MPAcc
Degree Program
Admission Requirements
Admission
is based on the applicant's undergraduate academic record, scores
on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), personal recommendations,
and other factors such as work experience. International students
whose native language is not English must submit scores for the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam.
Minimum Scores for Full Admission
- Overall
GPA: 3.2 / 4.0
- Accounting
GPA: 3.2 / 4.0
- GMAT:
> 50th percentile (currently:
> 540)
- TOEFL:
550
Although
unusual, the admission committee may grant provisional admission
to an applicant who does not meet the requirements for full admission.
Students admitted on a provisional basis must obtain a minimum 3.0
GPR by completion of 9 credit hours of graduate work or face dismissal
from the program.
The
Application & Admission Process
Full-time
students who are admitted meeting all prerequisites, may complete
the MPAcc program in one calendar year. MPAcc courses are offered
once per year in lock step fashion. Course prerequisites are undergraduate
equivalents, therefore it is possible to begin the program at the
start of any session.
Application
deadlines are set by the Graduate School with earlier deadlines
applying to international applicants. See the graduate catalog for
the deadlines for a particular session.
Applicants
will not be evaluated for admission until they have completed at
least 30 semester hours of prerequisites including 9 semester hours
of upper division accounting. Students accepted with less than 18
hours of upper division accounting usually must complete these hours
first.
Admission
decisions are not made until all application materials are received.
A complete application consists of:
- the
application,
- a
$40.00 non refundable application fee,1
- 2
official transcripts of all college-level work,
- 2
letters of recommendation,
- entrance
exam scores,2
- a
resume, and
- an
application for financial assistance (optional).3
Applicants
will be notified by the Graduate School upon acceptance. The Graduate
School's on-line application check allows an applicant to monitor
application status.
Obtaining
an Application
An
applicant may complete and submit the application on-line from the
Graduate School's web site. Recommendation forms and the application
for financial assistance may be downloaded from that site. Applicants
who need a printed application may request one on-line or by calling
(864) 656-3195.
1
Subject
to change. Check the Graduate School's web site for current fees.
2
Applicants should plan to take the GMAT and TOFEL exams early.
These exams may be repeated with the admission decision being
based on the best scores. Exams must be taken by October for an
applicant to be considered for fellowship or assistantship awards
in the next academic year which begins July 1.
3
Applicants who wish to compete for fellowship and assistantship
awards must complete an application for financial assistance, submitting
it with their other application materials.
Graduate
School
Costs
& Financial Assistance
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updated:
October 25, 2005
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