Admission

Application Deadline

Priority Deadline: May 1 (Summer Entry Only)

Admission Requirements

The following documents are required for admission to the Accounting Certificate program:

• Application form (apply online or download the PDF application)
• Non-refundable fee of $50
• Official transcripts from each college or university attended.

NOTE: Applicants who hold degrees or have earned credits from non-U.S. institutions (not study abroad programs) must have a course-by course evaluation and translation done by a Loyola recognized evaluation services agency. Loyola recommends World Education Services (www.wes.org). 

• Resume or vitae
• Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores. Report must be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service. Scores must be from test administrations within five years of the application deadline. Loyola's institution code is 5370.

  Note: Applicants who have already taken the GRE revised General Test (August 2011 and later) may supply this score in lieu of the GMAT. Report must be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service (www.ets.org). Scores will be converted using the GRE Comparison Tool for Business Schools produced by the ETS.

• Essay outlining your interest and goals in pursuing a graduate program
• TOEFL Score Report

Note: An official TOEFL score report is required if English is not your native language or if you have not completed a degree program taught in English. Scores cannot be more than two years old. Official scores must be mailed directly from the Educational Testing Service. Loyola's institution code is 5370.

Supplemental application materials should be forwarded directly to the Office of Graduate Admission via mail or email:

Loyola University Maryland
Graduate Admission Processing Center
P.O. Box 1447
Beltsville, MD 20704

Email: graddocs@loyola.edu

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that a completed application and all supplemental materials are received by the application deadline. Supplemental materials, once received, become the property of Loyola University Maryland and cannot be returned.

Applicants must possess an undergraduate degree in accounting. Students who are scheduled to graduate in May are eligible to apply in the January preceding graduation.

Competitive candidates will possess a strong GPA and GMAT scores. The GMAT may be waived with a 3.2 GPA in accounting courses and an overall 3.4 GPA. Such a waiver is available only for accounting graduates of Loyola and other AACSB-International-accredited accounting programs.

Learn more about the estimated costs, related standard occupations, and normal completion time for the accounting certificate program.