The B.A./B.S.-M.A.S. program is designed to enable the qualified
student to earn both a bachelor's degree in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences and the master of accounting science degree in five
years rather than the normal six years. The program integrates an
undergraduate education with a professional education without diluting
the quality or purpose of either. Program objectives will be met
primarily by the completion of courses during the student's fourth
year that are simultaneously electives in the baccalaureate program
and requirements for the M.A.S. degree. A student who is interested in
the joint degree should contact a program adviser (in
270 Lincoln Hall)
early in the initial year.
The program is open to all students in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences who meet the requirements below. In most cases,
participants in the B.A./B.S.-M.A.S. program will complete their
undergraduate majors by the end of the third year. As a consequence,
some students will have to plan their course work carefully to meet
their undergraduate educational objectives and to participate in the
program; this will be particularly true for undergraduates whose
majors require extensive sequential course work.
Because the B.A./B.S.-M.A.S. program is based on careful
course selection and program planning, an interested student should
consult with a B.A./B.S.-M.A.S. adviser during the first year. The
program's objectives and requirements will be explained so that the
student, in consultation with his or her baccalaureate degree program
adviser, may plan course work to meet both objectives.
A student who wishes to participate in the
B.A./B.S.-M.A.S. program must make formal application by March 31 in
the second semester of the junior year. To be eligible for
consideration, the student must have at least a 4.25 cumulative
grade-point average, with at least 96 hours of course work completed,
and at least a score of 550 on the Graduate Management Admissions Test
(GMAT).
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