MBA - Accounting Concentration

The Master of Business Administration degree program with a concentration in Accounting provides the opportunity for advanced study in management and accounting. Successful completion of this program prepares individuals to pursue high-level careers in accounting and/or management positions both in private industry and in public accounting firms. Building on students’ preexisting foundation in accounting, this advanced program enables students to develop theoretical knowledge while learning how advanced accounting principles and techniques are applied in practice. Research techniques that successful practitioners use are also covered in this program.

Upon completion of the program, graduates are expected to:

• Gather, interpret and analyze research to inform decision-making at operational and strategic levels of an organization.
• Use advanced communication skills and awareness of cultural differences in global and domestic business interactions.
• Analyze problems from a diverse perspective, propose effective solutions and evaluate the impact of executive decisions.
• Assess and evaluate business entities taking into account cross-functional environments as they affect ethical decision making in domestic and global organizations.
• Use applicable ethical and statutory regulations to make sound financial decisions based on current accounting standards.

Graduates learn executive business competencies, professional leadership, and strategic and creative thinking skills that help them ethically solve problems that occur in the global business environment in culturally sensitive ways.

Prerequisite and foundation courses should be completed prior to registering for core and concentration classes.

Master of Business Administration - Accounting Concentration

Master of Business Administration 

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Courses offered through the undergraduate College of Business and the College of Arts & Sciences.

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Prerequisite courses must be completed prior to or concurrently with foundation courses. The exception is prior to enrolling in ACCT2210 Intermediate Accounting Theory and Practice I when students must have completed ACCT1210 Financial Accounting.

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Note for Providence Campus students: MBA concentration courses may only be available online. Students should consult with their academic advisor regarding course availability and for planning.

Johnson & Wales University holistically reviews all elements of a student’s application to identify those students most likely to succeed at the university.

Prior to being considered for admission into an online JWU graduate program, the following must be submitted:

1. A completed application for admission
2. Official or certified transcripts from all institutions attended, including bachelor's and master's degree conferral (if applicable). When a graduate program application is submitted prior to completing requirements for the bachelor's degree, Admissions will consider the application and, if admissible, will offer an acceptance pending submission of final transcript verifying bachelor's degree conferral. Without such verification, students will not be allowed to register for the current semester or continue enrollment, and will be in jeopardy of losing their academic status with the university.
3. Statement of Purpose: An essay explaining your motivation, aptitude and goals related to graduate-level academic study
4. Two letters of recommendation from individuals qualified to attest to the applicant's potential for success at the graduate level of study. A Personal Reference Form may be substituted for the letters of recommendation.
5. A current résumé or CV (required for applicants for conditional acceptance; optional for other applicants)

The letters of recommendation and Statement of Purpose may be emailed.

The Master of Business Administration in Accounting program has the following prerequisite courses:

• ACCT2210 Intermediate Accounting Theory and Practice I 
• ACCT2220 Intermediate Accounting Theory and Practice II 
• ACCT3011 Federal Taxes I 
• ACCT3050 Advanced Accounting 
• ACCT4040 Auditing 
• LAW2001 The Legal Environment of Business I 

A student can be accepted without these prerequisite courses being completed; however, the student will be conditionally accepted until all prerequisites are met. The prerequisite courses must be completed as the first course(s) taken in the program. 

Conditional Acceptance

Conditional acceptance to the Master of Business Administration in Accounting program may be extended to students who have a 2.41–2.84 cumulative undergraduate grade point average, and demonstrate significant evidence of professional success. Students granted conditional acceptance may take a maximum of three JWU graduate courses in your first semester (students may not enroll in two 8-week courses at the same time). If an overall GPA of 3.0 is earned in the first conditional semester, the student will be granted full admission to that program. Students who do not earn an overall GPA of 3.0 will be dismissed from the program and will not be accepted to any JWU graduate program.