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Admissions Requirements
GMAT & Letter of Recommendation Waiver
If you are a University of Arizona, Arizona State, or Northern Arizona University student majoring in accounting, you may qualify for a requirements waiver. The criteria are as follows:
1. The student is one semester away from earning their undergraduate degree in Accounting or has earned their Accounting degree within the past 12 months, AND
2. The student achieved an overall GPA of 3.2 (or higher), including courses taken at all institutions attended and an upper division accounting GPA of 3.0 (or higher) at the time the application is reviewed by the admissions committee.
If you meet the criteria above, you will not need to submit the following materials:
GMAT Only Waiver
For other applicants, a waiver for the GMAT may be requested if you meet the following criteria:
Please note, you will still need to submit a letter of recommendation if you meet this GMAT waiver criteria.
Prerequisites
The following are prerequisite courses for the MSA program. All prerequisites must be taken at an institution that teaches United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and U.S. taxation. For in-person students, all of the prerequisites can be completed during your program. For online students, all of the prerequisites except for Introduction to Financial Accounting can be completed during your program.
Main Campus MSA Program
Aside from the strict TA consideration deadlines and international application deadlines indicated above, the admissions committee continues to accept applications on a rolling basis until program capacity has been reached.
Online MSA Program
Required test(s):
English proficiency scores for international applicants as required by the UA Graduate College.
GMAT.
Financial Aid: Many students choose to take out a loan to pay for all or part of the costs associated with attending the Master of Science in Accounting program. Eligibility for loans and scholarships is determined by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form available online at https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa. Many funds are limited, so those students who have their FAFSA completed by March 1st each academic year receive priority processing. Applicants must have been admitted to the MAcc program before The University of Arizona Office of Student Financial Aid(OSFA) will make financial aid awards. Graduate students must be enrolled at least halftime in order to receive federal loans.
School of Accountancy Scholarship: Scholarship for in-person MSA students are available on a limited basis. See our webpage for more information: https://eller.arizona.edu/programs/masters/accounting/ms-accounting/roi/funding#scholarship
Teaching Assistantships: Teaching assistantships are offered on a semester by semester basis to students enrolled in the in-person Master of Science Accounting program at the University of Arizona. These positions involve working with professors teaching undergraduate accounting courses and providing overall support to School of Accountancy programs. Positions are limited and will be provided to applicants who are most qualified. Qualifications include GPA, GMAT score, recommendations from professors, demonstration of skill in the courses for which you are seeking a TA position, and other qualitative factors. All prerequisite courses must be completed to be considered for a TA position. To be considered for a TA position, students must apply to the MSA program by the TA consideration deadline of March 1 (fall semester) or October 1 (spring semester), and must also send an email to GradAcctPrograms@arizona.edu indicating that a main campus MSA application was submitted and that the applicant wishes to be considered for a TA position. This also must be done by the deadline (March 1/October 1).
Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0. If at any time the GPA drops, they lose their assistantship. Students will be required to work 10 hours per week on average (at .25 FTE). Accepting a TA position indicates that you agree to not hold an outside job during the regular semester. All TA’s must attend a mandatory training session before classes start. Benefits for TAs include an out-of-state tuition waiver, 50% in-state tuition waiver, medical insurance, and a stipend.
International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832
ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: 4001,4002,4003,4323
View Accounting (MS) in the University's Main Catalog.
Eller College of Management
| Program-level Information | |
|---|---|
| Application Acceptance Rate | 54.61% |
| Avg. Time-to-degree (years) | 0.80 |
| Department-level Information | |
| Enrollment Percent Male | 48.39% |
| Enrollment Percent Female | 51.61% |
| Enrollment Percent International | 5.38% |
| Enrollment Percent URM | 25.81% |