Integrated MPA FAQ

Yes. Students may receive their BBA degree in accounting after all undergraduate degree requirements are met.

Students generally take their first graduate course during the fall semester of their senior year. By virtue of being a student with the integrated MPA major code, you have access to graduate accounting and business courses.

Yes. Your academic advisor will provide you with details about applying to Graduate School during your initial advising appointment. In the MPA program, a student must be in the Graduate School for two long semesters. There is no exception to this rule.

Note: Students start paying graduate tuition on all courses once they have been admitted to the Graduate School. Undergraduate and graduate courses completed while coded as an undergraduate student are charged at the undergraduate tuition rate.

An internship is required for the BBA degree. iMPA students who complete an approved internship earn graduate course credit which fulfills both an elective for the MPA degree and the BBA degree requirement. The internship program is designed to give students an opportunity to combine their formal academic preparation with an exposure to the accounting profession. This experience is beneficial to students not only upon graduation but also during the remainder of their time in the MPA program. After an internship, students are more confident in expressing their opinions about the profession and related issues. In addition, the students are more aware of the skills needed to be successful in the accounting profession.

Securing an internship is not guaranteed, although the great majority of qualified students (in excess of 90% in the spring semester) generally have received internships in the past. Internship decisions are based upon academic performance as well as communication and interpersonal skills.