Cornell College enjoys a multi-disciplinary partnership with Iowa State University Ivy College of Business. The partnership provides accelerated access to Iowa State University’s Master of Finance (MFIN), Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS), and Master of Accounting (MACC) degree programs. Cornell College students must first complete a Bachelor’s degree at Cornell College in one of the following majors:
1. Business Analytics
2. Business Mangement
3. Economics and Business
4. Finance
5. Human Resource Management
6. Individualized Major in Accounting
The program will permit conditional graduate admission to Iowa State University before the undergraduate degree from Cornell College has been earned pending all application requirements for the specific master’s program is met. The graduate degree cannot be started until the undergraduate degree has been earned and all prerequisites and admission requirements have been completed and documented.
Discipline-Specific Requirements:
a) Master of Finance program
Students must have a record of high academic achievement (with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25/4.0), and be within two semesters of completing the requirements for the Bachelor’s at Cornell College.
Completion of the sequential program with earned Bachelor’s and the MFIN degrees is expected to take five-and-a-half (5.5) years, or 4+1.5.
b) Master of Science in Information Systems program
Students must have a record of high academic achievement (with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0/4.0), and be within two semesters of completing the requirements for the Bachelor’s at Cornell College.
Students majoring in Finance, Business Management, Human Resource Management, and Economic and Business majors must demonstrate IT competency through completion of two of the following four Cornell courses: ECB212, ECB354, CSC140, CSC230.
Completion of the sequential program with earned Bachelor’s and the MSIS degrees is expected to take five-and-a-half (5.5) years, or 4+1.5.
c) Master of Accountancy program
Students must have a record of high academic achievement (with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0/4.0), and be within two semesters of completing the requirements for the Bachelor’s at Cornell College.
Students must pursue an individualized major in Accounting to demonstrate successful completion of six prerequisite courses in accounting. The prerequisite courses may be completed at Cornell College and partner institutions in the Council of Independent Colleges at no additional cost to the student. Alternatively, the prerequisite courses may also be completed at Iowa State University, with any additional fees borne by the student.
Completion of the sequential program with earned Bachelor’s and MACC degrees is expected to take five (5) years, or 4+1.
General admissions requirements and procedures
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Official Cornell transcript
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Resume
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Statement of purpose
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Referral by designated faculty of Cornell’s Economics and Business Department
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The Ivy College will provide a designated Cornell staff with Application fee waiver codes to be used at the time the student applies.
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Cornell College students will not be required to pay an application fee or submit GRE or GMAT test scores with the application.
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Students who do not meet the GPA requirement or the priority application deadline of May 1st each year are encouraged to apply through the regular admissions process.
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