Earning MS Credits As a Last Semester Senior

Students applying for the MS in Accountancy program may be able to earn credits toward their MS degree in the last-semester of their senior year.  There are two types of courses for which credits may be earned:  (1) upper-division undergraduate accountancy courses (100 level) NOT used to satisfy undergraduate requirements which may therefore be used as approved electives in the MS program and (2) masters level courses (200 level) primarily MSA or MBA courses.

(1)  The MS in Accountancy program includes eight units of approved electives.  These electives may include upper-division accountancy courses NOT used to satisfy the requirements for the undergraduate degree.  These may be taken prior to admission to the program during your senior year.  Permission to enroll in these courses and have them count toward your MS degree does not require advance approval.  

(2)  To enroll in graduate courses, undergraduate students must file the form entitled Undergraduate Petition to Enroll in Graduate (200-level) Courses.  Get the form for this petition online at www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies or from the University Graduate Office in Room 132 of the Thomas Administration Building.  As stated on the form for the petition, these requirements must be met: (a) the student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, (b) the student must have filed for graduation with the university, (c) the student must have taken the GMAT, and (d) the student must have completed all General Education requirements.

Units earned toward a graduate degree prior to admission to classified standing for the degree are limited to one-third of the total units required in the graduate program.  Therefore, units earned prior to admission to the 30 unit MS in Accountancy program are limited to 10 units.  Further, earning units toward the MS degree prior to admission to the program does not guarantee admission to the program.