Accounting
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 |
University of Central Arkansas • Accounting Department
201 Donaghey • BBA 309 • Conway AR 72035 • 501.450.3108