Business Major Questions (Accounting concentration)

happy1
Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:53:15 +0000

Only you and your D can do the work you need to determine which program will have better job opportunities and will fit better into your plans. I would be concerned with 1) what percentage of the students from the online programs actually get those jobs? is it one or two, or the majority? 2) what is an assistant accountant ( a staff position or like an intern level?) would it count as work experience towards the CPA? 3) If your D finished college at 19, will that adversely impact her job search (I think it could). 4) What is the schools track record of getting students into grad school? 5) Doing the online route your D would lose the social growth often associated with going to college, so be sure everyone is OK with this. And yes, IMO the undergraduate degree will likely always be regarded as a bit of a negative, but if she can get into a good grad program it would be offset by that.

As I said, your plan is not the traditional path, but if you research it and feel it is the best route, I wish you all the best.

And although I don’t profess to know every single state requirement, I haven’t heard of one state where you need a year work experience before you can sit for the CPA exam (my son’s MSA program had students from many states and they were all taking the exam during grad school). In fact most students sit for the exam right after college or during grad school. I’d recommend that she try to sit for the exam after her undergraduate work. Candidates do need at least one year of work experience before they can get their CPA license (often two years experience with no masters degree).but that is different from being qualified to sit for the exam. Again I don’t know every state’s requirements, but I’d just double check that.