Program Overview

Master of Science in Accountancy

The highly-ranked MS in Accountancy program at the Wake Forest University School of Business has long been a place where students from all over the world come to prepare for careers in accounting.

STEM Certified OPT Extension Eligible

The Wake Forest MSA program is STEM certified, providing enhanced employment opportunities for international students. The STEM and OPT extension can allow students to work for three years in the U.S. while working with companies to obtain a work visa. Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a period during which undergraduate and graduate students with F-1 Visa status who have completed or have been pursuing their degrees for more than nine months are permitted to work for one year in the U.S. on a student visa with the goal of gaining practical training to complement their education. OPT extension eligibility allows a 24-month extension of the post-completion OPT, and is available to graduates of the Wake Forest MSA program.

Required Foundational Coursework

Students who did not take the foundational courses at a U.S. AACSB accredited institution will be required to do so before beginning coursework in the fall semester. Please note that all accounting courses must be taught using U.S. GAAP to ensure CPA eligibility. If you have already taken these courses at a non-U.S. AACSB accredited institution, you will be required to take these courses on the Wake Forest University campus in the summer prior to fall orientation.

Foundational Courses

• Principles of Financial Accounting
• Introductory Statistics (Business Analytics I)
• Principles of Finance
• Intermediate Accounting I (U.S. GAAP)
• Intermediate Accounting II (U.S. GAAP)
• Introduction to Taxation (U.S. AACSB)

Career Opportunities

International students always have the option to use their training to pursue career opportunities within their home countries, or find U.S. companies seeking to fill positions overseas with MSA graduates. The Wake Forest Center for Market Readiness and Employment is available to all MSA students to help define career objectives, improve interviewing skills and explore opportunities to launch the career you want.

Program Highlights

• #1 CPA PASS RATE: More often than any school in the past 25 years
• #1 in BIG FOUR JOB PLACEMENT: Wake Forest MSA graduates are more likely to land in the Big 4 than those from any other school
• 100% Employment: Class of 2024 at 6 months