Only students enrolled in the existing BBA in accounting program offered at the College of Business and Economics at QU are eligible to apply for the combined five year accounting program. Students enrolled in other majors are not eligible to apply for the program. Previously admitted students who were dropped from the program are also not eligible to re-apply again to the program.
In addition, students from other institutions are not eligible to apply for transfer admission into the combined program. These students may first apply for transfer admission in the BBA in accounting program and then apply to the combined five-year accounting program.
The Admission Committee at the Department of Accounting and Information Systems will carefully consider all aspects of an applicant’s academic background and aspirations in making its recommendations for admission.
Applicants must meet the following admission requirements:
- Must be a QU full time undergraduate student majoring in accounting;
- Must have completed at least 75 credit hours at the time of application;
- Must have completed at least 90 credit hours to enroll in graduate courses;
Must have completed the following courses at the time of starting the program:
ACCT 221 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 222 Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 331 Cost and Management Accounting
ACCT 333 Auditing I;
- Achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 out of 4.0
- Students enrolled in the Arabic track of the Bachelor level accounting program and interested in the joining the combined program must show evidence of minimum proficiency in English (TOEFL Computer Based= 190, IELTS = 6.0 or equivalent proficiency level)
- Filing the application form
The Department and the College is to work in close collaboration and coordination with the office of Admission and Registration at the Office of the VP for Student Affairs.