Accounting, BA/MSA

Overview

Clark’s Master’s in Accounting program readies you for a career in public accounting and financial management. You will be able to develop and analyze accounting information, provide assurances of financial control and accuracy, develop investment and tax strategies, and advise top-level managers as they make important decisions with this STEM-designated program.

Departmental Eligibility Requirements

The accelerated Bachelor of Arts/Master of Science in Accounting program is open to students in all majors.

Three prerequisite courses are required. Students must complete:

Accounting - ACCT 101 AND ACCT 203 (Both Required)

Statistics - QBUS 110  OR ECON 160  OR PSYC 105 

Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or higher by the end of the second semester of their junior year. 

A minimum cumulative GPA of a 3.4 is required for eligibility to this program.

For ALL School of Business Accelerated Degree Applicants

As part of the application process, all applicants to the accelerated degree program must meet with both the Assistant Dean, Laura Burgess, and the Associate Director of the Stevenish Career Management Center before the accelerated degree adviser form will be signed and approved by the School of Business. These meetings need to take place before the accelerated degree application deadline.

Program of Study

The accelerated MSA requires 10 units of graduate coursework.  Students will be required to take 2 graduate course units in their senior year. Students must complete ACCT 5101   and ACCT 5103  during their senior year. 

Students will then complete the remaining 8 units of graduate coursework in their graduate year of study. For more information on the MSA program requirements, please visit Accounting, MSA  .

The full time accelerated BA/MSA program requires a graduate level internship for all accelerated degree students. This internship must be completed as part of the MSA program and by the time a student completes the degree requirements. Internships completed at the undergraduate level do not meet this requirement. No academic credit is awarded for the internship.

Fees

This program is eligible for a 100% tuition remission in a student’s graduate year if the student meets all accelerated degree requirements. All accelerated degree students will be responsible for fees during their graduate year of study. For more information on accelerated degree program fees, visit the accelerated degree program website.

Program Advisor

Students are required to meet with the designated degree advisor prior to applying to the program.

Laura Burgess
Assistant Dean
School of Business
lburgess@clarku.edu
508-793-7744