Whether you are considering licensure as a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or just interested in accelerating your accounting career, a Master of Science in Accounting will help you achieve your goals. The coursework gives students the technical accounting competencies and critical thinking skills necessary to support a successful career in all accounting areas including public accounting, industry, not-for-profit, government, or tax.
We offer a 4+1 program that allows our current undergraduate accounting students to pursue the Master of Science degree without taking the GMAT, if they achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher in the Intermediate series (ACCT 3220 Intermediate Financial Accounting I, ACCT 3230 Intermediate Financial Accounting II, and ACCT 3320 Cost Analytics. Students are also allowed to replace two undergraduate required accounting courses with two graduate accounting courses. If you are interested, please contact the Business School Advising team.
The MS Accounting degree consists of 30 required hours + 9 hours of prerequisites that may be waived based on prior coursework.
