Admission Requirements & Deadlines

Accounting and Business Advisory Services (M.S.)

Application Deadlines

Spring Summer Fall

Priority Deadline: Nov. 1

Final Deadline: Jan. 7

Final Deadline: May 1

Priority Deadline: June 15

Final Deadline: Aug. 15

Admission Criteria:

  • GMAT or GRE exam. An exam waiver may be considered for applicants who meet any of the following: earned a baccalaureate degree in business or accounting from an AACSB-accredited university, already possess an advanced degree, or have significant business experience. Applicants who feel they may qualify for a waiver must submit the brief GMAT/GRE Waiver Form in addition to submitting the online application below. 
  • A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
  • A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.00 (on a 4-point scale) is required for full admission to the program, and 2.75 is required for conditional admission. GPA calculations may be based upon the cumulative units or the last 60 units of the degree. See graduate admissions policies for more information and exceptions. 

prerequisites

The following list of undergraduate accounting and non-accounting classes must be completed before enrolling in graduate courses required as part of the M.S. in Accounting and Business Advisory Services program.

Accounting Courses

  • ACCT 201/202, Principles of Accounting (6 Credits)
  • ACCT 300, Accounting Information Systems (3 Credits)
  • ACCT 301/302/303, Intermediate Accounting I, II, & III (6-9 Credits)
  • ACCT 341, Cost Accounting (3 Credits)
  • ACCT 361, Tax Accounting I (3 Credits) 
  • ACCT 401, Auditing I (3 Credits)

Non-Accounting Courses

  • COMM 131 or 215, Oral Comms or Interpersonal Comms (3 Credits) 
  • ECON 201/202, Principles of Economics (6 Credits)
  • ECON 205 or MATH 231, Statistics for Business or Statistics (3 Credits)      
  • FIN 331, Principles of Finance (3 Credits)
  • LEGL 226, Business Law (3 Credits) 
  • MKTG 341, Principles of Marketing (3 Credits) 
  • MNGT 361, Principles of Management (3 Credits)
  • MNGT 482 OR PHIL 371, Business Ethics & Society or Business Ethics (3 Credits)

Application Requirements

Submit an online application, application fee and official transcripts

Additional Requirements for International Applicants

U.S. Immigration requires F1 and J1 students to be enrolled full-time with the majority of their classes taken in-person and on campus. For a list of TU programs that comply as well as information on required credential evaluations and English-language proficiency, please see admission requirements for international students.