沃顿商学院会计学博士专业课程设置：

　　Students are required to complete a minimumof 20 graduate level courses, of which eight at most can be transferred fromother programs, schools or universities. Up to four courses per semester may BECounted toward the overall requirement of 20 courses. The eight courses taken inthe first year usually consist of the four required Economics and Statisticscourses, two Accounting core courses, and Finance electives.

Accounting doctoral students are requiredto take the Accounting Research Seminars:

　　ACCT 910 - Accounting Theory Research I (.5credit)

　　ACCT 911 - Accounting Theory Research II(.5 credit)

　　ACCT 920 - Empirical Research in Accounting(1 credit)

　　ACCT 921 - Empirical Research in Accounting(.5 credit)

　　ACCT 922 - Empirical Research in Accounting(.5 credit)

and a two-course sequence in Economics:

　　ECON 681 - Microeconomic Theory

　　ECON 682 - Game Theory and APplications.

　　All WhArton doctoral students, includingAccounting students, are required to pass preliminary examinations in Econometrics/Statistics. This requirement can be SATisfied by taking one offour two course sequences: STAT 510 and 511 or STAT 540 and 541 or STAT 550 and551 or ECON 705 and 706.

　　STAT 510 - Linear Algebra and Probability

　　STAT 511 - Statistics for Business andEconomics

　　STAT 540 - Statistical Methods andComputation

　　STAT 541 - Statistical Methods

　　STAT 550 - MATheMATical Statistics

　　STAT 551 - Introduction to LinearStatistical Models

　　ECON 705 - Econometrics I: Fundamentals

　　ECON 706 - Econometrics II: Methods andModels

Students must pass all required courseswith a grade of B or better. Except for the Accounting seminars, students withsuperior training may substitute higher level courses.

Additional graduate level courses commonlytaken by Accounting students include:

Finance:

　　FNCE 911 - Proseminar in Finance(individual and corporate)

　　FNCE 912 - FinanCIAl Institutions

　　FNCE 921 - Introduction to EmpiricalMethods

　　FNCE 922 - Continuous Time FinanCIAlEconomics

　　FNCE 924 - Intertemporal Macroeconomics andFinance

　　FNCE 934 - Empirical Research in Finance

Economics:

　　ECON 897 - Basic Mathematics for Economists

　　ECON 898 - Elementary Mathematics forEconomists

　　ECON 708 - Economics of Agency,InforMATion, and Incentives

　　ECON 713 - Game Theory