PRIORITY DEADLINESOctober 15, 2015 November 15, 2015

January 10, 2016 February 15, 2016

30-CREDIT PROGRAM(PUBLIC/TAX ACCOUNTING TRACKS)

16 CREDITS: CORE COURSES 14 CREDITS: ELECTIVE COURSES

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTSEquivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree Online application, including résumé, essay, video response and fee ($75)

Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate schools attended

One letter of recommendation

GMAT or GRE test scores (recommended)

TOEFL or IELTS score (if English is not applicant’s official language)

TUITION FALL 2015$1,538 per credit (In-state)

$1,853 per credit (Out-of-state/International)

APPLY TODAY

CALL: 301-405-2559 EMAIL: masters@rhsmith.umd.edu VISIT: rhsmith.umd.edu/ms/accounting

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ACCOUNTING I N T E R N A L A U D I TP U B L I C ACCOUNTING TA X AT I O N MARYLANDS M I T H S C H O O L A U D I T I N G G L O B A L P O L I C Y COAC H I N G DODD-FRANKRISK MANAGEMENTU.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE CO M M I SS I O N

2303 Van Munching HallCollege Park, MD 20742

After February 15 – Rolling Admissions

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

(INTERNAL AUDIT TRACK ONLY)

22 CREDITS: CORE COURSES8 CREDITS: ELECTIVE COURSES

Limited financial assistance is available in the form of graduate assistantships or scholarships.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Tracks in Internal Auditing, Public Accounting and Taxation

12 or 16 months

Day and evening classes

Dedicated career programming from our Office of Career Services

Key topics include:

Internal auditing application and practice

Forensic auditing and its role in fraud prevention, deterrence, detection and control

Business ethics for accountants and auditors

Current trends in corporate governance

The Master of Science in Accounting is the flagship

graduate accounting program offered by the Robert H.

Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

This innovative program graduates

highly trained accounting

professionals who are prepared

for the expanded role accounting

now plays in consulting,

information management and

strategic planning.

Developed by Smith’s world-class

faculty, the Master of Science

in Accounting will help you

confidently take on the

challenges of today’s era of

heightened accountability

as you advance your

organization — and your

career. You’ll be able

to carry out the

rigorous internal

auditing required to

meet today’s strict

corporate governance

and other accounting

and auditing standards.

Master of Science in Accounting

Chen Zhang MS in Accounting graduate

Now at EY

44%

Hiring demand is up for accounting graduates*

44% of employers worldwide plan to hire Master of Accounting graduates, an increase

of 42% from last year.

$55k

Median starting salary for Master of Accounting graduates in the U.S.

*from GMAC®, 2015 Corporate Recruiters Survey Report

Why choose Smith?

31,000

57,000Alumni worldwide

#4 Faculty

(The Economist, 2015)

#49Business school (world)

(Financial Times, 2015)

#5Public business school

(Bloomberg Businessweek, 2014)

Alumni regionally

GREAT SCHOOL

GREAT FACULTY

4thin academic

excellence and business research

(CEOWORLD, 2014)

GREAT NETWORK