MPAc Accountancy at University of California, Irvine

Programme overview

Master of Professional Accountancy Email: [email protected] The Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) program provides an intensive, focused level of training that will prepare graduates for entering positions within an accounting firm, private company, or public/nonprofit organization. Combined with undergraduate preparation in accounting, the Master of Professional Accountancy program will enable students to meet the State of California Board of Accountancy educational standards for licensure as a certified public accountant in California. The program is a self-supporting terminal master’s degree and includes the opportunity for a one-quarter internship.

Faculty: The Paul Merage School of Business | Study mode: full-time | Location: Irvine, CA, United States

What you will study

The coursework will have a pedagogical underpinning of ethical behavior and professional conduct.

Career pathways

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants may apply directly to The Paul Merage School of Business. Applicants to the Master of Professional Accountancy must meet all prerequisite requirements at the time of matriculation into the program. Specifically, an applicant must have satisfactorily completed the following prerequisite courses (or their equivalent) in accounting (although students lacking up to two upper-division undergraduate accounting courses will be permitted to petition to enroll in those courses as an additional part of the Master of Professional Accountancy program): The minimum coursework that must be completed or in progress at the time of application submission is: Introductory Financial and Managerial Accounting (two courses).

USD 68,100 for the whole programme (2026-27). Programme Fee for the cohort entering Fall 2026 (self-supporting programme, one rate for all students). Full-time track; part-time track Program Fee is $66,750. Excludes Student Services Access Fee, campus fees and health insurance. Source

Graduate applications are submitted online through the UCI graduate application portal; the non-refundable application fee is $135 for U.S. citizens and lawful U.S. permanent residents and $155 for all other applicants. Deadlines are set by each programme. GRE is required by some programmes only; TOEFL or IELTS English proficiency is required of graduate applicants unless waived.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uci.edu/admissions/

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