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College of Business Administration
213 Thurmond Building
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC 29733
803/323-2409 or 800/387-1923
mbaoffice@winthrop.edu
www.winthrop.edu/mba
Master of
Business
Administration
with accounting emphasis
The Winthrop University
Master of Business AdministrationAccounting provides students with
education and training to enter the
accounting professions and provide
valuable and ethical services in
the highest professional manner to
their employers and communities.
The Graduate School
211 Tillman Hall
Rock Hill, SC 29733
803/323-2204
800/411-7041
gradschool@winthrop.edu
www.winthrop.edu/graduateschool
06/2015PS•2015-095BP
Rock Hill, South Carolina
college of business administration
Program Description
The MBA-Accounting program includes 33 semester hours
of required graduate courses including seven core courses,
a professional exam review, three business electives,
and one accounting elective. The program provides the
additional course work that students need to sit for the
CPA exam and become licensed as a CPA*. The MBAAccounting provides students with an excellent graduate
business education that includes a variety of general
business topics in addition to the advanced accounting
subjects. Evening classes are offered to accommodate both
full- and part-time students.
*Exact requirements to sit for the CPA exam and to
become licensed as a CPA vary by state. Visit the Board of
Accountancy in the state in which you intend to practice
for the most up-to-date and accurate information.
Accreditation
Winthrop’s MBA program is accredited by the Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in
1916, AACSB International is the premier accrediting
agency for business schools. Accreditation by AACSB
guarantees that curriculum and admission policies meet
rigorous standards. Less than one-third of U.S. business
school programs and only five percent of programs worldwide achieve this accreditation.
Winthrop University is accredited by the Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools to award bachelor’s, master’s, and specialist degrees.
PREREQUISITES
ACCT 280/281: Principles of Accounting I, II
ACCT 303: Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 305/306: Intermediate Accounting I, II
ACCT 309: Cost Accounting
ACCT 401: Introduction to Tax
ECON 670: Principles of Economics (215/216)
ACCT 351: Business Law for Accountants or
BADM 250: Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
FINC 670: Principles of Finance (311)
MGMT 680: Organizational Leadership (355)
QMTH 680: Statistical Methods & Business Research (205/210)
MGMT 681: Business & Society
MGMT 683: Sustainable Operations (326)
REQUIRED PROGRAM
ACCT 606: Advanced Financial Accounting
ACCT 607: Tax Research
ACCT 609: Advanced Auditing
ACCT 610: Advanced Managerial Accounting
FINC 680: Financial Policy Management
MGMT 682: Organizational Behavior/Development
MGMT 684: Strategic and International Issues in Management
ACCT 616,617,618,619: CPA Exam Labs
ONE COURSE FROM
ACCT 501: Estate Planning
ACCT 502: Corporate Tax
ACCT 505: Intermediate Accounting III
ACCT 506: Not for Profit Accounting
ACCT 509: External Auditing
ELECTIVES
6 hours of 600-level and 3 hours of 500-level business
courses
Admission Requirements
• Applicants to this program must demonstrate strong
promise of success in post-graduate business study as
measured by undergraduate grades and GMAT or GRE
equivalent score.
• The minimum acceptable GMAT or GRE equivalent
score is 400.
• An applicant whose native language is not English must
present a score of at least 550 on the TOEFL, 79 on the
TOEFL iBT or 6.5 on the IELTS.
• Applicants who do not have a bachelor’s degree
in business from an AACSB-accredited college or
university, or who have not had appropriate training in
business administration, accounting, or economics may
be required to complete a number of prerequisites.
• Please refer to the MBA website, www.winthrop.edu/mba, for specific admission requirements.
Why Winthrop?
Students cite our accreditation, location, and value as some
of the primary reasons for choosing Winthrop University’s
MBA-Accounting program. AACSB accreditation assures
quality. Our beautiful campus is in the small city of Rock
Hill, South Carolina, conveniently located just south of
Charlotte, North Carolina, and an hour from Columbia,
South Carolina. As a public school, tuition is affordable.
Graduates of our MBA-Accounting program hold
positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, Ernst
& Young, KPMG, and Grant Thornton; as well as local
CPA firms, the South Carolina state auditor’s office, the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Internal
Revenue Service, large banks, and other private and public
organizations.