{"id":488,"date":"2021-09-24T17:33:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T21:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/apply-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:55:52","slug":"admission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/master-professional-accounting\/admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Master of Professional Accounting Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/master-professional-accounting\/admission\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Admission<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/lacy-business\/master-professional-accounting\/program-outcomes\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Program Outcomes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/graduate-programs\/meet-and-greets\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Graduate Program Meet and Greets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/go.butler.edu\/apply\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Apply Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-admission\">Admission<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lacy School of Business is accredited by AACSB, the gold standard of business schools. Only five percent of business schools world-wide have received this level of accreditation. Butler\u2019s tuition rate is lower than most programs in the state, and also significantly lower during a traditional fifth year. For current tuition rates, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/campus-services\/student-accounts\/\">Student Accounts website<\/a>. MPAcc students are admitted for both fall and spring semesters based on the following deadlines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>May 15\u2014Priority Scholarship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>July 31\u2014Fall Semester<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 30\u2014Spring Semester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Submit the following required documents by the above dates to start working toward CPA Certification:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Butler application<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two letters of recommendation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal statement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current resume<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Official transcripts&nbsp;or copies of official transcripts from all colleges and universities where candidates:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Earned a degree<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earned more than 15 credits (undergraduate and graduate)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completed any program prerequisite (regardless of number of credit hours)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completed courses for which candidates are applying for transfer credit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>International applicants must additionally submit the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TOEFL scores or equivalent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/international\/english-profiency-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proof of English proficiency<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A clear copy of your passport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence of financial support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Transcripts<\/strong><br>Copies of official transcripts may be uploaded in the online application for application review only. Applicants who receive an offer of admission will be required at that time to submit official final transcripts issued directly from the institution(s) for verification prior to enrollment. More information is available in the <a href=\"http:\/\/go.butler.edu\/apply\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">application for admission<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that some competitive firms offer competitive scholarships to students they are hiring. Contact the <a title=\"Office of Financial Aid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/\">Office of Financial Aid<\/a>&nbsp;for more information.<br>\u200b<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"footer-contact\" >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__wrapper grid-default\">\n\n\t\t\t<header class=\"footer-contact__headline t-d3\">Contact Us<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Butler MPAcc Program<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnContent wysiwyg__content\"><p>Dugan Hall,\u00a0Suite 355<br \/>\n4600 Sunset Avenue<br \/>\nIndianapolis, IN 46208<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Email<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnContent wysiwyg__content\"><p><a href=\"mailto:lsb@butler.edu\">lsb@butler.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Phone<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnContent wysiwyg__content\"><p>317-940-3070<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"footer-contact__socialMedia\" aria-label=\"Social Media Links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<ul class=\"social-media__menuList\">\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":390,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-488","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Admission | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find out more about Butler&#039;s admissions process and what we&#039;re looking for. 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