Masters of Science in Accounting (MSA)

Coordinator

John Darcy, Ph.D.
Office: BUSA 220C
E-mail: johndarcy@utpa.edu
Phone: 956/292-7316

The Master of Science in Accounting is designed for students who are enrolled at UTPA or who intend to enroll. The program leads to the simultaneous awarding of a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a Master of Science in Accounting degree to the successful student who completes all program requirements.

Provisional Admission

In order to be provisionally admitted to the MSA program, a student must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Have completed 75 hours or more of undergraduate work with an overall grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
2. Have a grade point average of 3.0 or better in ACC 2421, ACC 2329, and the first 3000-level accounting course taken.

Unconditional Admission

Students with provisional admission to the MSA program will apply for unconditional admittance to the MSA program during the last semester of their senior year. At that time, they must meet the following criteria:

1. Have no more than 15 hours of undergraduate work remaining;
2. Have an overall grade point average of 2.5 or higher;
3. Have a grade point average in accounting courses of 3.0 or higher;
4. Provide a letter of intent explaining why they wish to obtain the MSA degree.

Unconditional admittance to the program allows the student to begin to take graduate level courses while completing the remaining undergraduate work. Students who have been provisionally admitted to the MSA but who fail to be unconditionally admitted during the last semester of their senior year will be expected to meet the BBA in Accounting degree requirements in order to receive a bachelors degree; further, such students will, if they choose to do so, seek admittance into the MACC program in order to complete a graduate degree in accounting.

For additional information e-mail Dr. Lantz at kwlantz@utpa.edu or Dr. John Darcy at 956/292-7316 or at johndarcy@utpa.edu.