Accelerate Your Accounting Career

Program Requirements

The MAcc is a 30-credit, full-time master’s degree that most students can complete in two semesters. The program requires only six prerequisite credits for admission — two introductory accounting courses — making it accessible to students from any undergraduate background.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite Courses — 6 Credits

These two courses are required for admission. They may be completed at any accredited institution (graduate or undergraduate level) with a grade of B– or better. Both courses are offered multiple times per semester at Pitt, including during the summer.

Prerequisite courses do not count toward the 30-credit degree requirement. Equivalent courses are widely available at community colleges and online, making it easy to satisfy them before enrollment.

Who Should Apply?

Career Switchers

Students with an undergraduate degree in any field — business, humanities, sciences, engineering — who want to launch a career in accounting. After completing the two prerequisites, you will enter the program alongside your peers and complete all degree requirements in two semesters.

International Students

Students who earned their undergraduate degree outside the United States and are seeking a U.S. graduate accounting credential. The redesigned curriculum allows most international students to complete the degree in two semesters, even with limited prior U.S. accounting exposure.

Degree Structure – 30 Credits

Students who have already completed an equivalent required course at an accredited institution with a grade of B– or better may request a course waiver, which increases the number of elective credits available to them.

Application Components

• Online application with essay responses
• Two letters of recommendation (academic or professional; at least one from a faculty member preferred)
• Current résumé
• Unofficial transcripts (official copies required upon admission)
• $50 non-refundable application fee
• International applicants: TOEFL (80+ / 4.0+ after 1/21/26), Duolingo (125+), or IELTS (6.5+)

Test Optional: Katz does not require GMAT or GRE scores for most applicants. Applicants with a cumulative GPA below 3.25 or fewer than 6 credits of quantitative coursework are encouraged (but not required) to submit scores.

Questions and Correspondence

Contact Graduate Admissions at admissions@katz.pitt.edu or write to:

Katz Graduate Admissions
University of Pittsburgh
School of Business
301 Mervis Hall,
Pittsburgh, PA 15260