Overview

Why the Accountancy MAcc program at University of South Carolina?

Top-Ranked Faculty

We are dedicated to setting you up for success, positioning you to accelerate faster than your peers. We help you position yourself with confidence in a professional environment, offer small class sizes with top-ranked faculty and have the connections you need within the industry to get you where you want to go.

Customizable Curriculum

In just 10 months, our students supplement a strong core curriculum with courses tailored to match their interests. You’ll choose from two tracks, taxation or business measurement and assurance, each with the flexibility to select electives that suit your future career goals. We also offer specializations and certificates and the ability to further customize your degree by taking other UofSC graduate-level courses including study abroad.

Key Facts

The core MACC curriculum focuses on ensuring you possess a strong technical knowledge of accounting principles, including data analysis, and are able to identify and solve client issues. You’ll also have access to the same software, tools and tasks you would use in a real-world job setting, ensuring your ability to deliver from day one in a new position.

CPA Exam Success

Earning your CPA licensure is an important career milestone. The MACC program includes a required simulated CPA exam, focused study/test weeks integrated into each semester, access to free or discounted study materials and individual study plans to assist in your studying efforts. Many of our students complete all four parts of the exam prior to graduation.

Study in the South, Work Anywhere

Wherever you picture your future career, we are here to help make it happen. The reputation of our MACC program is well known by accounting firms and corporations large and small because they value the skills our students learn here. The MACC program was founded over 50 years ago and has had consistent and quality placement for students — 100 percent of U.S. domestic students are placed in firms throughout the state, region and nation.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Financial Accounting
Auditing
Accounting Research & Communication
Information Technology Assurance, Control and Security
Accounting Information Systems from a Strategic Perspective
Business Entity Tax Issues
Tax Research and Communication
Advanced Individual Tax Issues
Multi-jurisdictional Tax Issues

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 10 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-23 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Columbia, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

All applicants must have a minimum 3.00 upper-level accounting/major GPA with no more than two Cs in these courses. Applicants are not required to have an undergraduate degree in accounting or business for admission to the MACC program, however, students without these degrees must complete required prerequisite courses prior to entering the program or in addition to their MACC courses.
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Personal Statement
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2 Letters of Recommendation
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17160 USD / full

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17160 USD / full

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17160 USD / full

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Living costs

Columbia

United States

999 - 1508 USD / month

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