Degree Offered: Master of Accountancy (M.Ac.)

Program Description: WCU Graduate School's Master of Accountancy program is a 30-semester hour program designed to provide an in-depth study of financial accounting theory, auditing standards, the concepts of taxation and tax research, accounting information systems, and business law. The objective is to prepare the graduate for a career in public accounting. The College of Business is fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business-International Association for Management Education. In addition to those with an undergraduate degree in business, the program also encourages applications from students who have completed degrees in other fields.

Admission Requirements:  

• Graduate School Admission Requirements
• Program Admission Requirements
  
  • GRE or GMAT (minimum score of 450)
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Resume

Application Deadline: None

Prerequisites: The M.Ac. program encourages applications from students with undergraduate degrees in fields other than business.  However, for applicants without an undergraduate business degree with a concentration or major in accounting, students must satisfactorily complete courses in intermediate financial accounting, cost accounting, taxation, statistics, management, microeconomics, and finance as prerequisites to the program. The prerequisite courses will not count toward the graduate degree.

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Number of Graduate Faculty: 10

Number of Students: 50  

Location of Course Offerings: Asheville

Graduate Program Director:
Dr. Susan Swanger
College of Business
828-227-3525
swanger@email.wcu.edu  

Departmental Website: Accountancy - M.Ac.