Professional Program in Accounting
The Professional Program in Accounting helps students go beyond the BBA with advanced professional and leadership preparation, earning a BBA and Master of Accounting in five years while preparing for the CPA exam.
About the Program
Open to accounting majors and minors, the Professional Program in Accounting begins during junior year with the PPA Seminar Course. Students gain early access to the TCU Master of Accounting pathway and prepare for graduate study, internships and CPA readiness. Benefits include:
- Early acceptance into the TCU Master of Accounting degree program
- Early notification about graduate assistantship award eligibility
- GMAT waiver for the Master of Accounting degree program
Accounting Degree Pathways
The Professional Program in Accounting is designed to complement your undergraduate and graduate accounting education.
PPA Timeline
- Succeed in ACCT 20353
- Connect with the PPA team
- Maintain a 3.0 GPA
- Enroll in PPA Seminar
- Engage in professional development and networking
- Participate in internship recruiting
- Connect with faculty and maximize coursework
- Connect with MAc students
- Begin MAc matriculation process
- Select MAc concentration
- Begin graduate-level coursework
- Finalize CPA eligibility
- Graduate with BBA
- Participate in MAc orientation
- Mentor senior PPA students
- Connect with cohort and alumni
- Prepare for CPA exams
- Graduate with MAc
Key Contact:
Professor
Department Chair
Duncan Faculty Fellow