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MS Accounting Pathway Program

For Purdue undergraduates interested in pursuing a career in accounting, the Master of Science in Accounting Pathway Program offers an optimal route to completing the 150 hours of college credit work required to obtain a CPA license. Eligible students can streamline their undergraduate experience and transition seamlessly into a ten-month master's program. Students can apply in the fall of their final undergraduate year.

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Pathways Program Eligibility

  • Be admitted into the Mitch Daniels School of Business
  • Declare accounting as your undergraduate major or minor
  • Complete MGMT 20000 (Introductory Accounting), MGMT 20100 (Management Accounting I) and MGMT 35100 Intermediate Accounting II OR MGMT 35300 Intermediate Accounting (for non-accounting majors)

Application Requirements

  • Complete and submit an application, including:
    • Transcripts
    • Academic statement of purpose
    • Personal history statement
    • Resume
    • Two recommendations (one faculty recommendation preferred)

The GMAT is not required for Pathway students. You may submit your application without uploading test scores.

Successful applicants will be allowed to directly matriculate into the MS Accounting program — in either the spring or fall intake — after receiving a baccalaureate degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher.

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If you would like to receive more information about the MS Accounting program at Purdue, please fill out the form and a program specialist will be in touch.




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