Admissions Requirements

General Admission Requirements for the Accelerated Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) program:

• 4-Year Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy
• OR  * Bachelor's degree with advanced standing accounting coursework
• 3.0+ Overall GPA (Recommended)
• GMAT Score of 500+ (required unless waived)*
• For International students, please visit the following link for English Proficiency Requirements: https://www.cpp.edu/admissions/international/graduate.shtml
• Personal Statement
• Resume

The MSA program admits new cohorts starting Fall and Spring semesters.  For more questions regarding admissions, please visit the Graduate Admissions homepage. Students with an accounting degree from an AACSB-accredited institution, earned within the last seven years with a minimum accounting GPA of 3.25 may waive the GMAT. Applicants with accounting and/or finance certification(s) and extensive work experience may qualify for a GMAT waiver. Those applicants are subject to all other admission requirements.

Note: * For more information regarding advanced standing accounting coursework, please contact Dr. Meihua Koo at mkoo@cpp.edu

Transcripts

Please note that your final college transcripts need to be submitted to Cal Poly Pomona as per the instructions mentioned on your Bronco Direct account's "to-do" list.

Cal Poly Pomona is requesting that you send your Final Official Transcripts. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.cpp.edu/admissions/graduate/masters-requirements.shtml