Admission Requirements

Applicants are considered on an individual basis. Transcripts for all undergraduate and any graduate work must be submitted to the UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business Program Office. In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants must meet the following program requirements:

• Baccalaureate Field No restrictions.
• Grade Point Average At least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester (90 quarter) hours of undergraduate study. Applicants possessing a master’s degree in business or an equivalent degree from a program accredited by the AACSB-International must have maintained a grade point average of at least 3.00/4.00 in that program.
• Tests Required GMAT; minimum score of 500 or qualify through GAMSA.
• GAMSA
  • UIC, UIUC, and UIS accounting undergraduates who (1) have completed 90 hours overall and 12 hours in accounting courses at the 300 or 400 level and (2) have an overall GPA of 3.25 and a GPA of 3.00 from all accounting courses taken.
  • Other UIC, UIUC, and UIS undergraduates who (1) have completed 90 hours overall and (2) have an overall GPA of 3.25 and a GPA of 3.00 from any accounting courses taken.
  • If already a graduate of UIC, UIUC, or UIS, the undergraduate degree must have been received in the 16 months prior to the intended start of the MSA.
• Minimum English Competency Test Score
  • TOEFL iBT 81, with subscores of Reading 20, Listening 20, Speaking 20, and Writing 21, OR,
  • IELTS 6.5, with 6.0 in each of the four subscores, OR,
  • PTE-Academic 54, with subscores of Reading 51, Listening 47, Speaking 53, and Writing 56.
• Letters of Recommendation Two required. None for GAMSA applicants.
• Personal Statement Required.
• Resume Required.
• Deadlines The application deadline for this program is the Graduate College deadline. There is no summer admission for the Accounting program.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:

• Minimum Semester Hours Required 32.
• Course Work Degree candidates must present a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00/4.00 for all 400- and 500-level courses. At least five courses used toward the MSA degree must be at the 500 level.

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All these courses may be waived based on completion of prior satisfactory equivalent study.

• Comprehensive Examination None.
• Thesis, Project, or Coursework-Only Options Coursework only. No other options are available.