Master of Science in Accountancy, Foundations Admissions

To be considered for the Online Master of Science in Accountancy, Foundations, applicants must meet the following requirements:

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with a cumulative undergraduate GPA ≥ 3.00 (4.00 scale).
Successful completion of prerequisite courses (detailed course requirements are listed). All courses must be completed with a grade of “C-” or better. Prospective students may apply to the program while finishing these prerequisite courses and be admitted with provisional status. Accepted students will not be able to register for program classes until these requirements are met.

This content is provided as a quick reference for planning. All official admission standards are published on the graduate catalog site.

Prerequisite Courses (or courses deemed equivalent)

ACCT 205 Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCT 206 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
FINAN 303 Principles of Finance
Math 254 Intro to Statistics or BUSSTAT 207 Introduction to Business Analytics
Comfort with and experience using Excel. After admission to the program, you will complete an Excel requirement before enrolling in courses.

If you have questions about prerequisite courses or need additional assistance, contact your student success coach at (208) 426-5921 or OnlineMSA@boisestate.edu.

Application Deadlines by Semester

Admission is offered each fall, spring and summer semester. Space is limited, so early application is recommended. Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis. The priority deadlines to submit materials are shown in this table:

Semester	Application Deadline	Courses Begin
Summer	April 15	Early May
Fall	July 15	Late August
Spring	December 1	Early January

To Apply For This Program

Step 1 – Apply to Boise State University

Complete the Boise State Graduate College Application. On the Program page within the application, select the following:

Degree Type = Masters
Method of Delivery = Entirely through online delivery
Program or Certificate = Accountancy MS Foundations

The Graduate College Application requires an application fee for submission. Contact your student success coach for a promotional code to waive the application fee.

Boise State University Graduate College Application

Step 2 – Upload Transcripts

In the Academic History section of the Graduate College Application, list all colleges and universities you have attended.

For each school you list, upload an unofficial transcript. This can be a digital transcript, a scanned copy or a photo of each page of your transcript from each institution. You may upload pages as a single- or multi-page PDF, or each page as an image file. The program will evaluate your application for admission using your unofficial transcripts.

Boise State requires that all transcripts from universities located outside of the United States be submitted as official versions. Uploaded or emailed documents from non-U.S. universities will not be considered for admission purposes. For guidance on submitting your official transcript, please see International Admissions’ official transcript guidance.

Military Service

If you have served in the military, please make sure to send your Joint Services Transcript and/or Community College of the Air Force Transcript.

Step 3 – Submit Required Materials for the Online Master of Science in Accountancy, Foundations

After starting the Graduate College Application (Step 1) and uploading your transcripts (Step 2), you will add your required materials for the Online Master of Science in Accountancy, Foundations.

Your program materials will be added to the Program Requirements section of your Graduate College Application. The program application requirements include:

Current detailed resume highlighting your professional work experience. Do not be concerned with brevity. Please include start and end dates (month and year) for each position held, and indicate full or part time.
Reference list showing three references (a person who has been your direct supervisor in a professional setting or your professor in an academic setting). Include name, title, phone number, email address, and reason why this person is a reference.
Personal statement addressing both of the following questions (approximately 500 words): 1. How have your academic and/or professional experiences prepared you for success in Boise State University’s MSA program? 2. Discuss your career goals, both short-term and long-term. How will our program help you achieve these goals?

GMAT or GRE scores are required if you do not meet ONE of the following waiver options:

Cumulative undergraduate GPA ≥ 3.20 (4.00 scale)
Cumulative undergraduate GPA ≥ 3.00 (4.00 scale) AND two years of relevant professional experience after undergraduate degree. (Relevant professional experience must be demonstrated in the personal statement and resume.)
Earned an advanced degree (master’s, doctorate, etc.) from an accredited institution in any discipline with a GPA ≥ 3.00 (4.00 scale).

If you are required to submit GMAT or GRE scores, request to have your scores sent to Boise State University at the time you register for the GMAT or GRE exam. If you need to request official scores after testing, you should visit the GMAT score report website or GRE score report website.

If you have questions about your application or need additional assistance, connect with your student success coach at (208) 426-5921 or OnlineMSA@boisestate.edu.

Step 4 – Complete Excel Exams

All students admitted to the MSA Foundations program have to complete an Excel requirement before registering for classes. This requirement is completed after successfully passing two Excel exams (basic and advanced). Students that are prepared to take the exams should spend on average about 1.5 hours per exam.

View Excel Modules

There are two options to complete this requirement:

Option One: Take the basic and advanced exam ($10) and pass with a combined score of 85%. If you were to score below 85%, you could retake both tests to get a higher score. If you still can’t get a combined score of 85%, go to Option Two.

Option Two: If, after reviewing the module titles you decide to just purchase the lesson courses and prep, you will pay $40 for that and then $10 for the exams (total of $50). If you purchase this option, you will have unlimited test opportunities to pass the two exams.

Instructions for Payment

Excel Exams Homepage:

Copy and paste the following link into your internet browser: app.myeducator.com/s/250Cn8KYK01/
Click on the “Checkout” button. Payment information will be needed ($10).
You will be asked to create an account with MyEducator if you do not already have one. If you already have an account, please just log in.
Once your account is created and payment is made, you will be directed to the course material.

Primer Course for Excel Exams

For applicants who want to use the resource to practice and learn content for the exams.

Homepage:

Copy and paste the following link into your internet browser: app.myeducator.com/s/21yqIviZM01/
Click on the “Checkout” button. Payment information will be needed ($40).
You will be asked to create an account with MyEducator if you do not already have one. If you already have an account, please just log in.
Once your account is created and payment is made, you will be directed to the course material.

Complete Both Options One and Two

For those students who know they need both options from the start, uses one sign-up URL link.

Copy and paste the following link into your internet browser: app.myeducator.com/s/250Cn8KYK01/21yqIviZM01/
Click on the “Checkout” button. Payment information will be needed ($50).
You will be asked to create an account with MyEducator if you do not already have one. If you already have an account, please just log in.
Once your account is created and payment is made, you will be directed to the course material.

More Program Details

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