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Program Formats

Choose the format that suits you best.

Regardless of the format you choose, you'll receive the same degree. You'll study with the same remarkable faculty, learn the same essential curriculum, and experience the same peer-to-peer and peer-to-professor interaction. Choose the format that best suits your lifestyle, learning habits, and career goals.

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Online Format

12-36 months depending on desired pace, open to all undergraduate majors (including accounting).

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On-Campus Format

10-12 months* depending on pre-MAC summer internship status, open to non-accounting majors only.

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Key differences:

Online On-Campus
Starts January, March, June, September June
Undergraduate major Any Non-Accounting
Location Online Chapel Hill
Duration 12-36 months 10-12 months*
Credit weight 4-12 hours/term 10-12 hours/term

 

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* Students in the on-campus format who have secured an approved pre-MAC summer internship, and who have received a B- or better in an Introduction to Finance course at an AACSB-accredited institution, may start the program after their summer internship concludes. These students do not participate in the Structured Recruiting process and will join the MAC program in mid-August.

** Online-format students with accounting-heavy backgrounds or those who have completed an MBA from an AACSB-accredited institution may be eligible for course waivers or substitutions based on a review of previous courses completed during their prior studies.

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