Financial Analysis

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree in a business field from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale, and must have completed Microeconomics, Intermediate Accounting, Corporate Finance and Principles of Investment prior to starting the program. Non-business applicants may be required to complete additional coursework.

If you have already met, or will meet the above requirements prior to starting the program, please click below to apply. We will process your application after you pay the $65 application fee through the link provided in the application, and after you provide the following:

• Application for Virginia In-state Tuition Rates (only if seeking in-state tuition)
• A personal statement of no more than two pages long describing your reasons for applying to the program
• An interview before a final admission decision is made may be required.
• Official transcript(s) from institution(s) awarding the baccalaureate degree(s)
• Official transcript(s) for all graduate work taken at other institutions
• The names and email addresses of two recommenders, one a faculty member and one either a faculty member or an employer (a reference letter alone is not adequate); if a professor or reference requests a printed Recommendation Form, please contact gradadmit@cnu.edu.
• Resume; please be sure to highlight your work experience and/or completion of an internship in accounting or finance
• Scores on the GMAT. This is waived for students with an undergraduate or graduate degree with 3.0 GPA.

Non-Degree-Seeking Applicants

If you are interested in taking courses in this program as a non-degree-seeking student, please complete the online Application for Admission to Graduate Study, pay the $65 application fee, and provide the following:

• Application for Virginia In-state Tuition Rates, only if seeking entitlement to in-state tuition rate privileges
• Official transcript(s) from institution(s) awarding the baccalaureate degree(s) (not required of CNU graduates)
• Official transcript(s) for all graduate work taken at other institutions

For questions pertaining to the application process or the status of your application, please email gradadmit@cnu.edu. For questions about the program, please email MFinA@cnu.edu.