Admission

Requirements for Admissions to MAcc Program

Only a very few exceptional students (two, last year) from other universities are accepted into the MAcc portion of the 150-Hour Program. Admission decisions are made in the spring and summer for fall admissions only.  Applications are due by March 15; admission is competitive and based on space availability. To be considered for acceptance into the MAcc program, a student must present the following minimum credentials. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.  Admission is competitive and based on space availability.

1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in accountancy or the equivalent (students with bachelor's degrees in non-accounting areas may enter the MAcc program after completing an appropriate set of "prerequisite" courses),
   
   
2. Grade point average of at least 3.5 (A=4.0) for the last 60 hours of undergraduate education, and
   
   
3. A 75th percentile (or higher) score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), including a 50th percentile (or higher) score on the verbal section.
   
   
4. Students whose native language is not English must submit a TOEFL score. We do not recommend applications from individuals scoring less than 600 (or 250 on the computer-based test or 100 on Internet-based test) on the TOEFL.

In addition to the minimum requirements listed above, other factors such as a student's statement of objectives (required as part of the on-line application) and recommendation letters may also be considered to the extent that they provide indications of a student's ability to be successful in the MAcc program.

Prerequisite Courses for the MAcc Program:

Math 1300 - Finite Math
Math 1320 - Calculus
Statistics 2500 - Intro. to Probability and Statistics I
Statistics 3500 - Intro. to Probability and Statistics II
Economics 1014 - Principles of Microeconomics
Economics 1015 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Economics 4351 - Intermediate Price Theory
Management 3000 - Fundamentals of Management
Management 3540 - Introduction to Business law
Marketing 3000 - Principles of Marketing
Finance 3000 - Corporate Finance
Accountancy 2036 - Accounting I (Elementary Acctg 1)
Accountancy 2037 - Accounting II (Elementary Acctg 2)
Accountancy 2258 - Computer-Based Data Systems
Accountancy 3326 - Financial Acctg Theory and Practice I (Intermediate Acctg and Theory 1)
Accountancy 3328 - Accounting Information Systems
Accountancy 3346 - Financial Acctg Theory and Practice II (Intermediate Acctg and Theory 2)
Accountancy 3347 - Cost and Managerial Accounting
Accountancy 4353 - Introduction to Taxation