A PROGRAM FOR FUTURE ACCOUNTANTS

With Nova Southeastern University’s Dual Admission program, you can earn your bachelor's and your Master of Accounting degree in five and a half years. This program will prepare you for an in-demand career as a highly trained accountant, with job opportunities in financial institutions, the government, nonprofits or public practice. Plus, you’ll save on your accounting master’s degree thanks to NSU’s alumni discount.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

A Dual Admission program in accounting is available to qualified freshman and transfer students, allowing them to complete combined bachelor's degree and master’s degree in accounting in a total of a five-and-a-half-year period (4+1.5).

After successfully completing a four-year undergraduate degree at Nova Southeastern University (see requirements chart below), students are eligible to immediately start their Master of Accounting degree. An alumni tuition discount is available to those students who enter the master’s program directly after receiving their undergraduate degree.

Students can complete their master’s degree in 18 months. Classes are offered in either online or weekend formats. Master’s courses are taught by faculty with real-world experience and doctoral degrees in their fields of study.

Degrees Earned

You can earn any bachelor’s degree and your Master of Accounting (M.Acc.).

Program Length

Earn your bachelor’s in four years and your master’s
in one and a half.

Interview Required

Students applying for dual admission must interview during Shark Preview Weekend, an exclusive admitted student event.

Deadline to Apply

Fall Admission: February 1

ELIGIBILITY

To be considered for dual admission and fill your reserved seat in graduate or professional school, there are some requirements you must meet. Undergraduate Admission Requirements are for first-time in college students applying to earn a bachelor’s degree. Graduate Admission Requirements are the standards students need to maintain, while earning their undergraduate degree, to remain eligible for the graduate or professional program.

Undergraduate Admission Requirements

High School

3.0 Weighted GPA
(First-Time Students)

ACT/SAT

Test Optional

College

Minimum 30 Transfer Credits
3.0 GPA
(Transfer Students)

Graduate Admission Requirements

Keep your dual admission status while you earn your bachelor’s.

Dual Admission reserves your seat in NSU’s Master of Accounting program, but you must still complete a graduate application once you finish your bachelor’s degree.

Keep in mind that these are the basic requirements, and final determination of admission into the professional program is at the discretion of the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business & Entrepreneurship.

Degree Required

You must complete a bachelor’s degree in any major you choose. Additional prerequisites may be communicated upon admission.

Undergraduate GPA

You must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

Additional Requirements

College credits that were earned through advanced high school programs such as AP, IB or college academy—or in summer coursework following high school graduation, prior to attending NSU—may transfer to NSU.

Students who enter NSU with earned college credits through advanced high school programs may be able to complete their degree and program requirements earlier than scheduled and request to enter their graduate professional programs earlier as well.

Please contact your admissions representative for more details regarding high school transfer credits.

Ready for the Next Step?

Here’s how to apply.

Dual Admission is just one of NSU’s distinctive Premier Programs. These programs are designed to help highly motivated students accelerate their success.

You can apply for just about any combination of the following Premier Programs:

  • Dual Admission
  • The Fischler Academy of Education
  • Huizenga Business Innovation Academy
  • Razor’s Edge Scholars

You may apply for and be admitted into only one Dual Admission program for your first semester. Each program is unique and has its own eligibility requirements.

QUESTIONS? BROWSE FAQ's

Apply for Undergraduate Admission

You can use the Shark Select Application or the or the Common App to apply to Nova Southeastern University.

Submit a Supplemental Application

Complete the supplemental Premier Programs application for fall entry.

Interview During Shark Preview

If you’re admitted to NSU and submit the supplemental application, you will be invited via email to choose which Shark Preview Weekend works for your schedule.