Four-year Bachelor/MS in Accounting

Students who have achieved a high level of success in their high school academic performance may apply for this program when they apply for admission to the university. Applications for both the accelerated program and admission to the university are considered concurrently. To qualify for this program, applicants typically have earned a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher, and a combined verbal and quantitative section score of 1200 or higher on the SAT (or an ACT of 25). Students in good standing are able to enter the program at any time during their studies, but a delayed entry may preclude completing it in four years. To remain in the program a student must earn a 3.3 in major and a 3.0 overall GPA.

This program’s curriculum allows undergraduate full-time accounting majors in the College of Business to accelerate the completion of both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Accounting. Students accepted into this program can earn the Master of Science in Accounting degree in as few as four years.

Undergraduate tuition covers up to six courses, either graduate or undergraduate, during the fall and spring semesters for four years. Tuition and housing for summer courses is additional and the per credit costs depends on whether the courses are undergraduate or graduate.

Owners of their own CPA firms, accounting consultants, and accounting scholars are the kinds of professionals who bring the accounting profession to the classroom at the College of Business. On-campus or online, your professors readily share their extensive knowledge and expertise as gifted classroom teachers.

The best business schools in the world are accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Western New England University is the only private institution in western Massachusetts accredited by AACSB International and among fewer than 5% of business schools in the world to hold this accreditation.

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