Master of Accounting Facts

Length of program

9 months

Format

Full-time, two semesters; additional Summer Bootcamp classes in Intermediate Accounting I and II, and Auditing available for non-Accounting majors and returning students.

Designed for

Those who want a practical and unique path to a career as a CPA, independently or at one of the Big 4.

Admissions requirements

• GMAT
• Transcripts
• Two letters of recommendation
• Application and fee (waived for active members of the military and W&M students who apply by October 1)
• Interview
• TOEFL or IELTS for non-native speakers of English who did not obtain their undergraduate degree at a university in an English-speaking country.

Prerequisites

Principles of Accounting, Statistics, Financial Management, Introduction to Information technology, Intermediate Accounting, Auditing.

Application deadlines (Class of 2012)

Rolling basis.

A limited number of Spring starts are available for selected Accounting majors. Applications for Spring semester 2011 must be received by October 1, 2010.

Rankings

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Class profile

• Average age: 23
• Average GMAT: 620 
• TOEFL: 107 ibt
• IELTS: 8.0
• Average GPA: 3.4

Countries represented

China, Ghana, India, Korea, Russia, Ukraine, United States.

Recruiters of MAcc graduates

Included are BDO Seidman, Baker Tilly, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Freddie Mac, Goodman & Co., Grant Thornton, Johnson Lambert & Co., Keiter, Stephens, Gary, Hurst & Shreaves, KPMG, Kroll, LarsonAllen, McGladrey & Pullen, Navigant Consulting, Tate & Tryon, PricewaterhouseCoopers, VERIS Consulting, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, Wildes, Stevens & Brackens, Witt Mares, Yount, Hyde & Barbour.

Program cost

Tuition and fees are $25,260 in-state and $36,760 out-of-state.

Tuition payment schedule

Set by the College of William & Mary Bursar’s Office.

More information

Visit mason.wm.edu/programs/macc

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