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1. University of Texas-Austin
The University of Texas requires certain prerequisites for admission into the MPA program. The following undergraduate courses are prerequisites for the MPA program and should be completed, with a passing grade, prior to enrollment:
Principles of Macroeconomics
Analysis of the economy as a whole (its organization and the basic forces influencing its growth and development); money and banking, national income, public finance, and international linkages.
Principles of Microeconomics
Analysis of the economic behavior of individual consumers, firms, and workers; special attention to the role of markets.
Introduction to Statistics
Training in the use of data to gain insight into business problems; describing distributions (center, spread, change, and relationships), producing data (experiments and sampling), probability and inference (means, proportions, differences, regression and correlation). (Although a business statistics course is preferred, this pre-enrollment requirement can be fulfilled with an equivalent statistics course from a discipline outside of business.)
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Concepts and their application in transaction analysis and financial statement preparation; analysis of financial statements.
NOTE: Students must complete Introduction to Financial Accounting or the equivalent prior to the start of the MPA program. Students who have not completed this course at another institution will be required to enroll in ACC 311-Fundamentals of Financial Accounting in the first 6-week summer session. ACC 311 (or the equivalent) is a prerequisite to ACC 381-Financial Accounting, which is offered in the second summer session. http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/mpa/traditional/advising/prereqs.asp 2. UIUC
Admission Requirements
In addition, applicants must have completed two Principles of Accounting courses (Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting) and one course in each of the following areas: statistics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, marketing, and organizational behavior. http://www.business.uiuc.edu/accountancy/programs/msa/admission.html 3. USC

4. University of Notre Dame
The following coursework is required by applicants to the program: ACCT
Measurement and Disclosure I
ACCT
Measurement and Disclosure II
ACCT
Decision Processes
ACCT
Accounting for decision Making and Control
ACCT
Audit & Assurance Services
ACCT
Federal Taxation http://www.nd.edu/~msacct/prospective_students/admission_requirements.html 5.UNC

6. Indiana University Bloomington
Prerequisites to be completed before arriving in Bloomington:
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Quantitative Methods for Accountants or Business Information Systems
Introduction to Finance
Introduction to Business Law http://kelley.iu.edu/gap/msa/summer.cfm 7. Michigan State University
A grade-point average of at least 3.0 for any junior- and senior-level accounting courses taken as an undergraduate including at least intermediate level financial accounting.
College-level courses in: (1) Introductory calculus (covering integration and differentiation) and (2) statistics (covering probability theory and distributions, descriptive statistics, sampling, estimation, and hypothesis testing) completed with a grade of 3.0 (B) or higher.

The Program accepts qualified applicants, whose undergraduate degree includes an intermediate-level financial accounting course, but does not include all of the accounting courses that are required for a the B.A. degree with a major in accounting from MSU. Such students who did not complete the accounting courses that are required for the B.A. degree with a major in accounting from MSU, or their equivalents, prior to enrolling in the M.S. in Accounting degree program, must complete those courses, or their equivalents, prior to beginning the program or while enrolled in the program. One 400-level accounting course may be counted toward the 15 additional credits in courses approved by the program advisor. http://www.bus.msu.edu/acc/masters/professional.html#admission 8. University of Florida
Students without a undergraduate degree in accounting must have, at a minimum, completed the equivalent of ACG 3481, ACG 3482C, ACG4133C, and ACG4352C to be considered for admission.

ACG 3481 - Accounting Information & Business Processes 1
ACG 3482C - Accounting Information & Business Processes 2
ACG 4133C - Financial Accounting
ACG 4352C - Cost and Managerial Accounting http://www.cba.ufl.edu/fsoa/programs/macc/requirements.asp 9. Ohio State University
Principles of Financial Accounting (AMIS 211)
Principles of Managerial Accounting (AMIS 212)
Intermediate Financial Accounting I (AMIS 521)
Intermediate Financial Accounting II (AMIS 522)
Intermediate Managerial/Cost Accounting (AMIS 525) http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/prospective/graduate/macc/admissions/prerequisites/ 10. University of Georgia http://www.terry.uga.edu/accounting/programs/macc_about.html The MAcc is a 30-semester hour program for applicants with an undergraduate degree in accounting.
Ninety-five percent of our applicants have or are completing accounting degrees. Though applicants are not required to have a degree in accounting, they should have completed the equivalent of the following accounting courses to ensure they are at a comparative advantage during the review process:
Accounting Principles, I and II
Intermediate Accounting, I and II
Managerial/Cost I
Taxation I

11. University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Graduate Master of Accountancy (GMAcc) degree is a two- year graduate degree designed to prepare students with limited or no accounting background for licensure as a Certified Public Accountant. The program is not appropriate for students with an undergraduate degree in accounting (from a U.S. or international school). http://www.bus.wisc.edu/accounting/degrees/gmacc.asp 12. University of Washington
The MPAcc Program - Auditing & Assurance is designed primarily for applicants that have an undergraduate business degree with a concentration in accounting. Students without a degree in business, or with a degree in business but without an accounting concentration, may apply for this program after completing the necessary prerequisite courses. Students without an undergraduate degree in business need to complete all the courses or their equivalents listed below, while students with an undergraduate business degree but not a concentration in accounting need to complete those courses listed below under Accounting Concentration.
Accounting concentration
Topic
UW Course Title
Intermediate accounting I, II, III
Acctg. 301, 302, 303
Cost accounting
Acctg. 311
Accounting information systems
Acctg. 320
Auditing
Acctg. 411
Tax effects of business decisions
Acctg. 421
Accounting and financial management decisions
Acctg. 440

http://foster.washington.edu/mpacc/prereq.shtml

13. University of Michigan
Candidates are required to satisfy each of the following six pre-enrollment requirements (University of Michigan courses in bold and in parentheses). All enrollment requirements must be completed with a grade of C or better.
1. Principles of Financial Accounting (ACC 271, or equivalent)
2. Principles of Managerial Accounting (ACC 272, or equivalent)
3. Intermediate Financial Accounting (ACC 312, or equivalent)
4. Intermediate Managerial Accounting (ACC 315, or equivalent)
5. Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 101 or equivalent)
6. Statistics (300 - 400 level) (OMS 301 or Stat 350 or Econ 404/405/406, or equivalent)

14.Bentley College
MSA candidates are required to demonstrate they have the equivalent of two semesters of intermediate financial accounting and one semester of cost accounting, as well as academic preparation in economics, finance and statistics. Candidates without the appropriate background in these areas may be required to complete approved courses. http://www.bentley.edu/accountancy/programs.cfm#msa 15.Northern Illinois University
If the undergraduate degree is not in accountancy and/or business, the student must fulfill the Phase I College of Business foundation courses and Phase I accountancy requirements. A student who wishes to enroll in Phase I Courses at NIU, must be admitted to the M.A.S. program
Business Phase One requirements must be included in a student's program of courses unless a grade of C or better has been earned in corresponding undergraduate courses. Phase One deficiencies/waivers are determined by transcript evaluation. http://www.cob.niu.edu/accy/mas_requirements.asp 16. Miami University (Ohio)
Applicants must have earned a minimum grade of C in each prerequisite course and a 3.0 grade point average or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for all of the following prerequisite accountancy courses.
All of these courses
ACC 221
Introduction to Financial Accounting (3)
ACC 222
Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3)
ACC 321
Intermediate Financial Accounting (3)
ACC 333
Managerial Cost Accounting (3)
ACC 361
Modeling Business Processes in Accounting Information Systems (3)
ACC 422
Financial Accounting Research (3)
ACC 343/443
Federal Income Tax Accounting (3)
ACC 453
Financial Statement Auditing (3)
COM 135
Introduction to Public Expression and Critical Inquiry (3)
DSC 205
Business Statistics (4)
ECO 201
Principles of Microeconomics (3)
ECO 202
Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
FIN 301
Introduction to Business Finance (3)
BLS 342
Legal Environment of Business (3)
MGT 291
Organizational Behavior and Theory (3)
MGT 302
Operations Management (3)
MIS 235
Information Systems: Concepts, Technology, and Applications (3)
MKT 291
Principals of Marketing (3)
MTH 151 or 153
Calculus I (4-5)

http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/departments/accountancy/macc/admission

17. University of Connecticut you need to have completed the accounting coursework equivalent to that taken in a traditional undergraduate degree (introductory financial, introductory managerial, intermediate financial I & II, advanced financial, cost accounting, US federal income tax, and auditing) because these courses are pre-requisites to our MSA courses. student visas cannot be issued for online education. International students can only participate if doing so from their home country http://www.business.uconn.edu/msaccounting/index_faq.html 18. Virginia Tech
The Master of Accounting and Information Systems (MACIS) program is open to students with a bachelor's degree in any discipline. Entering students who have not already done so must complete the following prerequisite courses: one course each in fundamentals of accounting, principles of macro- and micro-economics, calculus and matrices, business statistics, business law, principles of management, principles of marketing, principles of finance, fundamentals of management science, and business policy. There are several other prerequisite courses that are unique to the option chosen.
Students without prior collegiate studies in accounting and business administration can expect to spend at least two years in the program. For those who have fulfilled the background requirements - ie., students who studied business, accounting, or information systems as undergraduates - the program can normally be completed in 12-18 months http://www.acis.pamplin.vt.edu/pos/masters/mastprograms.htm 19. Florida State University
If you have a degree in any other major outside of business, we offer a three-semester foundation course program that will allow you to complete the MAcc program. If you have a business degree, then you would just take those foundation courses that you did not take in your business degree program. You will take primarily accounting courses. In most cases, it takes two semesters of work to accomplish this work. Before you begin this process, you should discuss your specific case with the MAcc adviser. Also, before you can begin taking any MAcc courses or any other graduate courses in the MAcc program, you must meet the GPA and GMAT requirements (generally a 3.0 and 550 respectively). http://www.cob.fsu.edu/acc/macc_faq.cfm 20. Baylor University
Admission for both the MAcc and MTax degrees requires either an undergraduate degree in accounting or the following 24 hours of undergraduate accounting courses: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, six hours of Intermediate Accounting, Tax, Information Systems Accounting, Audit. Applicants are required to have a 3.0 grade point average in the upper level accounting courses (all accounting courses except financial and managerial accounting). http://www.baylor.edu/business/accounting/index.php?id=19767 21. University of Missouri-Columbia
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in accountancy or the equivalent (students with bachelor's degrees in non-accounting areas may enter the MAcc program after completing an appropriate set of "prerequisite" courses),
Prerequisite Courses for the MAcc Program:
Math 1300 - Finite Math
Math 1320 - Calculus
Statistics 2500 - Intro. to Probability and Statistics I
Statistics 3500 - Intro. to Probability and Statistics II
Economics 1014 - Principles of Microeconomics
Economics 1015 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Economics 4351 - Intermediate Price Theory
Management 3000 - Fundamentals of Management
Management 3540 - Introduction to Business law
Marketing 3000 - Principles of Marketing
Finance 3000 - Corporate Finance
Accountancy 2036 - Accounting I (Elementary Acctg 1)
Accountancy 2037 - Accounting II (Elementary Acctg 2)
Accountancy 2258 - Computer-Based Data Systems
Accountancy 3326 - Financial Acctg Theory and Practice I (Intermediate Acctg and Theory 1)
Accountancy 3328 - Accounting Information Systems
Accountancy 3346 - Financial Acctg Theory and Practice II (Intermediate Acctg and Theory 2)
Accountancy 3347 - Cost and Managerial Accounting
Accountancy 3353 - Introduction to Taxation http://business.missouri.edu/1768/default.aspx 22. Boston College
The Admissions Committee welcomes applicants with academic backgrounds from virtually all areas of study, including liberal arts, business administration, social sciences, physical sciences, engineering and law.
Courses in business administration or management are not required for admission to the Carroll School of Management MSA Program. http://www.bc.edu/schools/csom/msa/admission/requirements.html 23. George Washington University
The Master of Accountancy provides students with a choice of two programs: Program A, which can be completed with 33-37 credit hours of coursework, and Program B, which can be completed in 30 hours and is designed for candidates who hold a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree from a U.S. university or have passed the CPA tests. (A Bachelor of Administration with a concentration in accounting does not apply.) The timeframe for degree completion varies from one to two years depending on the program of study chosen. Generally students finish in two years. http://business.gwu.edu/grad/maccy/academic_program.html 24. Suffolk University http://www.suffolk.edu/business/8502.html 25. College of William & Mary
All students must complete the following courses prior to matriculation into the Master of Accounting program. However, you do not need to have completed them prior to the time you submit your application. If you are in the process of taking one or more of these courses when you apply, or have plans to take them the summer before you would begin the program, please indicate this on your application. Remember that the courses below may be counted differently by the Board of Accountancy in the state where you intend to sit for the CPA exam.
As an option for completing the necessary courses Intermediate Accounting and Auditing are each offered in intensive, two-week formats immediately prior to the start of classes every August. Read more about these BOOTCAMPS.
Principles of Accounting
Preparation and use of financial statements to communicate information about a variety of economic events to both internal and external users. At most schools, this is a two-semester 6-credit sequence. Applicants with less than six credits of Principles must be able to document that their coursework was designed to be a stand-alone course that provides substantive coverage of the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
Statistics
Theory and application of basic probability, classical distributions, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, and other statistical analysis (i.e., correlation and regression).

Financial Management
Theory and practice of valuation, current and long term financing, working capital management, capital budgeting, and multinational finance.

Introduction to Information Technology
An introduction to current and expected future trends in information technology and their impact on organizations, strategic value of information, hardware and software issues, networks and telecommunications, planning, justification, development, and management of information resources.

Intermediate Accounting
(Offered by the MAcc program as an intensive 3-credit course during the summer in our Bootcamp format.)
An intensive study of the generally accepted accounting principles for asset valuation, income measurement, and financial statement presentation. Analysis of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, together with the theory of valuation underlying the various accounts used in these statements. Includes challenging issues in financial accounting including leases, pensions, and income taxes. At most schools, this is a two-semester 6-credit sequence. Applicants with less than six credits of Intermediate may be admitted but should be prepared to substantiate the adequacy of their preparation during the admissions interview.

Auditing
(Offered by the MAcc program as an intensive 3-credit course during the summer in our Bootcamp format.)
Study of generally accepted auditing standards, with an emphasis on the application of technology, modeling, statistics, and other auditing procedures. Includes strong focus on reporting, ethics, and international practices http://mason.wm.edu/Mason/Programs/Master+of+Accounting/Admissions/Prerequisites/ 26. U of Illinois at Chicago
Please note: students will only be allowed to take 500 level courses as prerequisites if they enroll as limited status MSA students and with consent of advisor.

Breadth Courses (24 hours)
ACTG 500 Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACTG 474 Accounting Information Systems
IDS 570 Statistics
Three non-accounting business courses

Background Courses (20 hours)
ACTG 502 Intermediate Accounting I
ACTG 503 Intermediate Accounting II
ACTG 506 Management Accounting
ACTG 435 Auditing
ACTG 508 Taxation

http://www.uic.edu/cba/lgradbiz/MSA.html

27. Syracuse University

If entering with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, students complete 30-credits in one year while those without a degree in accounting are required to take up to an additional year of study depending on the student’s previous business and accounting coursework
The rigorous Whitman MS in Accounting program is designed for students of all academic backgrounds. Those entering with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with at least 24 credits in accounting courses are eligible for the one-year, 30-credit program. Students without the appropriate coursework in accounting, economics, finance, and quantitative methods may be required to take undergraduate and/or graduate-level foundation courses as part of the program. http://whitman.syr.edu/MS/Accounting/Requirements.asp 28. St John’s University
FAQ:http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/tobin/prospective/faq.stj
http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/tobin/prospective/requirements.stj http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/tobin/prospective 29.Baruch-CUNY http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/programs/graduate/ms/degrees/accountancy 30.DePaul http://kellstadt.depaul.edu/Programs/SpecializedMasterDegree/MSAccountancy.asp