Applicants for the MAcc Program must first apply for admission to the Graduate School. The Graduate School offers a Web-based application process. You can complete the online application form by going to the Graduate School's Web site at www.grad.umn.edu/application.html.

The application is part of the ApplyYourself Application Network. You must have an e-mail address to utilize the online application. You will receive a PIN and Password so that you can return to work on your application over several sessions. Your information is transmitted through a secured server and is kept confidential until you submit your application.

A completed Graduate School Application for Admission form must include payment of the application fee ($55 for U.S. applicants and permanent residents or $75 for international applicants). The application fee cannot be waived or deferred, is not refundable and must be paid using a credit card.

For international students whose native language is not English, please note that the Graduate School’s operational standard for English language proficiency is a TOEFL score of 550 (213 on the computer-based test), a MELAB score of 80, or an IELTS score of 6.5. The standard for admission on the new internet based TOEFL (IBT) is a minimum total score of 79, plus section scores of at least 21 on the writing section and 19 on the reading section.

TOEFL information is available at U.S. embassies and consulates, information agency offices, and education foundations and by going to the Web site www.toefl.org. Our TOEFL institutional code is 6874.

To apply for admission to the MAcc program, an applicant must supply official transcripts and GMAT score and obtain at least three letters of recommendation. Upon receipt of these items, qualified applicants are contacted for an interview with the MAcc Program Director.

 

For spring semester 2008, application to the Graduate School should be completed by October 15, 2007.

 

For fall semester 2008 admission, application to the Graduate School should be completed by April 30, 2008.

 

The MAcc program does not admit new students for the summer term.

Official transcripts from each college or university you attended should be requested from the Office of the Registrar at each school and mailed directly by the Registrar to the Graduate School Admissions Office.

If you attended U.S. schools, most often official transcripts are those that have the embossed seal of the institution and/or the registrar's signature on them. However, you should consult the school you attended to find out what constitutes an official transcript from that school. If you attended international schools, please follow the instructions about submitting transcripts when applying for admission to the Graduate School.

You may mail a photocopy or fax a legible copy of your transcript/credentials to the Graduate School Admissions Office. This will make the processing of your materials more efficient and will get your application to your MAcc program for review more quickly. If you do fax or send a photocopy, do not send official transcipts/credentials at this time.  If you are admitted, the Graduate School will request that official or certified transcripts/credentials be provided when they send you the admission letter.

Transcripts/credentials can be faxed to 612-625-6002 or mailed to:
Graduate School
University of Minnesota
309 Johnston Hall
101 Pleasant St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0421

University of Minnesota (Twin Cities campus) students should ask the registrar's office to send their Minnesota transcript directly to the Graduate School Admissions Office. University of Minnesota students may request official transcripts at: http://www.onestop.umn.edu/onestop/grades.html.

 

The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is required when applying to the MAcc program.  Request that your GMAT results be sent to the Carlson School MAcc program.  The applicant's copy of the GMAT score will not be accepted.  The MAcc GMAT code is D2N-VJ-8826.  Requesting by code will only be necessary if you make a request by mail after testing.  Otherwise, you may elect to send your scores electronically without using a code.

 

For details on how to make an appointment to take the GMAT or to request submission of your GMAT scores to the MAcc office, visit the website:  www.gmat.org.  The University of Minnesota's College of Continuing Education (CCE) offers GMAT preparation courses through classroom-based instruction or self-directed online instruction.  For more information, call (612) 624-4000 or visit the website http://www.cce.umn.edu/testprep/.

 

The GMAT must have been taken within three years of the application.  The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is not an acceptable alternative to the GMAT.

Three letters of recommendation from persons qualified to evaluate your most recent work and potential for graduate study are required.

Letters of recommendation should be submitted online by your recommenders through ApplyYourself.
 

Beginning with Fall 2007, we will no longer be accepting recommendation letters mailed or faxed to our office.

Qualified applicants will be contacted by the MAcc Program office to schedule an in-person interview with the Program Director upon receipt of your Graduate School Application for Admission, an official transcript, three letters of recommendation, and an official GMAT score.  If you are a non-Twin Cities residing applicant, a telephone interview is acceptable.

Both the Graduate School and the MAcc Program Director review applications. A student’s academic record, letters of recommendation and the interview with the Program Director are factors in the admission decision. After making a decision on an application, the Graduate School notifies the applicant. The entire review process takes about four to six weeks.