The University of West Georgia now offers a path for students to earn their MPAcc and MBA degrees concurrently. This option develops the proficiencies students need to succeed in today’s competitive job market.
Graduates qualify to take the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination in the state of Georgia and earn sufficient graduate-level accounting hours to teach as a full-time lecturer or part-time adjunct faculty at the University level.
The Richards College of Business at the University of West Georgia is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). The undergraduate accounting, MPAcc, and combined MPAcc-MBA programs also carry the distinction of individual, specialized AACSB accreditation.
Learning Outcomes
MPAcc Learning Outcomes
- Communicate at a professional level in oral presentations and in writing.
- Identify how globalization affects organizations and their environment.
- Recognize the importance of ethical decision making.
- Understand the major forms of accounting and be able to apply these principles and practices in a professionally responsible manner to accounting and business processes and systems.
MBA Learning Outcomes
- Communicate at a professional level in oral presentations and in writing.
- Work effectively with others and lead in organizational situations.
- Identify how globalization affects organizations and their environment.
- Recognize the importance of ethical decision making.
- Integrate analytical and problem solving skills with concepts and theories from all functional areas of business.
Admission Requirements
Applicants to the combined MPAcc-MBA must be admitted into both the MPAcc and MBA programs. Applicants should review the “Admissions” tab on the following web pages for specific requirements and tasks that must be completed prior to admission:
- MPAcc program https://www.westga.edu/academics/business/program_page.php?program_id=77
- MBA program https://www.westga.edu/academics/business/program_page.php?program_id=59
Course Requirements
The combined MPAcc/MBA requires successful completion of 45 graduate course hours. Students without an undergraduate accounting degree must complete 15 additional upper division undergraduate accounting hours. Students without an undergraduate business degree must also fulfill a five business course core requirement, which may be taken in a face-to-face classroom setting or as self-study modules.
*Select either ECON 2105 or ECON 2106