Master of Accountancy

Massey's Master of Accountancy prerequisites includes 18 hours of undergraduate accounting coursework. The Summer Accounting Institute is designed and taught by Massey faculty members and completes all prerequisite coursework required for the MAcc program. 

SAI courses include the following subjects:

• Financial Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Tax Accounting
• Audit Accounting
• Excel Workshop
• Career Planning

SAI courses are completed over 12 weeks in the summer and students attend classes on two weeknights and Saturdays during the program. Students who complete the Summer Accounting Institute earn 10 hours toward their CPA exam eligibility and hit the ground running, fully prepared for success in Massey’s MAcc program.

Learn more about the Summer Accounting Institute

The following items are required to complete the application:*

1. Submit an application and a $58.00 fee through BusinessCAS
2. Belmont does not charge an application fee.
3. Upload a one-page essay on personal and professional goals
4. Upload a current resume
5. Send official university transcripts from schools you attended to BusinessCAS, NOT Belmont.
6. Provide the names and email addresses of two recommenders. Recommendations are submitted through online links provided. We do not accept recommendations from family members, pastors, or friends because they may lack objectivity. 
7. Optional - GMAT (or GRE) official score report (Encouraged, but not required)
8. Interview - In-person OR via Zoom.

International Applicants that attended college outside the United States May also need to provide an official transcript evaluation and English Proficiency test score to BusinessCAS.  Belmont now accepts MANY English test options.  A full list of options for transcript evaluation companies and English testing options (as well as exceptions) can be found on the Belmont International Student Applicant page. If you are in F-1 status and have immigration questions, please contact Shauna Walsh in Belmont’s International Student and Scholar Services for more information at 615-460-6243 or shauna.walsh@belmont.edu.

Application Deadlines

Massey Graduate School of Business Application Deadlines

All prospective students should apply as soon as possible to complete their applications by the deadlines listed below. Your application must be completed and you must be accepted into the program to be considered for scholarships and graduate assistantships.

SPRING:   Completed Application Deadline - December 1st

SUMMER:  Completed Application Deadline - April 15th

FALL:  Completed Application Deadline - July 17th

MAcc is 30 Credit Hours. $1,645 per credit hour. $49,350 total tuition. 

For all Scholarship & GA Opportunities: You must be ADMITTED before March 1st

For All Scholarships: There is no separate scholarship application.

For Merit Scholarships: Submit a GMAT Score to maximize scholarship opportunities.

For Need-Based Scholarships: Submit the corresponding FAFSA Application for your academic year at the time you apply. Please note, that graduate students do NOT use their parent's income for FAFSA, so it benefits you to submit this, even if you have no intentions of using student loans. Learn more on the Graduate Tuition & Aid website.

Financial Aid / Payment Options

Graduate business students have several payment options including scholarships, employer tuition assistance, installment payment plan programs, and/or student loans. 

US Students: To determine eligibility requirements for student loans, submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Renewal FAFSA (for previous Federal Aid applicants) and request that Belmont University receive a copy of the analysis. The FAFSA requires approximately six weeks for processing. You may file the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.gov.  Additional information on payment options is as follows:

Scholarships.  Scholarships are awarded on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:

• Acceptance to the program by March 1st.
• Academic excellence, including exceptional grade point average and/or optional test scores (GMAT/GRE)
• Strong recommendations from business, academic, and professional sources
• Demonstrated financial need through a submitted FAFSA

Graduate Assistantships. Five full-tuition graduate assistantship positions are available each academic year across all graduate business programs.  Multiple partial tuition assistantships are also available. 

Belmont Bruin Alumni Grant. Students who have graduated from Belmont University with an undergraduate degree earn a 20% reduction in the cost of graduate tuition. Students must complete the graduate application by the appropriate deadline and be accepted to the graduate program. This discount is not combinable with other awards.

Endowed Scholarships. These are awarded annually to candidates who meet the unique criteria for each award.

• Alumni Council Scholarship for Hardship
• Accelerated MBA Massey Scholarship
• Charles R F Treadway Scholarship
• Damon & Carrie Hininger Massey
• Graduate Assistantship Scholarship
• J C Massey Endowed (Nelson)
• Jack C Massey Scholarship
• Massey Scholars for Professional MBA Students
• Volunteer Capital Massey Memorial Scholarship

Tennessee HOPE Scholarship. The HOPE scholarship has extended the award to five years, allowing students to start their graduate education using these funds. If you earn your bachelor’s in four years, you may be eligible to use the fifth year of the scholarship to begin a master’s program. Tennessee residents who received the HOPE Scholarship at their previous school must notify TSAC to transfer the HOPE scholarship to Belmont. To maintain the HOPE scholarship, you must be continuously enrolled in school. A FAFSA must also be submitted to qualify for this award. If you did not list Belmont University as the first school on your FAFSA for the current award year, you will need to update through your TSAC Student Portal.

Employer Tuition Assistance/Corporate Partners. Either of the formats below may qualify you for a matching tuition discount of up to 20% off through the Corporate Partners Program. This discount is not combinable with other awards.

• Employer Payment - If your employer will be paying your tuition directly to Belmont, Student Financial Services needs an employer authorization agreeing to Belmont's payment terms.
• Employer Reimbursement is an agreement between you and your employer. If your employer reimburses you after your courses are complete each semester, you are financially responsible for paying for courses before the semester begins. You can pay in cash or use loans to get started, then you can roll your reimbursement checks into the future semesters.

Installment Payment Plans.  If you use your savings and/or current income to cover all or part of your education expenses, you can take advantage of the Interest-Free Monthly Payment Option offered through Tuition Management System (www.afford.com/Belmont). TMS takes your estimated educational expense and divides it into monthly payments. The cost is $55 per year and is only available for fall and spring semesters.

Paying With Student Loans.  Graduate students who are U.S. citizens are eligible to apply for the Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan programs, which are awarded without regard to financial need.  Interest accrues from the time the loan is disbursed until it is paid in full.  The maximum loan is $20,500 per academic year.  If you are using Stafford Loans to pay any portion of your tuition, you should complete the FAFSA  at least six weeks before the beginning of classes. 

International Students
International students admitted before March 1^st are considered for all scholarships and graduate assistantships. Upon admission, international students will be contacted by Belmont’s International Student Services Office for additional information regarding student visas, enrollment deposits, and university policies that are unique to those entering the U.S. to attend Belmont University (615-460-6342).

Veterans

Individuals who have completed U.S. military service should contact one of Belmont’s V.A. Education Counselors (615-460-6871).  The University supports several armed forces educational benefit programs, including Yellow Ribbon.

You’ll learn far beyond the classroom at Belmont. Here are just a few of the opportunities in store for you:

• Engage in monthly professional development events
• Attend lectures featuring top business professionals
• Travel to Budapest, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Prague or another international destination as part of our Global Practicum
• Complete a professional field experience
• Get customized career guidance from the Jack C. Massey College of Business Career Development Center

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is the premier accrediting agency for the best business schools in the world, including the Jack C . Massey College of Business. 

AACSB's supplemental accounting accreditation indicates a program's commitment to providing an elevated quality assurance system for its accounting programs.

There are 194 accounting programs in the world with separate AACSB accounting accreditation. Only 38 are private - and Belmont's accounting program is the only private college or university in Tennessee with AACSB's supplemental accounting accreditation.