Master of Accounting

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Program Link:
https://business.wsu.edu/graduate-programs/masters-accounting/admission/
Graduate Students in Program:
26
Students Receiving Assistantships:
7
Priority Deadlines:

  • Spring Not accepting applications

Campus:

  • Pullman

International Student English Proficiency Exams

International students may need to surpass the Graduate School’s minimum English language proficiency exam scores for this program. If the graduate program has unique score requirements, they will be detailed below. Otherwise, please refer to the Graduate School’s minimum score guidelines.

  • 7.5 IELTS Minimum score
  • 90 MELAB Minimum score
  • 62 Pearson Minimum score
  • 580 TOEFL Minimum score
  • 92 TOEFLI Minimum score
  • GMAT (GPA x 200 + GMAT= 1150 where the minimum GPA is 3.0. Successful candidates exceed 560)

Degree Description:

The Master of Accounting Pullman program has an audit and assurance focus. The degree prepares students for careers as professional accountants in financial institutions, government, industry, nonprofit organizations, and public practice. The Master of Accounting degree is a 32-credit hour program that exposes students to technical accounting topics and emphasizes professional accounting research and writing skills. For more information, visit https://business.wsu.edu/graduate-programs/masters-accounting/advantages/

Admission Requirements:

Enrollment in the WSU Master of Accounting (MAcc) courses requires demonstration of competence in the MAcc Foundation coursework. As such, applicants must have completed the appropriate foundation coursework from an AACSB accredited or approved business program prior to enrollment. Applicants must have an average grade of B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale)in the following courses (WSU equivalents in parenthesis):

Financial Accounting (Acctg 230)
Managerial Accounting (Acctg 231)
Business Law (BLaw 210)
Micro-Economics (Econs 101)
Macro-Economics (Econs 102)
Mathematics for Business and Economics (Math 201)
Calculus for Business and Economics (Math 202)
Principles of Finance (Fin 325)
Statistics (MgtOp 215)
Operations Management (MgtOp 340)
Principles of Marketing (Mktg 360)
Intermediate Accounting I (Acctg 330)
Intermediate Accounting II (Acctg 331)
Introduction to Taxation (Acctg 335)
Cost Accounting (Acctg 338),
Accounting Systems and Auditing (Acctg 433),
Auditing (Acctg 439)

Student Opportunities:

  1. Greater breadth and depth in accounting than is possible in baccalaureate or general business degree programs.
  2. Additional preparation for the CPA examination.
  3. Additional credit hours targeted to meet the 150 credit hours necessary for CPA examination eligibility.
  4. Small class sizes.

Career Opportunities:

Entry level positions in financial institutions, government, industry, nonprofit organizations, and public accounting firms.

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