Dr. Theodore Sougiannis

Professor

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Biography

Theodore Sougiannis is a Professor Emeritus in Accountancy at Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he joined the faculty in 1990. Over his career, he has taken on several leadership roles, including serving as interim department head twice, from 2011 to 2012 and again from 2020 to 2021. He directed the PhD program in Accountancy from 2013 to 2015 and has served as associate head of the department at various times from 2015 to 2019. Sougiannis holds a PhD in business from the University of California at Berkeley and both an MA and MBA from York University. His research primarily focuses on financial accounting used in regulated environments and the impact of accounting numbers on stock market valuations.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor Emeritus Accountancy

2022-01-01 — Present

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, IL

Interim Department Head Accountancy

2020-01-01 — 2021-01-01

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, IL

Director, Ph.D. Program

2013-01-01 — 2015-01-01

Department of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, IL

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
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  • Academic Statement of Purpose
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Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.