Accelerated Masters Program for Undergraduates
BS in Accounting and MS in Accounting

Index to Accelerated Masters Programs

The accelerated program in Accounting provides the opportunity for a student to complete a BS in Accounting (122 hours) within a four-year period and to shorten the time required to finish the Master of Science degree.

Interested students should:

• have Summer School credit or Advanced Placement credit in order to reduce the number of undergraduate hours necessary to be taken during the senior year. See courses for which AP Credit is available.
• identify themselves as potential accelerated candidates early in their academic careers in order to receive appropriate advising. Although formal admission to an accelerated program usually occurs in the junior year, careful selection of undergraduate courses beginning in the freshman year is essential. Interested students should talk with an advisor in the Department of Accounting as early as possible.
• earn a minimum GPA of 3.0 in accounting courses and 3.0 in the University.
• take ACC 318 and 319 or 325 by the end of their junior year.
• take the GMAT in the fall of the senior year.
• seek admission to the Graduate School in the fall of the senior year.

Requirements for Combined Accelerated BS in Accounting/MS in Accounting

A. AULER Component (45 hours max)

See additional AULER area requirements.

Special AULER area requirements for this program:

Mathematics (MT) 3 hrs

required: MAT 150 or 191

Reasoning and Discourse (RD) 6 hrs

required: ENG 101, FMS 103 or RCO 101, and one other RD course

Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB) 6 hrs

required: ECO 201, 202

Total hours required: 45

B. Bryan School of Business & Economics Requirements (37 hours)

BUS 105; ECO 250, 300; FIN 315, ISM 110, 280, 360; 37 MGT 309, 312, 331, 491; MKT 320; CST 105, and 9 hrs of a foreign language (see Bryan School Foreign Language Requirement for details)

Total hours required: 37

C. Accounting Major Requirements (29 hours)

ACC 201, 202, 203, 318, 319, 325, 420, 430, 440, 450

Total hours required: 29

D. Electives (11 hours)

Electives sufficient to complete 122 semester hours.

Total elective hours: 11

Total Undergraduate Semester Hours required: 122

E. Requirements for MS in Accounting (30 hours)

18-21 semester hours of accounting (6 hours of accounting may be taken at the 500 level but may be applied towards either the BS or MS degree)

Accounting hours: 18-21

9-12 semester hours of graduate electives

Elective hours: 9-12

Total Semester Hours required for MS in Accounting: 30 hours