Pre-MAC Internship | UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

If you’ve received an offer for a pre-MAC internship in the summer of 2021, congratulations! An internship provides an excellent opportunity to learn essential skills and refine your professional acumen. You’re also highly likely to secure an offer for a full-time job that will begin after you graduate from the MAC Program.

While the on-campus format of the UNC Master of Accounting Program begins in June, we recognize the importance of real-world training and would like to accommodate your internship opportunity. Provided you meet the criteria below, you can join our program in mid-August after you finish your pre-MAC internship.

You’ll be participating in a formal internship program with an established organization and performing work related to accounting or finance.
By June 1, 2021, you will have fulfilled your undergraduate degree requirements and will have received a grade of B- or better (not pass/fail) in an Introductory Finance* course from a U.S.-based, AACSB-accredited institution.
* For students at UNC, this course is BUSI 408.

If you can meet those criteria, you’re in good shape!

When you join us in August 2021

August 9, 2021 – you’ll attend a welcome event where you’ll meet students, professors, and staff members and receive key information that will help you transition into the MAC Program.
From August to October – you’ll take a compressed, eight-week term with two classes: Financial Reporting A and Managerial and Cost Accounting.
October 4, 2021 – you’ll begin the second term alongside all members of the MAC class of 2022 (and graduate with them in June 2022).

Because there’s a high probability that you’ll convert this pre-MAC internship into a full-time employment offer, you will not participate in the Structured Recruiting process or Interview Week events.

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What other stipulations are related to the Introductory Finance course?

You’ll need to have earned a B- or higher (not pass/fail) at a U.S.-based, AACSB-accredited institution for Introductory Finance, or a more advanced version of this course, in the past five years or by June 1, 2021. We’ll consider waivers for courses more than five years ago with a resume review by the Associate Dean. Unfortunately, courses completed more than 15 years ago are not eligible for this process.

What if I haven’t yet taken an Introductory Finance* course?

Academic Calendar

Prior to UNC MAC Program		Semester 1		Semester 2
Before June 1	May – August	August – October	October – December	January – March	April – June
Introductory Finance (Students must complete an Introductory Finance course from an AACSB-accredited institution and receive a grade of B- or better)	Pre-MAC Summer Internship	Core Courses (2 credits each, 8 total) Financial Reporting A Foundations of Acc’ting Systems Data Analytics for Accountants Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling	Core Courses (12 credits)	Core Courses (8 credits)
				Concentration Courses (8 credits)
		Sept. 24-26 Leadership Immersion (1 credit)		Electives (6 credits)