International students applying to Clark must submit their applications through the Common Application. Official transcripts covering the student’s prior three (full) years of education must be submitted by the student’s school. Two letters of recommendation are required, one from an academic teacher and one from a school counselor.
English Requirements
To apply to a School of Professional Studies Bachelor of Science degree program, please submit the following:
Completed online application
Personal essay
$75 non-refundable application fee (international students only)
Official high school transcript or equivalent (unless high school completion is noted on a college transcript)
In lieu of a high school transcript, transfer students can submit an official copy of their domestic college transcript in combination with our Attestation Form. This will waive the need for a high school transcript submission.)
English proficiency exam scores. Required for international applicants whose native language is not English: TOEFL 80 | IELTS 6.5 | PTE 51.
The Clark University M.S.A. program readies you for a career in public accounting and financial management. You will be able to develop and analyze accounting information, provide assurances of financial control and accuracy, develop investment and tax strategies, and advise top-level managers as they make important decisions.
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Foundation Courses (2 units)
Students may satisfy one or both of the foundation course requirements through prior undergraduate or graduate coursework, or by passing a waiver exam. Waivers and eligibility for waiver exams are only considered and finalized at the time of admission into the program.
Waiver of the financial accounting requirement is based on successful completion (B- or better within 6 years) of an undergraduate or graduate financial accounting course for credit, or a passing grade on the accounting waiver exam. If not waived, students will take ACCT 4101 Foundations of Financial Accounting to meet the foundation requirement.
Waiver of the quantitative requirement is based on successful completion (B- or better within 6 years) of an undergraduate or graduate course for credit in statistics, operations management, or economics; or a passing grade on the statistics waiver exam. If not waived, students will take STAT 4300 Data Driven Decision Making to meet the foundation requirement.
Core Courses (8 units)
ACCT 5100 - Accounting Analytics
ACCT 5101 - Financial Accounting and Reporting I
ACCT 5102 - Financial Accounting and Reporting II
ACCT 5103 - Management Accounting
ACCT 5104 - Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 5105 - Financial and Operational Auditing
ACCT 5109 - Government and Nonprofit Accounting
ACCT 5206 - Federal Taxation
Elective Courses (2 units)
MGMT 4708 and MGMT 4713 are the recommended electives for students that plan to take the CPA exam.
ACCT 5114 - Principles of Internal Auditing
FIN 4200 - Financial Management
FIN 5201 - Case Studies in Corporate Finance
FIN 5405 - Mergers and Acquisitions
MGMT 4708 - Business Law I
MGMT 4709 - Business in Society
MGMT 4713 - Business Law II
MGMT 5201 - Human Resources Management
BAN 4500 - Information System for Analytics
BAN 5501 - Database Management and SQL for Analytics
MIS 5900 - Special Topics in Management Information Systems
ACCT 5107 - Analysis of Financial Statements
