Welcome back, future accounting superstars! By now, you’re convinced that you want to be a CPA and that Ross is a great place to get that accounting foundation. But what if you didn’t major in accounting, or if you didn’t even major in a business field?
Fear not, because Ross will be MAccing you into a business leader and CPA before you can say “American Institute of Certified Public Accountants”. You can have an undergraduate degree in any field and pursue your MAcc degree at Ross so long as you’ve taken the following classes:
You also need a class in Intermediate Cost Accounting, but this can be taken in the MAcc program. It is preferred that prerequisite courses are completed at a four-year university. However, if you took introductory-level courses at a community college before transferring to your current university, you do not need to repeat the coursework. As long as your intermediate-level courses are completed at a four-year degree granting institution, your courses will satisfy our requirements. If you want help figuring out if you’ve met the admission requirements, submit the Prerequisite Assessment Form to rossmacc@umich.edu.
Ross does not have an undergraduate accounting degree and 56% of the MAcc students completed their bachelor’s degree in something other than accounting. I majored in economics and I have classmates who were premed and studied biology. One person even earned her bachelor’s in fashion design!
Even with this diversity in educational backgrounds, Ross MAccs still do really well on the CPA exam! Our pass rates are about twice the national average and rank among the highest in the country. We also had 6 Elijah Watt Sells Award winners last year, out of 75 total winners. These people scored an average of 95.5 on all four parts of the CPA exam on the first try. The Big Four accounting firms give about a $20,000 bonus to Watt Sells award-winners, so there’s some added incentive!
Best of luck as you prepare your applications and GO BLUE!
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