East Tennessee State University
1276 Gilbreath Dr, Johnson City, TN 37614, United States

Located near the mountains of upper east Tennessee, ETSU is an accredited public 4-year university home to almost 15,000 students. ETSU offers over 100 undergraduate and graduate academic programs in subjects such as the sciences, business, health sciences, the arts, and technology, including highly ranked programs in Computing, Public Health, Nursing, and MBA, among others. ETSU is large enough to offer all the opportunities you can imagine, but small enough to provide personal attention.

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The Master of Accountancy (M.Acc.) degree is designed for individuals who desire advanced study of accountancy and seek professional careers in public accounting, industry, and government. The combination of the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and the M.Acc. degree meets the educational requirements for Certified Public Accountants (CPA) in Tennessee and all other states.

Why ETSU?

The Master in Accountancy is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Less than 5 percent of accounting and business programs worldwide have received this prestigious accreditation. 

The Accounting Department also maintains a supplemental accounting accreditation by AACSB, which provides an elevated quality assurance system for their program. Out of 856 business institutions accredited by AACSB, East Tennessee State University(s) Accounting Department is one of only 188 institutions worldwide that hold this additional specialized accreditation.

About the Program

ETSU(s) Master in Accountancy allows students to explore future areas of specialization while engaging with top-ranked faculty who are personally invested in students long-term career success. The core M.Acc. courses are designed to provide students with a strong technical accounting background and the concentrations provide the flexibility to create an experience unique to the individuals professional and academic interests.

Once a student has completed the M.Acc program, they will have the skills necessary to succeed in an accounting career and excel on the CPA or CMA exams.

The accountancy core courses cover the six major areas of accounting practice:

Financial Accounting

Managerial Accounting

Auditing 

Taxation

Regulation

International Accounting

In addition to the core curriculum, M.Acc. students must choose one of four available concentrations: https://www.etsu.edu/cbat/acct/academics/macc.php

Master of Accountancy Admission Requirements

ETSU is committed to making sure that each student entering a graduate program is properly prepared and qualified. Therefore, each graduate program has its own set of requirements.

To enter the Masters in Accountancy program, applicants must have:

1)A Bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution
2)An undergraduate GPA of 2.5 (International students must have a 3.0)
3)An understanding of mathematics through calculus
4)Basic computer literacy
5)A minimum GMAT score of 450 (ONLY waived if (1) student has an ETSU or other AACSB-accredited university undergraduate degree in accounting within 5 years of applying with a 3.5 GPA, or (2) student has already passed the CPA exam)
6)International students must have a minimum TOEFL score of 550 on the paper exam or 213 on the computer exam

TOEFL - 550 (PBT), 79 (iBT) ; IELTS - Score of 6.5 ; PTE - Score of 53 ; Duolingo Score of 115 

Admitted student with a Duolingo score will also be required to complete an oral proficiency interview before the start of classes
7)Submit a personal essay with 300 words or less
8)An official transcript from every college or university where the applicant has taken courses

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Spring - October 1

Summer - February 1

https://www.etsu.edu/gradschool/masters-degrees.php

Click Here for Graduate Application

Application Procedures - Graduate Applicants

Start the application online using the link provided above.

Application Coding: In the online application, students must tag the application to Indo Global Studies.

1) In the ‘Current ETSU Student Information’ tab, are you a client of an agent that has contracted with ETSU to recruit students? Students must answer 'Yes' to the question "

2) Please select the agent you are working with”, select Indo Global Studies from the dropdown.

3) Students MUST add the code “IGSG1” to their applications to ensure the application is coded for Indo Global Studies.

Note - Please share tagging proof, student details and documents to admissions@indoglobalstudies.org  after submitting the application.

 

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Application Procedures - Undergraduate Applicants

Start the application online using the link provided above.

Application Coding: In the online application, students must tag the application to Indo Global Studies.

1) In the ‘ETSU International Partner Information tab,

 If you are applying through an international agency partner, please input their ETSU code here.
Student must add code “IGS1” to their applications to ensure the application is coded for Indo Global Studies.

2) How did you first learn about East Tennessee State University?

Select “others” from the dropdown

3) Please describe how you first learned about ETSU?

Type - Indo Global Studies

Note - Please share tagging proof, student details and documents to admissions@indoglobalstudies.org  after submitting the application.