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Admission Criteria
Acceptance into the MAcc program is based on (1) your undergraduate grade point average, (2) your Graduate Management Admission Test
(GMAT) score, and (3) three letters of reference. International students should also submit an acceptable TOEFL score. While you can be conditionally admitted into the MAcc program with course deficiencies, all deficiencies must be cleared by the end of the Fall semester that you begin the MAcc program's accounting course sequence.
The MAcc admissions committee will begin its review of applications on March 1st
and will continue to review applications until the next class is filled. To be considered for an
assistantship, applications should be completed by March 1st. The
committee will only review completed applications.
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Application Procedures
A Complete Application Consists of:
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- Application Form
- Application Fee - $40 US students; $50
International students
- Official transcripts from each college or
university attended
- 2 Essays
- 3 Letters of Recommendation
- Resume
- Official GMAT score
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International Applicants
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- Summary of Educational Experience form
- Financial & Supplemental Information
form
- TOEFL - minimum 213 cbt; 550 pbt
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Required Prerequisite Coursework
To view detailed descriptions of the following Walton College courses,
visit the
Course Descriptions page. |
A student's undergraduate course work must include the College's
undergradute business core courses or adequate coverage of the following
topics:
Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
Finite Mathematics or Calculus
Basic Statistics
Business Law
Management
Management Information Systems
Corporate FinanceIn
addition, student's must have adaquete coverage in the following
upper-level accounting course topics:
Financial Accounting
Managerial / Cost Accounting
Accounting Technology
Auditing
Taxation |
Undergraduate accounting courses must either have been successfully completed within the five years prior to entry to the MAcc program, or the student must provide other evidence of current knowledge in these areas. Otherwise, applicants may be required to repeat selected courses. |
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Program Requirements
The MAcc is a 30 semester hour program. Not more than 21 semester hours may be in accounting. Students with an undergraduate accounting education can complete the MAcc in one year. Students with little or no academic work in business or accounting will require several additional semesters of course work, depending on their course deficiencies.
Further information concerning the MAcc program may be found in the
Catalog of Studies.
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Accounting Requirements (12 hours) |
ACCT 5413 Accounting Issues for Restructurings
ACCT 5433 Fraud Prevention and Detection
ACCT 5443 Asset Management
ACCT 5463 Contemporary Accounting Issues |
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Electives (6 - 9 hours) |
Students must take at least 2 of the 4 courses listed below, but no more than three may be taken for degree credit.
ACCT 5953 Assurance Services
ACCT 5873 Advanced Taxation
ACCT 5523 Advanced Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 5883 Individual Tax Planning |
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Non-Accounting Electives (9 - 12 hours)
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| Non-accounting electives include College of Business graduate courses, tax courses from the Law School, or any relevant graduate level course offered at the University of Arkansas. All electives must be approved by the MAcc program advisor. |
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Course Schedule
The MAcc program is offered only to full time students. Students must successfully complete two consecutive semesters (Fall & Spring) with at least 12 hours per semester. Students must maintain a 3.00 GPA with no grade lower than a "C". The following sequence assumes 15 hours both Fall and Spring semesters. A student could elect to take 6 hours in a third semester and 12 hours in the Fall and Spring. MAcc program courses are offered once each year according to the following schedule:
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Fall Semester Course Offerings |
ACCT 5413 Accounting Issues for Restructurings
ACCT 5433 Fraud Prevention and Detection
ACCT 5953 Assurance Services
ACCT 5873 Advanced Taxation
Other Approved Elective(s) |
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Spring Semester Course Offerings |
ACCT 5443 Asset Management
ACCT 5463 Contemporary Accounting Issues
ACCT 5523 Advanced Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 5883 Individual Tax Planning
Other Approved Elective(s) |
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Graduation
Requirements
A cumulative grade-point average of 3.00, with no more than two C's, is required on (1) all graduate work taken for the MAcc degree and (2) all accounting courses (both undergraduate and graduate) taken for the MAcc degree. |
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Financial
Assistance
A limited number of graduate assistantships will be available to qualified
students. Recipients of these appointments serve as research assistants to
faculty members of the department. In addition to a stipend, tuition fees
are paid for graduate assistants. Successful assistantship applicants must
have excellent academic records, adequate preparation for graduate study in
accounting and non-conditional admission to the Graduate School.
Scholarships and fellowships will also be available on a competitive
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Accreditation
The University of Arkansas MAcc program is accredited by the AACSB: International Association for Management Education. Completion of the University of Arkansas MAcc program fulfills the state of Arkansas education requirements to sit for the CPA exam. |
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Honor Code
The MAcc program is intended to prepare students for professional careers in accounting. Students should consider this a year to practice the skills required for success in a business environment - a dry run for their first year of employment. As such, students are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times. Important traits include punctuality, respect for the opinions and backgrounds of others, striving for excellence in all activities, and ethical conduct. To emphasize these expectations, the faculty has adopted an honor code for the MAcc program. An honor pledge is required for all assignments completed in the program.
"On my honor, I have neither given nor received any unauthorized aid on this [paper, test, assignment], nor have I observed or heard of anyone else doing so." |
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