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Apply to the Master of Science (MS) in Accounting

Applications are currently being accepted.

Questions regarding the application process can be e-mailed to macc@katz.pitt.edu.

Download an Application Packet (PDF)

In order to be considered for admission to the MS program in Accounting, an applicant must submit all of the following items:

  1. Online application or completed PDF application form
  2. Application fee of $50. This fee is required of all applicants and is not refundable. Please make check or money order payable to the University of Pittsburgh. (Do not send cash).
  3. Official transcripts, bearing an original school seal, of all college and university work (including work which did not lead to a degree, or credits that were transferred).
  4. Report of the results of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results may be accepted, but GMAT scores are preferred. When requesting that scores be sent to the Katz Graduate School of Business MS Program in Accounting, the school code you must provide to Pearson Inc for the GMAT is DPZ-M5-58 and to ETS for the GRE is 2998, department code 4001.
  5. Three letters of recommendation from persons who have known the applicant in academic or professional capacities (at least two must be from faculty members). Applicants are required to complete the top portion of the evaluation form prior to providing it to an evaluator.
  6. International applicants must also submit a special set of forms (Financial Statement, Additional Questions, Report of Proficiency in English, and Affidavit of Support) and the following additional credentials: (a) official academic records accompanied by notarized English translations, including diplomas for degrees earned; (b) test scores in the Test of English as a Foreign Language - TOEFL (required of applicants whose official native language is not English even if English was the medium of instruction in the foreign schools attended by the applicant). When requesting that TOEFL scores be sent to the Katz Graduate School of Business MS Program in Accounting, the school code you must provide to ETS is 4202.

All submissions and other correspondence should be addressed to:

Director, MS Program in Accounting
The Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
224 Mervis Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

All applicants are responsible for checking by letter, email (macc@katz.pitt.edu) or phone (412-624-0147) with the Office of the MS Program Director to ensure that all application materials have been received. Experience has shown that this is particularly necessary in the cases of transcripts and letters of recommendation. It is wise to do so several weeks before the completed application is due. Photocopies or materials transmitted through facsimile are not considered official documents and cannot be accepted as application credentials.