Undergraduate Accounting Core
MSA Course Requirements
Sample Program Outlines
Other Program Information
Other Program Information
Maximum Hours per Semester
Normally the student will register for 15 hours or less. The University puts a hold on graduate student schedules with more than 15 hours for the semester, mainly to protect the student from overloading him/herself. In those rare situations where a student registers for more than 15 hours of coursework for the semester, the student needs to obtain permission from the Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Management.
Graduation Application Procedures
Students who plan to complete all of the requirements for an MSA degree should obtain and file an application for graduation with the Graduate School of Management (Room A310) by the following deadline. (Note that this application is different from the original application for admission to the program.)
A student's application for graduation should be submitted by the Friday of the first week in the semester in which the student expects to graduate (or the first week of Summer I for August graduates).
To be considered "in good standing" as an MSA student, a 3.0 GPA or higher in all graduate and required undergraduate work undertaken at Kent State University should be maintained by graduate students. In order to qualify for graduation, the student must have a 3.0 GPA in all graduate courses attempted.
A graduate student who receives more than 6 credit hours of "C" (2.0) or lower grades or more than 3 hours of grades lower than "C" (2.0) is subject to dismissal.
Time to Complete the Program
The student must register for courses within two years after admission to retain active status. The MSA degree will normally be completed within six calendar years after the student's first graduate course registration.
Transferring Credits from other Programs
A maximum of 12 semester hours of credit may be accepted by transfer from accredited institutions offering a master's degree provided 1) graduate credit was received from that institution, 2) the work was of "A" or "B" quality, 3) the work fits into the program, 4) credit is less than six years old at the time the degree is conferred at Kent, 5) an official transcript with an accompanying explanatory letter is filed in the department and 6) the MSA Coordinator and Graduate School of Management approve. An "accredited" institution is one that is approved or accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting agency (e. g., North Central Association) for graduate-level work.