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Doctoral Degree in Accountancy

Admission Contact Information

Phyllis Moore
moorepa@missouri.edu
303 Cornell Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
573-882-4463

Admission Criteria

Fall deadline: February 1
- Minimum TOEFL score: 600 (paper)
- Minimum GMAT score: 650
- A prior record of outstanding academic performance
- Strong letters of recommendation


Required Application Materials to the Graduate School:

- All required Graduate School documents

Required Application Materials to the PhD Program

- Departmental Application
- 3 Recommendation letters, mailed or accepted electronically through the Graduate School application
- Statement of Purpose, mailed
- Resume, mailed
- Official GMAT scores

Prerequisites for the Doctoral Degree

Prerequisites to undertaking doctoral course work include one, and preferably two, semesters of calculus; an introductory statistics course; intermediate-level microeconomic theory; and an undergraduate accounting major (or equivalent). Prior graduate work is not required for admission to the program, but most successful applicants do have a master’s degree.