Accounting Degree Programs

Admission Requirements in accounting degree couse at Sauder School Of Business

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Application Deadlines
Applicants who graduated from a Canadian university:
Deadline for Degree courses beginning in May: April 1
Deadline for Degree courses beginning in September: August 1

Applicants who graduated from a university outside of Canada:
Deadline for Degree courses beginning in May: March 1
Deadline for Degree courses beginning in September: July 1

Application Forms

Proceed to our Application Forms page to complete a printed or online application form.

After Applying for Admission

Once you have submitted your application for admission, you can check your admission application status online.

Admission Information

New students must first apply for admission to the Diploma in Accounting Program
before registering for courses.

Please read about program eligibility, admission requirements, and admission deadlines before completing an application form.

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Program Eligibility

The UBC Diploma in Accounting Program is open to:
University business degree graduates with a non-accounting major.
University degree graduates from a non-business program.
Mature applicants (GMAT test results and documented accounting-related work experience required).

Admission requirement in accounting degree at San Jose State University

The MSA Program admits a limited number of new students in May of each year.

Acceptance is based on information about the applicant gathered from the required following sources:

San Jose State University Application

Admission Test Scores (GMAT/TOEFL)

Undergraduate/Graduate Record(s)

Statement of Purpose

Resume

Two letters of reference

Personal Interview for finalists*

*Note: Not all applicants will receive an interview. Only those applicants who are finalists will be invited for a personal interview on campus. Phone interviews are not permitted. All interested candidates must interview on campus to be eligible.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

■ International Students Only

NO ACCOUNTING DEGREE

The program is specifically designed for students who do not have a background/degree in Accounting, therefore in order to qualify for the MSA program, applicants may not hold a degree or certification in Accounting regardless of where it has been received.

4 YEAR BACHELOR DEGREE IN ACCOUTING

All applicants must have the equivalent to a 4-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. If you have a bachelor’s degree of less than 4 years, you will need your degree to be evaluated by the International Student Office (408-924-5920). Additional coursework may be needed in order to equate the degree to a 4-year degree.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 semester units (or 90 quarter units) of coursework.

GMAT

The GMAT exam is a required test for all applicants. A mandatory total score of 500 or better, including scores above the 50th percentile on both quantitative and verbal sections. The GMAT exam is valid for 5 years from the date of testing. For more information on preparing for/scheduling the GMAT test please go to http://www.ets.org/tests.html

Please note that the GRE and LSAT are not acceptable test scores for admission to the MSA program.

TOEFL

If the applicant holds a degree from a University where the medium of instruction was NOT English, the TOEFL exam will be required. The applicant must receive a minimum score of 550 (paper score), 213 (computer score), 80 (Internet based). The exam is valid for 2 years from the date of testing. For more information on preparing for/scheduling the TOEFL test please go to http://www.ets.org/tests.html

F-1 VISA STATUS

Once accepted into the program, all international students will be required to apply for an F-1 Visa in order to complete the internship portion of the program.

This career has as purpose to train professionals with expertise in the management of financial and accounting operations,preparationand control of economic and financial transactions and timely compliance with tax payments for customers, suppliers and the society in general. In addition, the study plan includes international subjects to allow for high level decision making.

Interested Student’s profile
To have finished high school or equivalent studies, showing a true humanistic interest in favor of individuals and organizations in general, committed to study and with a high sense of responsibility, easy to analyze and adapt to various kinds of organization.

Graduate’s profile
Graduates in Accounting sciences will be trained with broad knowledge and enough capacity to lead, analyze, understand, decide and solve the various types of problems occurring in fields such as auditing, costs, accounting, tax and administration. They will be committed towards the achievement of goals of the enterprises and social organizations they belong to. They will count with the capacity to visualize and forecast future world globalization and how this phenomenon may affect their companies.
Mission

“To form accounts capable of implementing, operating and evaluating accounting and financial systems within organizations, with a high ethical, economic and social sense to count with accountable and administrative competences, allowing for the optimization and innovation of organizations.”
Vision

To gain recognition as a prestigious institution participating in an efficient and sound form in the preparation of the best bachelors in accounting sciences, both in Mexico and internationally.

Admission requirements
To have concluded the medium and high school studies
To submit and accredit an admission exam.

Undergraduate Programs

To qualify for an undergraduate program, the candidate must hold a degree in secondary education, with five pre-university course of 12 years, subject to the prior programs, and display a overall average of 65% on five courses. Note that it requires a minimum score of 65% over the course of French and 60% over the four other courses qualify.

The conditions for admission based on the conditions A, B, C and D are in Table I below.

The list of programs and their respective eligibility criteria are given in Table II below

Career Opportunities
The program can help graduates prepare for a business accounting career and pursue entry-level positions in fields involving accounting or finance. Graduates can develop knowledge and skills to work in such areas as management advisory services, income tax and auditing, budgeting, cost accounting and general accounting.

Admission Requirements
Refer to the Admission section of this catalog for information relating to Admission Requirements and Procedures for this program.

Online Course Orientation
Prior to starting any of the online courses in this program, the student must complete the online course orientation, which describes the protocols that the student must follow when taking an online course.

Equipment
The student is responsible, at his or her expense, for providing all supplies and equipment for the students use in the online courses in the program, including, without limitation, a computer (and the associated accessories and peripheral equipment, including without limitation, a monitor, keyboard and printer), software and Internet service.

The School offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA) with a major in Accounting. Approximately two of the four years of University work are spent in meeting general education requirements, one year is devoted to a broad business education, and one year is devoted to a concentration in Accounting.

In order to obtain a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting degree, a student must be admitted into the Shidler College of Business.

To view admission requirements into Shidler College of Business and to download an on-line application form, please refer to the Shidler College of Business admission information.

Once admitted, the following requirements must be completed before graduation.

OVERVIEW OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Fulfill the General Education Core requirements.
Completion of 124 non-repeated credit hours.
30 of which must be earned at UH Manoa to fulfill residency requirements
24 of the credits must be earned in Shidler College of Business upper division business courses and 9 credits must be earned in the Shidler College of Business business major AFTER official admission to Shidler College of Business

Admission Requirements

1. Student must successfully complete and obtain a cumulative average of 70% in the following courses:

BUSA130 , ECON131 , ACCT130 , FINN130 , MATH235 or MATH141

2. A grade of not less than 70% in ACCT130 .

3. Department approval based on intake capacity - priority is given to students with higher scores in the courses above and where these are even, other academic criteria can be sought by the department committee.

Condition for Continuing in Major

Student in Major must maintain a cumulative Major average of not less than 70%.

Program Requirements

Student must successfully complete a minimum of 57 credit hours of courses distributed as follows:

1. Core courses (30 credit hours):

ACCT230 , ACCT331 , ACCT332 , ACCT333 , ACCT335 , ACCT336 , ACCT339 , ACCT432 , ACCT434 , ACCT437

2. Elective courses (6 credit hours) from other courses in Accounting.

3. (9 credit hours) of courses in Business Administration including

BUSA230 , BUSA3301 .

4. (9 credit hours) of courses in Economics including ECON132 and two courses from the following list: ECON3311 , ECON3321 , ECON3361 , ECON3362 , ECON338 , ECON434 , ECON438

5. (3 credit hours) FINN230 .

Course length (full-time equivalent): 2 years
Approximate contact time: 2-4 hours per week per unit
Not available for external study

A graduate program designed to enable graduates without an accounting degree to obtain the requisite qualifications to enter the accounting profession.

This course has professional recognition and accreditation from CPA Australia and Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Admission Requirements:
A Bachelor degree from a recognised tertiary institution demonstrating the attainment of satisfactory grades.

Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in Accounting (Accounting concentration or financial performance) or the equivalent, obtained with a cumulative average of at least 3.2 to 4.3 or equivalent.

Any application involving a cumulative average of less than 3.2, but equal to or greater than 2.8 will be considered by the subcommittee for admission and evaluation and may, exceptionally, to be recommendation for admission. If the subcommittee considers it necessary, the candidate will require additional courses and (or) maintaining a minimum cumulative average for a given set of program activities.

Applicants must have sufficient knowledge of French (both orally and in writing) and a functional command of reading English, the reference documents are often written in that language. This knowledge can be assessed by the program. The candidate who did not meet those requirements could be imposed on academic upgrading.

Applicants must also have sufficient knowledge of word processing, presentation, database and spreadsheet.

Admission procedures

The application for admission must be sent to the Registrar and shall include:
- The completed application form
- A letter written by the candidate stating his expectations in the program
- Two letters of recommendation
- Statements of official transcripts of all university, except those carried out at UQAM
- The curriculum vitae of the candidate
- A copy of birth certificate
- Payment of fees.

Any document written in a language other than French or English must be accompanied by an official translation into one of these two languages.

Methods and selection criteria
Candidate selection is based primarily on the review of documents and letters of recommendation.

Sleeps
The program is not quotas.
Admission for the fall and winter.

Plan Study and maximum duration of studies
The program is offered only part-time.
Normal duration of studies: 4 quarters
Maximum duration of studies: 8 quarters