Application and Admission

Students will apply in spring for fall admittance into the program and in the fall for interim or spring admittance into the program. Students who have successfully completed or are currently enrolled in Intermediate Accounting III and will have 90 credits completed are encouraged to apply. Provisional admittance may be given if all prerequisites are not met.

Below is a complete list of requirements for full admittance.

Prerequisite Courses:

Principles of Accounting 1 & 2 (ACCT 210 & 211)
Intermediate Accounting 1, 2, & 3 (ACCT 322, 324, 326)
Individual Taxation (ACCT 344)
Management Information Systems 1 (BSAD 205)
Business Law 1 (BSAD 340)

Other admission requirements:

90 hours of completed coursework
3.0 cumulative Grade Point Average
3.0 cumulative Grade Point Average in Accounting (ACCT) courses
Acceptable GMAT/GRE Exam Score
Current AU students: BEFORE scheduling exam, contact the Director of the MPA Program.
Acceptable score is defined in the following formula:
GMAT Exam: Cumulative GPA x 100 + GMAT score = at least 800
GRE Exam: Cumulative GPA x 100 + GRE score = at least 600

Additional Requirements for International Applicants

WES Evaluation

• If you received your undergraduate degree from a country other than the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand, in addition to the materials noted above, your application must include a World Education Services (WES) Course-by-Course Evaluation Report (Basic or ICAP).  You are responsible for paying for the report and having it delivered to Augustana University. Please see the WES website for more information
• WES will authenticate and evaluate your academic credentials, including degrees and diplomas earned abroad, and determine their U.S. equivalencies. Once WES has confirmed receipt of all required applications, documents, and fees, a report will be completed in seven (7) business days. Please see the WES website for more information about fees and to apply

TOEFL or IELTS scores

• If you received your undergraduate degree from a country other than the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand, in addition to the materials noted above, you must submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores to prove English-language proficiency. The program requires a minimum TOEFL score to 87 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5. The TOEFL institution code for Augustana University is 6015. Please see the TOEFL website or IELTS website for more information.
• If you believe you can prove English-language proficiency via another means, please email the program at laura.hybertson@augie.edu to be considered for an exception. The program will notify you by email whether or not an exception has been granted.

Photograph

• A copy of the photo page of your passport.

Finances

• Financial Statement showing sufficient resources to support yourself for one academic year.