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The Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) program admits students who have completed a baccalaureate degree and students who are currently pursuing a BBA in accounting at UTPB. All students preparing to be admitted to the MPA program must take the GMAT test prior to completion of 6 semester hours of graduate course work. Admission is based on a combination of the undergraduate GPA and GMAT Score: Entrance Status Score = (GPA X 200) + GMAT. 

Regular Standing: Entrance Score at least 1120
Provisional Standing: Entrance Score at least 1000 but less than 1120
Conditional Standing: Entrance Score at least 1000 but with additional pre-professional leveling courses that need to be taken (see below)

 

  


Students granted provisional status will normally be changed to regular status upon successful completion of a minimum of twelve semester credit hours of MPA core course work with a grade of B or better in each course taken. No elective course may be taken by a student in provisional status.

Admission for UTPB undergraduate accounting students:

Currently enrolled undergraduate students at UTPB majoring in Accountancy and Information Systems may qualify for admission into the Dual Degree Program in Professional Accountancy described in the UTPB Graduate Catalog.

Admission for baccalaureate degree holders:

The Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) program is open to all students holding baccalaureate degrees from accredited colleges or universities and meeting the following provisions: satisfactory performance during the last two undergraduate years (or other evidence predicting success in graduate study), and a satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Students without an academic background in accounting must demonstrate their knowledge in accounting by completing 15 - 18 hours of accounting course work. Students without an academic background in business must demonstrate their knowledge of the basic fields of business by completing leveling course work in the foundation disciplines that include information systems, statistics, economics, management, and marketing. Students who have not completed the equivalent of six semester hours of undergraduate mathematics including exposure to differential and integral calculus may be advised to complete mathematics preparation to the level of MATH 1325 or its equivalent.