| Location | Email Address | Program Website |
|---|---|---|
| W263, Seymour Schulich Building | admissions@schulich.yorku.ca | schulich.yorku.ca/programs/macc/ |
Master of Accounting
The Graduate Program in Accounting is a professional master’s degree program designed to develop students’ academic and intellectual abilities in all fields of professional accountancy.
The 16-month (four term), 60-credit program is accredited by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. Successful graduates will have acquired in-depth knowledge in all of the subdisciplines that constitute the broad field of accounting and will have also deepened their expertise in two chosen areas. They may proceed to write the Common Final Examination immediately following graduation from the program.
The program places heavy emphasis on developing students’ critical thinking abilities and their capacity to operate in decision environments characterized by high degrees of ambiguity through applied case analysis. Cases also help to develop students’ appreciation of multiple viewpoints and perspectives. This program is designed to provide a strong foundation for initial career placement (also through an optional internship in Term 3) and long-term career growth.
Admission to the Master of Accounting is open to both graduates from business and non-business programs.
The Graduate Program in Accounting can be completed on a full-time basis. Entry is fall or summer term.
Please visit the Schulich website for more information.
Admission Requirements
Master of Accounting
- Applicants with a non-Canadian or non-business degree will be admitted to Term 1 of the MAcc. Terms 1 and 2 bring internationally educated and non-business students up to speed on accounting principles and tax practices and prepare them for later terms of the MAcc.
- Applicants with CPA accredited business degrees from Canadian institutions, Schulich BBA students/graduates with non-accounting specializations, registered CPA students who have completed Core 1 of the PEP may be eligible for admission to Term 2 of the MAcc.
- Schulich BBA students/graduates with an accounting specialization, applicants with an accounting specialization from CPA accredited business programs, registered CPA students who have completed CPA-accredited Core 2 of the PEP may be eligible for admission to Term 3 of the MAcc.
- All applicants other than those with eligible three-year degrees from India who are admitted to Term 1 of the MAcc program at either the Schulich campus in India or at the Keele campus, or those with eligible three-year degrees from other foreign countries assessed by WES as having degrees that are equivalent to four-year degrees from Canadian universities and who are admitted to Term 1 of the MAcc program at the Keele campus should possess a four-year undergraduate degree from a recognized university with a minimum B average in the last two full years (or equivalent) of academic work. Candidates are also required to have completed prerequisite courses at the undergraduate level. Schulich students should also have a minimum B (6.0) average in all CPA courses.
- Post-graduate work experience is recommended but not required.
- Applicants are required to submit essays, résumé, references, and take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with acceptable scores on all measures thereof. These requirements will be waived if the applicant graduated from Schulich within the last five years.
- Proof of English language proficiency if prior studies were not completed in English: Test of English as a Foreign Language (iBT): 100 with minimum component scores of 23 or International English Language Testing System: 7.0 overall with minimum component scores of 6.5.