All students must meet the University graduate students minimum requirements listed below:
Successful completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. If bachelor’s is earned from a non-accredited or international institution, a transcript evaluation will be completed by the University of Wyoming to determine if the degree is acceptable;
A cumulative minimum grade point average of 3.0 (A = 4.0) on previous coursework;
Composite minimum score of 291 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
A minimum Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 540 on the written exam or 76 on the internet-based exam. TOEFL scores are normally not required for applicants from an English speaking country or those who have attended a U.S. institution within one year preceding application to UW. [Note: TOEFL scores are valid for two years from the test date.] UW will also accept a minimum score of 6.0 on the IETLS exam or certification of level 112 ELS completion in lieu of the TOEFL requirements
The objectives of the master of science in accounting are:
To provide students with an advanced understanding of the field of accounting,
To provide students with specific advanced knowledge of the sub-topics within accounting,
To provide students with professional skills that will enable them to enjoy productive and rewarding careers in accounting and other accounting-related areas.
The program consists of a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate coursework. Students must complete coursework in accounting and elective business and/or non-business areas. Eighty percent of the student’s total coursework must consist of 5000-level courses; the remaining 20 percent may be 4000-level non-accounting courses (approximately six hours). Non-accounting courses should be selected in consultation with the student’s graduate adviser. Non-accounting courses at the 4000-level may be taken during the senior year of undergraduate study and applied to the master’s program, but they must be reserved for graduate credit and approved by the graduate program director, prior to the first day of such classes.
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Core Accounting Courses
Students must take these 4 core accounting courses (minimum 12 credit hours):
ACCT5030 - Advanced Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT5040 - Seminar in Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT5060 - Auditing II Credits: 3
ACCT5070 - Tax II Credits: 3
Accounting Elective
Choose 1 of the following:
ACCT5065 - Fraud Examination Credits: 3
ACCT5066 - Seminar on Management Fraud Credits: 3
InsuranceFee: 1,999 USD
