Admissions

Admissions Requirements

1. Applicant must adhere to the UND Graduate School standards for admission. Click here to see the Grad School standards.

2. Completion of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) with a score that equals or exceeds an overall score of 500. In certain circumstances, applicants may substitute the GRE or LSAT for the GMAT.

3. An overall grade point average of at least 3.00 in the undergraduate degree program (based on 4.00 scale), or a 3.25 GPA, or equivalent, for the last two years.

4. Command of the MAcc foundation (see MAcc Foundation).

Applicants who meet the first three requirements listed above, but who have not met the course work requirements of the MAcc foundation, may be admitted to Qualified Status.Applicants who fail to meet the minimum grade point or GMAT requirements, but who otherwise show high potential for success may be considered for admission to Provisional Status with the approval of the Program Director and the Department Chair.

Combined Admissions Model

Individuals at UND currently completing their junior year (90 credits) towards an accounting undergraduate degree may apply to the MAcc under combined admission. Combined admission to the MAcc program may be granted to accounting students with a minimum of 90 credits completed and both an overall grade point average of 3.25 (based on a 4.00 scale) and 3.25 GPA average for all courses taken with an accounting prefix completed to the date of application and admission. The GMAT score requirements for combined students are the same as that required for other MAcc students.

Combined admission allows students to more effectively manage their course load. By taking a combination of undergraduate and graduate courses, the student can effectively take a larger course load than by taking only graduate courses. Under combined admission, the applicant will be exempted from Acct 450, Contemporary Issues in Accounting in his/her undergraduate program. The MAcc program under combined admission will require a minimum of two years of study.

Individuals being admitted to the MAcc under combined admission are considered graduate students, and are eligible for privileges accorded graduate students. Individuals entering the MAcc under combined admission also receive their undergraduate and graduate degrees in the semester when they complete the requirements of both degrees.