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Admission to the M.S.A. program is available to those students who can demonstrate high promise of success in a graduate degree program. The department of accounting has adopted qualitative admissions standards in which applicants are considered on the basis of their merits, with weight given to prior academic achievement, undergraduate GPA, and professional work experience.
The following material is required of all candidates for admission to the program:
- Completed online application.
- Official transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended.
- Resume including contact information for two references (name, title, place of employment, phone number and e-mail address).
Automatic admissions is highly likely for candidates that have
- a graduate* (or higher) degree or
- an undergraduate degree with at least a 3.0 GPA* or
- between a 2.7 and 2.99 undergraduate GPA with at least 3 years of professional work experience
For candidates who do not meet any one of the forementioned criteria, the following materials are recommended:
- Two letters of recommendation from an individual who knows you in a professional capacity.
- The statement of purpose which is a one-page essay stating why you believe you belong in the M.S.A. program and what the M.S.A. program can do you for you professionally.
- Official GMAT scores (optional) sent directly from the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) to the College of Graduate Studies. GMAT scores must be no more than five years old. In lieu of the GMAT, other graduate level test scores can be considered (e.g., GRE, LSAT, MCAT, PCAT)
University of Toledo students interested in the BBA/MSA pipeline program must also submit the
following:
- BBA/Master of Science in Accountancy Letter of Intent. This letter requires authorization from your undergraduate advisor that your eligible to enroll in graduate courses and that you will continue to make progress toward your undergraduate degree, and
- a completed MSA graduate admission application.
After successful completion of the application process, students will be considered for admission to the graduate program.
In the case of students whose native language is not English, a score of 80 or above on the TOEFL IBT, PTE equal to 58 or above, Duolingo equal to 110 or above, or a 6.5 or above on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is mandatory.
*Graduate or Undergraduate degrees must be earned from a university whose business school is accredited by AACSB. GPA calculated on a 4.0 scale.
Applications for admission are considered on a rolling basis. However, students are encouraged to submit their applications by the following dates:
Domestic students:
| Fall Semester | August 1 |
| Spring Semester | November 15 |
| Summer Semester | April 15 |
International students:
| Fall Semester | May 1 |
| Spring Semester | October 1 |
| Summer Semester | March 1 |
Final admissions decisions will be withheld until the application for admission is complete. No materials submitted to the University will be returned to the applicant. The M.S.A. program admits students to the program on a rolling admissions basis.
The Master of Science in Accountancy degree is granted to students who satisfactorily complete a minimum of 30 semester hours at the 6000-level in the College of Business and Innovation.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting Core Courses (12 hours) - Take the following 4 courses: | 12 | |
| ACCT 6130 | Advanced Financial Accounting 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 6190 | Contemporary Accounting Problems | 3 |
| ACCT 6250 | Corporate Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT 6600 | Data Analytics for Accountants | 3 |
| Accounting Electives (12 hours) - Choose 4 courses from the following: 2 | 12 | |
| Taxation of Pass-Through Entities | ||
| Tax and Business Strategy | ||
| Managerial Accounting and Decision Making | ||
| AIS Process, Technology, and Analytics | ||
| Governmental And Not-For-profit Accounting | ||
| Business Valuation And Analysis | ||
| Advanced Auditing | ||
| Fraud and Forensic Accounting | ||
| Regulation Capstone Taxation and Business Law Studies | ||
| Comprehensive Financial Accounting and Reporting | ||
| An Accounting Perspective of the Business Environment | ||
| Auditing Concepts and Applications | ||
| Independent Study In Accounting | ||
| Business Electives (6 hours) - Choose 2 courses from the following | 6 | |
Two graduate business courses. | ||
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Strategic Marketing And Analysis | ||
| Results-Based Management | ||
| International Business | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Information Technology And E-Business | ||
| Essentials of Business Analytics | ||
| Total Hours | 42 | |
- 1
ACCT 4130 at the undergraduate level
- 2
MSA 4 Core courses (12 hours) above required for all MSA students. MSA Elective courses: 18 hours (6 courses) - at least 12 credit hours (4 courses) of Accounting Electives.
Other UT graduate courses are allowed as electives with pre-approval from the MSA academic advisor. If a student takes one of the courses above at the undergraduate level (specifically ACCT 4130, ACCT 4250 and ACCT 4410), these courses may not be taken at the graduate level. This does not reduce the number of credit hours or courses required to earn the MSA degree. The student will select a different option with the Accounting Department Chair and MSA Program Advisor. Other courses from the College of Business and Innovation (or, in the case of a JD/MSA student, a course from the College of Law) may also be approved for the three areas above, with good cause shown, by the Accounting Department Chair and/or MSA Program Advisor.
MSA Common Body of Knowledge
Based on the candidate’s prior course work, any or all of the MSA Common Body of Knowledge may be waived (each course is three semester hours):
If a student can demonstrate that he/she has completed equivalent course work at the undergraduate level prior to admission to the M.S.A. program and has earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in the course(s), the corresponding course below may be waived. The undergraduate and graduate equivalents are below.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 5000 | Financial And Managerial Accounting 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 3100/5100 | Data Analytics in Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 3110/5110 | Intermediate Financial 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 3120/5120 | Intermediate Financial 2 | 3 |
| ACCT 3210/5210 | Individual Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT 3310/5310 | Accounting Information Systems And Controls | 3 |
| ACCT 3320/5320 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 4420/5420 | Auditing | 3 |
| FINA 5310 | Managerial Finance and Economics 3 | 3 |
| OSCM 5510 | Data, Decisions and Operations 4 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Students must have an average GPA of 3.0 or higher in the common body of knowledge courses in order to proceed into 6000 level accounting classes.
Early admission/bridge program - BBA - MSA
Undergraduate students accepted in the BBA-MSA option will be admitted to the Master of Science in Accountancy program and allowed to complete up to three graduate level classes (nine credit hours) during their final academic year of undergraduate studies. Students admitted into the pipeline program must apply for admission to the College of Graduate Studies for the semester that they intend to matriculate. They will then continue in the MSA program upon completion of the undergraduate degree requirements. The graduate coursework (up to nine hours) may be applied to completion of both undergraduate and MSA degree requirements. The following provisions apply for classes taken for graduate credit: 1) graduate classes taken at The University of Toledo only after the student is accepted in the pipeline program, 2) only BUAD 6200, BUAD 6300, BUAD 6400, BUAD 6500, BUAD 6800, ACCT 6130, ACCT 6190, ACCT 6250, OSCM 6250 may be included in the approved nine semester hours of graduate credit taken as an undergraduate. Students must have at the time of application 1) a minimum of 3.0 cumulative undergraduate grade point average that will include undergraduate credits earned at other institutions and transferred to UT, 2) undergraduate advisor's approval, and 3) graduate advisor’s approval.
- PLO 1: Propose a well-formulated solution, including its contingencies and future implications to a professional or enterprise
- PLO 2: Apply advanced concepts to prepare the general purpose financial statements\\n
- PLO 3: Evaluate business risks, related to data collection, storage and use\\n
- PLO 4: Demonstrate ability to collect, clean, analyze and interpret data for decision-making\\n
- PLO 5: Identify ethical implications of accounting decisions on firm and capital markets\\n
- PLO 6: Locate areas of risk within an enterprise and suggest appropriate responses\\n
- PLO 7: Identify and evaluate current accounting issues