Admission Requirements

Full Adminission to the Master of Professional Accountancy program may be granted to an applicant who: 

  • Has earned a baccalaureate degree which is fully accredited by one of the recognized accrediting agencies, and meets all other requirements for admission to the Graduate School.  

  • Has a GPA of 2.75 in all accounting courses, with no grade less than a "C" in the following courses:  Intermediate accounting (6 hours), Tax Accounting, Cost Accounting, auditing, Advanced Accounting, and Fund Accounting. 

  • Has a GPA of 3.0 on all upper-division courses, exclusive of accounting courses.

  • Has demonstrated writing proficiency as evidenced by scores of at least 3.5 on the GMAT Analytical Writing component or 3.0 on the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) Writing Essay Test.  

  • Has a GPA of 3.0 on all Business core courses, with no grade less than a "C" for 15 hours of the following courses:  Accounting Systems, Finance, Management Principles, Strategic Management, and Marketing Principles (3 hours each).

  • Has on file a Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score of at least 380. 

   

Provisional Admission:  An applicant not having on file a GMAT score, or lacking no more than two of the core prerequisite courses as specified above, may be provisionally admitted, provided, the applicant has met the GPA requirements, major GPA of 2.75 or a business core GPA of 3.0 or better. The applicant may not exceed 9 hours of graduate credit in provisional status and may not enroll in any additional graduate courses for credit. Applicants must take the GMAT and demonstrate writing proficiency prior to full admission or in the first semester of graduate course work. 

   

 

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