Course variations

Course summary

Students planning to enter the Master of Accountancy program may choose to apply for entry into the Integrated Plan. The Integrated Plan allows students to take a limited number of MAcc courses during their senior year and eliminates the 6 hours of accounting or finance electives from the BBA degree requirements. Students must complete all other BBA requirements of the accounting degree and also must complete the 30 hours of the MAcc degree. The Integrated Plan requires 152 hours of course work and satisfies the 150-hour regulations for students wanting to take the Uniform CPA exam.

Program modules

The core courses are: ACCT 210 Financial Accounting, ACCT 324 Accounting Information Systems, FIN 310 Financial Management, IS 322 Business Statistics, MGMT 120 Introduction to Business and Technology, MGMT 330 Management and Organizational Behavior, MGMT 331 Production and Process Management, MGMT 439 Strategic Management, MKTG 340 Principles of Marketing, Choose one: BUSA 419 or FIN 419 or MKTG 419.

Entry requirement for international students

The minimum admission requirements are: an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university seeking a master's-level degree. Two letters of recommendation, Academic records should be submitted in the original language. All documents in languages other than English must be accompanied by a certified line-by-line, literal English translation. The official transcripts which include all subjects studied each year and the grade/mark earned in each subject is required for graduate applicants. A 3 to 5 page statement which includes a brief personal history and reasons for applying to the Graduate School. The statement should demonstrate the ability of the student to write at the graduate level. The score on the TOEFL is used to determine a student's English language proficiency. It is also required a score of 550 or higher on the paper/pencil Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), a score of 213 on the computer-based TOEFL (CBT), or a score of 79-80 on the Internet-Based TOEFL (iBT). Officially reported test score/s in the upper 50th percentile on the GRE, GMAT or MAT. Official test scores come directly from the testing institutions. And financial information includes a current bank statement showing sufficient funds to cover the estimated cost of studying at ACU for one academic year (9 months) and a letter from the owner of the bank account stating that the funds will be used to support the applicant.

Qualification

Masters

Awarding body

Abilene Christian University

Department name

College of Business Administration