TOEFL TOEFL minimum score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), 79 (internet-based) OR IELTS IELTS minimum score of 6.5 OR GRE Acceptable GRE scores. Consult the department’s website for minimum test scores required. GMAT Acceptable GMAT scores. The E.J. Ourso College of Business, except for the MS and PhD in Economics, requires a GMAT score. The MPA program and the Information Systems & Decision Sciences program accepts either the GRE or GMAT. Consult the department’s website for minimum test scores required.

GPA An acceptable GPA. The average GPA in accounting for candidates accepted into LSU's MAcc program over the last year is approximately 3.4, and the overall GPA average is 3.5. The minimum acceptable overall GPA is 3.2. Fee The application fee is $50US for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $70US for all other applicants. RL Three letters of recommendation are required from applicants who are not undergraduate accounting majors at LSU. Letters of recommendation do not have to be on any particular form and may be submitted online at the LSU Graduate School or sent directly to the MAcc Program Advisor at the address below. Applicants who are undergraduate accounting majors at LSU may submit letters of recommendation if they wish. Transcript Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the initial review of your application, and you can usually download them directly from the universities you attended. If you are admitted, the Graduate School will require official transcripts if you did not submit them with your application. Official transcripts should be sent directly to Graduate Student Services, 114 West David Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. If your university offers the option of emailing official transcripts, they can be sent to gradtranscripts@lsu.edu.