Requirements

All students entering the Masters Program in Accountancy are required to have a four-year undergraduate degree (or the foreign equivalent) from an accredited institution. The undergraduate degree may be in any discipline.

• For students with a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in accounting from a program accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the MS ACCY will require a minimum of 36 semester hours.
• For students with:
1. a B.B.A. or M.B.A. degree in an area other than accounting,
2. a degree in an area other than business administration, or
3. a business degree from a program not accredited by the AACSB,

Additional business courses, as determined by a graduate advisor, may be necessary.

Students must complete a minimum of 36 semester hours at the graduate level for the Master of Science in Acountancy degree, as well as the program prerequisite courses listed in the section below. Seventy-five semester hours could be required for students with no previous accounting or business course work. Course work is divided into two areas: accounting and non-accounting.