Admission Requirements
- Graduate School application and $40 fee
- Submission of all postsecondary academic transcripts
- Successful completion of a bachelor's degree prior to enrollment
- Minimum GPA of 2.50
- Applicants for admission to the MSA program who have earned an undergraduate accounting degree from a program with AACSB accreditation and an overall GPA of 3.5 (A=4.0) are eligible to apply to have the GMAT or GRE requirement waived. To request a GRE/GMAT waiver, contact the Graduate Program Director.
- All other applicants for admission to the MSA program must complete the GMAT or the GRE. Candidates who submit GMAT scores must have a minimum score of 500 and a score of at least 25 each on the verbal and quantitative portions of the examination.
- Personal history information
- International Applicants: Proof of English Proficiency, minimum requirements are TOEFL (79), IELTS (6.5) or equivalent
Program application materials may be uploaded during the application process, but official transcripts must be sent directly from the school attended, and test scores must be verifiable with the appropriate testing service. Please contact the Graduate Admissions office with questions regarding the application submission process at graduateadmissions@siue.edu.
Based on the formula where the admission score equals 200 times the undergraduate GPA (A=4.0) plus the GMAT score, admissions requires a total score of 1100. If a candidate submits GRE scores, the scores will be converted to comparable GMAT scores using the GRE Comparison Tool for Business Schools. The converted scores must meet the GMAT and formula standards outlined above.
Applicants with non-accounting undergraduate degrees can satisfy the programs prerequisite requirements by completing appropriate undergraduate prerequisite courses.
Review the SIUE Admissions Policy for more information.
Undergraduate Prerequisite Courses
Applicants can satisfy the program’s prerequisite requirements by completing the following admission prerequisite courses, or their equivalent, with a GPA of 2.7 or better:
- ACCT 200 or 524
- ACCT 301
- ACCT 302
- ACCT 303
- ACCT 311
- ACCT 312
- ACCT 315
- ACCT 321
These courses do not carry credit toward the MSA. Prerequisite courses taken prior to admission to the MSA program ordinarily must have been taken within six years of the date the applicant is admitted. An MSA student undertaking prerequisite courses may be terminated from the program if the student's GPA calculated over all prerequisite courses taken at SIUE falls below 2.7 for more than one semester, the student receives a grade of less than C in any prerequisite course, or the student fails to make satisfactory progress.
