Master's of Accountancy (MAcc)
Admission Requirements
Admission is open to qualified students with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in accounting (or the equivalent) from an AACSB-accredited institution. Applications are generally accepted for fall semester only. Spring and summer semester applications are accepted on a limited basis.
- Full Admission Requirements
Full Admission Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in accounting (or the equivalent*) from an AACSB-accredited institution.
- Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Minimum score of 500 on the Graduate Management Admissions Test OR an equivalent score on the General Record Exam.
- One letter of recommendation.
- Provisional Admission Requirements
Provisional Admission Requirements:
- Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Minimum score of 1,000 on the index formula
- Submission of official GMAT or GRE test scores
- Students are also required to be proficient in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software including the integration of all three.
An applicant who does not meet the GMAT, GRE, GPA or Admission Index criteria may be considered for provisional admission, if they meet the above requirements. Provisional admission requires that the applicant maintain a 3.0 GPA for the first twelve (12) hours of graduate credit or the applicant will be dismissed from the program.
- GMAT/GRE Waiver Policy
GMAT/GRE Waiver Policy
Students applying for the Master's of Accountancy may request/receive a waiver of the GMAT/GRE requirement if they meet one of the following requirements:
- The student holds a bachelor's degree from Tennessee Tech University with and has a GPA of 3.2 or better overall, and in their major course work
- or -
- The student holds a degree from an AACSB business program with a major in accounting (or has completed 85% of the coursework for the degree and 70% of the coursework for the major) and has a GPA of 3.4 or greater overall and in their major coursework.
- The waiver request may be made directly to Director of Graduate Programs in the College of Business Graduate Office via the following link:
NOTE: Once the program is at capacity (25 students), the above minimum application requirements for both full or provisional admission do not guarantee acceptance into the MAcc program. Final decisions will be made by the MAcc Admissions Committee, whose members are the College of Business Graduate Program Director, the MAcc Coordinator, the Chair of the Accounting Department and two Accounting Department faculty.
Consideration will be given to the applicant’s work experience and other activities that demonstrate potential for successful completion of the program.
If you have any questions, please contact:
College of Business Graduate Office
Phone: (931) 372-3600
Email: cobgrad@tntech.edu
* Additional information for international student applications can be found on the Office of Graduate Studies' How to Apply page, under the "International Students" section.
** All application materials become the property of the University and will not be returned to the applicant regardless of whether admission is approved or denied.
