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Integrated study programs enable attainment of a B.S. in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy (“MAcc”) degree in five years or less. These programs are strongly recommended for those individuals planning to obtain professional certification. Beginning in the year 2000, certified public accountant (“CPA”) candidates must have completed 150 semester hours of study at the university level in order to qualify to sit for the CPA examination. There are two programs that integrate graduate and undergraduate coursework in accountancy, the Joint B.S. in Accounting/MAcc and the Accelerated B.S. in Accounting/MAcc.
Application to either integrated study program should be made during the junior year directly to the Master of Accountancy program. The GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) is required for admission to the MAcc program and should also be completed during the junior year. Once admitted, students in an integrated study program are required to design a comprehensive study plan with the both the Weatherhead advisor and the Director of the MAcc program.
Joint B.S. in Accounting/Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
Undergraduate accounting majors accepted to the Joint B.S. in Accounting/MAcc program are permitted to double count 6 credit hours of course work towards both the B.S. in Accounting and the MAcc. Due to these six hours of credit counting towards both degrees, the two programs require 152 credit hours of study rather than 158 credit hours (122 credit hours for the B.S. and 36 credit hours for the MAcc). For the first eight semesters of study, students register as an undergraduate in Case Western Reserve University; thereafter, students register in the graduate professional degree program in the Weatherhead School of Management. Students complete and are awarded the Bachelor of Science in Accounting prior to beginning the Master’s program.
Accelerated B.S. in Accounting/Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
The Accelerated B.S. in Accounting/MAcc program allows motivated students to complete both the B.S. in Accounting and the MAcc degrees in four years of study. These students are also able to double count six credit hours of course work reducing the total credit hour requirement from 158 credit hours to 152 credit hours. To enroll in this program, students must have:
Completed 90 hours of undergraduate course work.
Completed all of the undergraduate WSOM SAGES General Education Requirements.
Completed 36 hours of the WSOM Major Requirements (including 15 hours of the required accountancy course work).
Achieved at least a 3.0 overall GPA.
For all eight semesters of study, the student will register as an undergraduate in Case Western Reserve University and never as a graduate student in the graduate professional degree program in the Weatherhead School of Management. Students in this program will receive both the B.S and the Master’s degree at the end of the program.
For additional information visit the Master of Accountancy website.
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