Undergraduate accounting students at Penn State Abington and Penn State Berks can take advantage of the Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate (IUG) degree program in conjunction with the Master of Professional Accounting at Penn State Great Valley. 

 Key Program Benefits

  • Earn your bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years, saving both time and tuition costs. You can take graduate courses full-time or part-time, completing your master's degree in as little as one year, or take up to eight years.
  • Apply these four graduate-level courses (12 credits, at least half of which must be at the 500 or 800 level) toward both your undergraduate and graduate degree requirements:
    • BLAW 444 — Advanced UCC and Commercial Transactions
    • ACCT 550 — Professional Responsibilities and Ethics in Accounting
    • ACCT 532 — Accounting Information and Decision Systems
    • ACCTG 512 — Financial Accounting Theory and Reporting Problems
  • Develop competencies for the CPA and CMA exams, including regulation, financial accounting and reporting, audition and attestation, and business environment and concepts.
  • Get complimentary access to Becker CPA exam review courses.
  • GMAT or GRE scores are not required.

Program Eligibility

  • Students typically begin planning to apply by the end of their sophomore year. The application deadline for this program is the second week of the semester prior to the semester of expected conferral of the undergraduate degree. For example, if you will graduate from your undergraduate program in the spring, your application to the Graduate School must be submitted by the second week of the fall semester preceding.
  • All students must have completed at least 60 credits to apply, and transfer students must have completed at least 15 credits at Penn State.
  • Before graduating from your undergraduate program, you will have two advisors: your current undergraduate advisor and Dr. Bo Ouyang, who will serve as your graduate program advisor. Dr. Ouyang will remain your advisor after you complete your undergraduate program and will review your progress periodically as you advance through the program.

Schedule a virtual meeting with a program representative to discuss the IUG program.

IUG students cannot enroll in graduate courses by themselves through LionPATH. Please contact [email protected] to enroll in IUG graduate courses and to submit an IUG report after you complete each graduate course to ensure your academic record is updated correctly.