Accounting: MActg

Program Information

Program Description

The Lundquist College of Business master of accounting degree program (MAcc) helps each student develop professional knowledge and skills foundational to an accounting career.

The courses you take are at the center of the experience and they are part of an integrated set of activities, experiences, and resources that help you reach, discover, and achieve your potential.

The program is constructed so that it can be completed in 3 terms (1 academic year) of full-time study. The curriculum is designed to sharpen written and oral communication, leadership, critical thinking, and analytical skills that are needed to excel in the accounting profession.

Program Prerequisites

The program requires an undergraduate degree in accounting or the equivalent. Applicants who have undergraduate degrees in other disciplines must have sufficient prerequisite coursework in accounting and finance.

Program Information Faculty

Application at a Glance

You apply for admission through your program. This program has two separate applications, the University of Oregon application and a department application. Detailed instructions are available on the program’s website.

UO Application Requirements

• Official Transcripts
• English Language Proficiency Requirement for International Applicants
• Financial Verification for International Applicants

Program-Specific Application Requirements

Required

• GMAT or GRE (UO Institution Code: 4846)
• Higher TOEFL/IELTS than UO Minimums
• Interview
• Letters of Recommendation
• Resume
• Statement of Purpose

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Accounting: PhD

Program Information

Program Description

The Lundquist College of Business Doctoral Program in Accounting prepares students for careers as accounting faculty at a college or university that values scholarly research. The primary focus in this program is to train students to use economic reasoning to produce research of sufficient quality to warrant publication in a top academic journal. Students work closely with faculty throughout the program—which is designed to encourage joint research among faculty and students and maintain a learning environment that is supportive of each student.

Faculty expertise focuses on federal income taxation, disclosure of financial information, and use of accounting information in corporate governance. The program requires four to five years of work while in residence on the Eugene campus. During this time period, students are required to complete two years of coursework, write and present two summer papers, pass a written comprehensive exam, and successfully defend a dissertation.

Program Information Faculty

Application at a Glance

You apply for admission through your program. This program has two separate applications, the University of Oregon application and a department application. Detailed instructions are available on the program’s website.

UO Application Requirements

• Official Transcripts
• English Language Proficiency Requirement for International Applicants
• Financial Verification for International Applicants

Program-Specific Application Requirements

Required

• GMAT or GRE (UO Institution Code: 4846)
• International Applicants: Minimum TOEFL 96 or IELTS of 7.5
• Interview
• Letters of Recommendation
• Resume
• Statement of Purpose
• Writing Sample

Apply Through Department