Admissions Update

The Walton Graduate School of Business has implemented a new program for University of Arkansas students - the Integrated Master of Accountancy (IMAcc). Accounting students who want to join the Master of Accountancy (MAcc)can now apply a year early. Criteria are: 90 hours, 3.0 GPA, and specific accounting prerequisites. If these are met and they complete the application process, students can be admitted into the IMAcc prior to their senior year. They will finish their senior year and will go directly into their MAcc. This locks their seat a year early and for those who receive an out-of-stat tuition waiver, they get to keep this award which is a significant savings.

The deadline for this new program was July 1. It looks like we'll have approximately 20 new IMAcc students this first year. I am very pleased with this result. This means we already have 20 students in the MAcc for fall 2012. This leaves 30 seats available. Everyone else will apply for the MAcc for fall 2012 by March 1. This program does usually receive about 100 applications. This number will be down since 20 students have already applied and been accepted. It also means the other 75 or so will be competing for 30 seats. Very exciting.

In other news, we are wrapping up the MMBA program. I sent another round of files to the committee today. I am hoping for results early next week. I anticipate one more round at the end of the month and then I have a few stragglers who will finish the first week of August. Orientation is August 11-14 and is mandatory. We can't accept applications past August 5. My goal is to have 50-55 and I do anticipate meeting this number.

Projected enrollments for fall are as follows:

MAcc - 40
IMAcc - 20
MAEcon - 2
MIS - 12
Professional MIS - 10
Certificate students - 10
MMBA - 55