Candidate Profile

Boise State University MSA and MSAT candidates possess a high degree of motivation, an aptitude for graduate study and a strong background in accountancy and business.

An MSA candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from a regionally accredited institution or have taken the following undergraduate course prerequisites before they will be permitted to take graduate courses:

Undergraduate Course Prerequisites

Candidates are REQUIRED to complete the 18 semester credits of upper-division accounting courses listed below AND at least 15 semester credits in other business courses as noted below.

UPPER DIVISION ACCOUNTING COURSES
(OR COURSES DEEMED EQUIVALENT)

ACCT 302 Survey of Federal Income Taxation (3)
ACCT 304 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
ACCT 306 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
ACCT 314 Cost Accounting (3)
ACCT 350 Accounting Information Systems (3)
ACCT 405 Financial Statement Auditing (3)

International Students (students not taught from a US-based perspective) may be required to retake the following courses from Boise State or similar courses from another US institution to be considered for admission:
ACCT 302 Survey of Federal Income Taxation (3)
ACCT 405 Financial Statement Auditing (3)
ACCT 306 Intermediate Accounting II (3)

BUSINESS COURSE EXAMPLES
(OR OTHER APPROVED BUSINESS TOPICS)

At least 15 semester credits needed from the following business topics:

Business Communication
Business Law (recommended for CPA exam)
Business Leadership
Business Statistics
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
International Business
Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management