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Graduate Curricula
Master of Accounting
College of Business
With the ever-changing environment in business
due to technological advances, environmental
changes, international competition, as well as
government and tax regulation, today’s accountant
must be prepared to meet the challenges of
clients and other professionals. In order to be
successful in this environment, the accountant
needs to be professionally oriented, socially conscious,
and academically prepared. The Master of
Accounting program prepares individuals for
professional careers and ultimately for leadership
positions in today’s business world. In addition,
in many states, those desiring to become certified
as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) must
have 150 hours of college education. A natural
extension in the pursuit of this requirement is,
and will continue to be, graduate education in
the field of accounting.
Master of Accounting Program
The Master of Accounting program (MAcc),
nationally accredited by the Association of
Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
(ACBSP), is an interdisciplinary program. The
30-hour MAcc degree has the flexibility to
accommodate students with a variety of educational
backgrounds and career objectives.
Students have the choice of taking nine to fifteen
of the graduate credit hours required for the
MAcc degree in the MBA or other graduate programs.
Student have the option to earn their
degree in either an accelerated, a one-year, or a
part-time two-year format, all with convenient
day and evening class times.
Admission Requirements
Individuals with a bachelor’s degree in any field
from an accredited institution may apply to the
St. Ambrose University MAcc program. Those
with undergraduate accounting degrees have fulfilled
all prerequisites. Those with other undergraduate
degrees must fulfill prerequisite requirements.
Official transcripts from each undergraduate
and graduate school attended must be sent to
the College of Business Graduate Office.
Candidates for the MAcc program must submit
an official score from the Graduate Management
Admissions Test (GMAT). The test must be
taken no longer than five (5) years prior to the
student’s admission to the program. The admission
formula is calculated by multiplying the
undergraduate grade point average by 200 and
adding the GMAT composite score. A minimum
score of 1000 based on this formula is required
for fully admitted status.
Admission Status
Students may be admitted for the fall, spring, or
summer semesters.
1. Full Admission. The student’s file is complete.
The College of Business Graduate Office must
have received; an application with the nonrefundable
application fee; official transcripts;
and an official GMAT score, not older than
five (5) years. A minimum admission formula
score of 1000 points is required.
2. Conditional or Probationary occurs when a
student has an admission formula score below
the minimum standard of 1000 points, or s/he
falls below a composite score of 450 on the
GMAT. These applications are reviewed for
conditional status on a case-by-case basis by
MAcc program director along with the MBA
Admissions and Retention Committee.
Admissions decisions will take into consideration
the student’ personal motivation to succeed.
3. Provisional admission may be granted when
the student’s file is incomplete. Students must
provide all missing information before the
beginning of their second semester (or session)
of classes or be dismissed from the program.
4. Special Student Status. Students may apply
and register as a special student. Special students
may take up to three courses without
taking the GMAT. Special students are
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