Master of Accountancy

The Master of Accountancy (MAcc) degree program supports the mission of Northern Kentucky University to educate “students to be productive citizens, to prepare them for success in careers and occupations….” There are four concentrations within the MAcc degree program. The Professional concentration is to allow those with an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited university, who have successfully completed the courses listed below with a C or better, to meet the requirement that candidates for the certified public accountant examination have 150 semester hours including a bachelor’s degree. The second concentration is the Accounting Practice and Reporting concentration. This concentration meets the needs of students who do not have an undergraduate degree in accounting but who wish to pursue a career in accounting. The third concentration is the Expedited MAcc concentration and is for current accounting undergraduate students. This concentration will enable students to begin working towards their MAcc degree as undergraduates. The fourth concentration Data AnalyticsData Visualization, is similar to the Professional concentration. The concentration is a 30 hour program consisting of 10 courses, three of which concern data analytics and data visualization. The goal of this concentration is to prepare MAcc students in both accounting and data analyticsdata visualization, which is in high demand in the current industry.

Official transcripts of all coursework from accredited institutions

Accounting background including sufficient prior coursework in accounting

2.8 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale

If an international applicant, Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) scores must be submitted to the NKU Office for International Students and Scholar Services.

TOEFL scores must meet a minimum score of 550 on the paper version, 213 of the computer-based version, or 79 on the internet based (iBT) version

IETLTS scores must met a 6.5 on the general band portion

Duolingo composite score of 105 will also be accepted

Application deadline: Oncampus: Dec. 1 for Spring; July 1 for Fall; May 1 for Summer.