Admission into the MAcc Program
Admission to the Master of Accountancy degree program is based
on the applicant's undergraduate record and score on the
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). For a MAcc brochure,
visit the Accounting Department's Publications Web
page.
There are four admission requirements
outlined below:
- Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in any subject
with an undergraduate GPA of 2.7 or above.
- A minimum score on the GMAT of 450 is required for
admission to the program.
- International students must make a minimum score on the
TOEFL exam of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based),
or 80 (Internet-based). In lieu of the TOEFL, student may
take the IELTS exam and score 6.5.
- Applicants' undergraduate degree must be in accounting or, in lieu of a bachelors degree in accounting, an applicant may be admitted by presenting a bachelors degree in another field and credit in the following undergraduate (or equivalent) courses (42 hours):
|
Course |
Hours |
|
Intermediate Accounting |
6 |
|
Cost Accounting |
3 |
|
Individual Taxation |
3 |
|
Auditing |
3 |
|
Non-profit & Governmental Accounting |
3 |
|
Microeconomics |
3 |
|
Macroeconomics |
3 |
|
Management |
3 |
|
Marketing |
3 |
|
Principles of Finance |
3 |
|
Statistics |
3 |
|
Business Law |
3 |
|
Intro to Management Information Systems |
3 |
|
Total |
42 |
Admission
Deadline
All application materials must be
submitted to UCA at least 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the
semester in which a student plans to attend.
University of
Central Arkansas • Accounting Department
201 Donaghey •
COB 204 • Conway AR 72035 • 501.450.3108