attend Accounting Seminars
• Second-Year Paper – papers are due in August after the second year. Presentations are given during a faculty seminar and must be approved by the faculty to continue in the PhD program.

Milestones/Hurdles

• Second-Year paper – students must have paper approved by faculty to continue in the PhD program.
• Field exam, given in January of the second year. Exam concentrates on Empirical and Theoretical Finance Accounting. Students must pass the field exam to continue in the PhD program.
• In the summer, students must meet with the faculty coordinator to discuss progress and complete a progress report to be submitted to the PhD Office by August 1st.

Courses

Research

• Attend Accounting Seminars
• Paper Presentations (brown bag seminars and conferences)
• Dissertation Research

Milestones/Hurdles

• In the summer, students must meet with the faculty coordinator to discuss progress and complete a progress report to be submitted to the PhD Office by August 1st.

Research

• Attend Accounting Seminars
• Paper Presentations (brown bag seminars and conferences)
• Dissertation Research

Milestones/Hurdles

• Dissertation Proposal – students must be able to assemble a Research Advisory Committee for the proposal of their dissertation and must submit a Title, Scope and Procedure Form as the committee’s approval of the proposed dissertation by September 30th after the fourth year.
• In the summer, students must meet with the faculty coordinator to discuss progress and complete a progress report to be submitted to the PhD Office by August 1st.

Research

• Attend Accounting Seminars
• Paper Presentations (job market paper presentations with faculty and at conferences)
• Dissertation Research

Milestones/Hurdles

• Intent to Graduate (complete form online)
• Job Market and Placement
• Oral Defense of Dissertation
• Submission of Examination Approval Form which signifies committee’s approval
• Upload of Final, Approved Dissertation to Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Submission of Documented Teaching Requirements to PhD Office