Master of Business Administration 

at Siena College, New York

• Oveall G.P.A of at least 2.50

Applicants with an undergraduate GPA of at least a 3.0 for an accounting degree earned within the preceding five years are not required to submit GMAT scores. 

If an applicant possesses a degree from another institution, the degree must have been earned within the last 5 years.

Students who would like to request exception to the admission standards must obtain approval from the Program Director.

Siena’s M.S. program in accounting is designed for students who have earned an undergraduate degree in accounting from an AACSB-accredited institution and wish to sit for the New York state CPA exam. Although our admissions committee will consider applications from students who have undergraduate degrees in other majors, all applicants must these minimum admissions requirements:

• Financial Accounting, Siena ACCT 200
• Managerial Accounting, Siena ACCT 205
• Intermediate Accounting I, Siena ACCT 300*
• Intermediate Accounting II, Siena ACCT 305*
• Cost Accounting, Siena ACCT 350*
• Taxation I, Siena ACCT 340*
• Accounting Information Systems, Siena ACCT 370*
• Auditing, Siena ACCT 430*
• Managerial Finance, Siena FINC 201
• Computer Scinece (6 credits), Siena CSIS 110 or higher
• Business Core, Siena College or equivalent AACSB college

* 4 of the 6 Courses require at least a B- grade to be considered for admission. 

• Applicants completing an undergraduate business degree from an AACSB accredited program with: 
  - GPA of 3.0 or better may be admitted to the program without the GMAT. 
  - GPA between 2.75 and 2.99 may be provisionally accepted (must maintain 3.0+ in first three MBA courses) to the program without the GMAT.
  - GPA between 2.50 and 2.74: may earn provisional acceptance (must maintain 3.0+ in first three MBA courses) once they attain a GMAT score of 500 or more.
• Applicants completing an undergraduate degree from a non-AACSB accredited school and with: 
  - GPA of 3.20 or better may be admitted to the program without the GMAT.
  - GPA between 3.00 and 3.19 may be provisionally accepted (must maintain 3.0+ in first three MBA courses) to the program without the GMAT. 
  -GPA between 2.75 and 2.99 may earn provisional acceptance (must maintain 3.0+ in first three MBA courses) once they attain a GMAT score of 500 or more.