Application deadlines run on round-based cycles. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible, as admissions are highly competitive; however, please make note of the respective enrollment deposit deadlines for each round. Please note the final deadlines for students requiring a visa, and be sure to review the Application Requirements page for details and specific application deadline dates.

To be considered for an application deadline, the admissions office must receive all of your materials by the deadline. If all application materials are not in by the deadline, the application will be pushed to the next deadline.

No, you can only apply for consideration during one round in the same academic year.

Yes, eligible students are permitted to apply to multiple Michigan Ross One-Year Master’s (Master of Accounting, Master of Business Analytics, Master of Management, and Master of Supply Chain Management) Programs in a single round each application cycle. Students cannot apply to other Ross graduate programs (Full-Time MBA, etc.) in the same application cycle, however.

Applicants can be admitted to multiple OYM programs but must choose one program for final entry.

Yes. You may enroll in dual-degree programs after being accepted to both Michigan Ross and the other school or college in which you are interested. Separate applications are required to both schools. Acceptance to either school is not contingent upon the other. Learn more about student-initiated dual degrees here.

If you are currently or have previously been enrolled in another graduate program, you are welcome to apply; however, no coursework can be transferred into our program regardless of the program studied.

No. If you are interested in pursuing an MBA at Michigan Ross, we encourage you to consider attending one of their informational events.

You can apply as long as your undergraduate degree is complete and marked final on your transcript prior to the start of the MAcc program. Most of our students enroll directly after the completion of their undergraduate degree.

We seek diversity in the backgrounds of our admitted students, just as we do in other parts of our applicants' profiles. No one undergraduate major, industry, or field is favored over another. However, we do have certain mandatory prerequisites that must be completed by all applicants prior to the start of the program. Please review these mandatory prerequisites by visiting our Application Requirements web page here.

A U.S. bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited institution is required for application. We accept most three-year bachelor’s degrees as long as they are equivalent to a four-year U.S. bachelor's degree. You can use the World Education Services (WES) degree equivalency tool, or the Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) Course-by-Course Evaluation Report, to see how your degree is considered equivalent to U.S. degrees.

Candidates are required to satisfy the equivalent of five prerequisite courses prior to starting the Master of Accounting program.​ The courses may be complete, in progress or intended at the time of application submission, however, strong preference will be given for completed coursework.

Mandatory Prerequisite Courses:

• Principles of Financial Accounting
• Principles of Managerial Accounting
• Intermediate Financial Accounting*
• Microeconomics
• Statistics or Business Statistics *

At some institutions, Intermediate Financial Accounting may require two separate courses. The full sequence is required to meet the prerequisite requirement.

For a course to meet our prerequisite requirement, the course must:

• Be completed in-person or online at any degree-granting, accredited (or government-recognized) community college or four-year university.
• You must have earned college credit and a grade of “C” or better.
• Advanced Placement credit, which appears on a college transcript, can fulfill the economics and/or statistics prerequisite requirement.
• Finance courses, CPA exam scores, or licensure may not be used to waive any accounting prerequisite course.

We understand that course titles vary by institution, so if you are unsure whether you meet our prerequisite requirements, you are welcome to complete and submit a Prerequisite Assessment Form prior to application. Please send the completed form to [email protected] along with an unofficial transcript. The MAcc Program Office will review your coursework and respond via email.

Applicants who have earned or will earn their undergraduate degree from a non-U.S. institution are required to submit a Course-by-Course Evaluation Report. This report can be completed through either the World Education Services (WES) ICAP service or through Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE). Please ensure your completed WES or ECE Course-by-Course Evaluation Report is ready prior to submitting your program application. 

When ordering your evaluation report, select and send it directly to the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business – One-Year Master’s Programs. Additionally, we ask that you scan and upload your personal copy of the evaluation report into your program application. Please allow at least six to eight weeks for the evaluation process to be completed.

Transcripts must be submitted from every undergraduate or postgraduate institution you’ve attended. Unofficial transcripts may be uploaded to your application and are sufficient for evaluation. If you are admitted to the program, final official transcripts will be required from every institution attended prior to starting the program.

We review applications comprehensively, and every component is crucial to your evaluation. It's important to clearly explain your interest in accounting and how your background makes you an ideal candidate. We also hope you demonstrate clear career goals and understand why the Michigan Ross MAcc is the best fit for you.

Choose a recommender who knows you well and can provide specific examples of your skills, achievements, and potential for success in graduate school. Ideally, this should be someone from an academic or professional background, such as a professor, instructor, supervisor, or manager. Recommendations from family members or personal acquaintances will not be accepted.

No, you may not submit a letter of recommendation separately. All recommendations must be completed by your recommender directly through the online application system, which is the only method accepted. Within the system, your recommender will have the option to fill out the online recommendation form and/or upload a letter of recommendation as part of their submission.

Applicants to our Ross One-Year Master’s Programs are required to complete an asynchronous admissions video interview through Kira Talent. Once invited via email, applicants will have a specified deadline to complete the interview. After receiving an invitation, please keep in mind the following:

• Kira Talent allows for an unlimited number of practice questions before beginning the assessment.
• Applicants will have a set amount of time to prepare and respond to the questions.
• Applicants will have access to technical support through Kira Talent 24 hours, seven days a week, 365 days a year via Kira Talent Support.
• Please read this document for more information on what to expect from the Kira Talent video assessment.
• You can expect to be asked behavioral questions. We are not evaluating your academic competencies but are looking to assess your critical thinking and leadership skills, as well as how you align with the Michigan Ross mission and values. 
• The attire for the interview is business casual.
• At the start of the interview, you will be required to show photo identification, such as a student identification card, passport or other government-issued ID that is written in English.
• We expect adherence to the Academic Honor Code and Code of Student Conduct as a condition of membership in the Ross School of Business community, which, in addition to other expectations, states that you will not cheat by sharing, publishing, or researching interview questions in any forum (including, but not limited to ChaseDream and WeChat), having an impersonator stand in for your interview, reading from or reciting prepared answers, and/or using any type of translation system during your interview.

It varies. The optional essay is primarily offered to give applicants a place to provide the Admissions Committee with pertinent information that has not been addressed in the other areas of the application. For example, if there are gaps in your resume, the optional essay could be used to explain them. However, it is important to note that the application review is holistic, and that all components of your application will be reviewed when making an admissions decision.

We are looking for individuals with strong leadership skills and potential for success. We gauge this by looking at previous and current activity. Please include all extracurricular, leadership, and volunteer work on your resume.

We do not require work experience prior to entering the MAcc Program. Most applicants to the program typically demonstrate some form of industry engagement prior to admission. This experience often includes full-time or part-time employment, focused independent study, or internships. We evaluate engagement not in terms of quantity or number of years worked but in terms of the quality of the engagement, as well as the applicant’s natural leadership qualities. We want to know what each candidate will be able to contribute to the Ross community and to their colleagues within the classroom. In addition, candidates should have superb academic credentials and possess the maturity and self-confidence to handle the intensity of the program.

The non-refundable application fee is $100 USD for one OYM program application. If you apply to more than one OYM program, you will be assessed an additional non-refundable application fee of $50 USD per program.

The application fee is automatically waived if: 

• You are an active member or veteran of the U.S. military.
• You served as a member of Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Teach for America, Teach for China, Teach for India, or other Teach for All network partners within the past five years.
• You are currently enrolled in a University of Michigan undergraduate or graduate degree program.
• You are a citizen of a country on the UN's list of least-developed countries.
• You are a current Fulbright Scholar.
• You received a Pell Grant during your undergraduate degree. 

We do not waive application fees for any other reason.

Each application round has a corresponding week in which decisions will be shared with applicants who applied in that round. Please note that your evaluation will not start until all application documents have been received. This includes recommendation, transcripts, and (if required) exam scores.

Waitlisted students may have an opportunity for admission if space is available. It is common to remain on the waiting list for several months, and we ask you to be patient. If you have new information regarding updated grades or test scores, you may send one update per admission cycle via email to [email protected].

Yes. If you reapply to the program one start term after your original application, you will not need to pay another application fee. You can reuse your previously submitted letter of recommendation, test scores (if still valid), and transcripts (if unchanged). In the application form, please check the box that says, “I applied for a One-Year Master’s Program during last year’s application cycle” to indicate your reapplication status. 

If you reapply more than one year after your original start term, you must resubmit all application components.

Admission decisions are final and non-negotiable. However, suppose you have information that you believe is crucial to your evaluation but was not included in your original submission. In that case, you may appeal the decision by emailing a letter to the Managing Director of the Ross One-Year Master's programs at [email protected].

The admissions committee will grant an admission deferral request only in cases of a personal medical emergency or U.S. military assignment that precludes starting the program in the original term of admission. If a deferral is granted, students must pay their enrollment deposit to secure a seat in the following year's class; deferrals are for a maximum of one year and can be given only once per student.