How did AP Credits Prove Useful?

itsgettingreal17
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 23:18:05 +0000

@ucbalumnus One of my D’s majors is accounting. We’re not sure at this point if she’ll go for the CPA as she seems to be headed for management consulting. But since the 150 credits required for a CPA doesn’t require a MAcc (Masters of Accountancy) it is definitely an advantage to go to a college where AP credits is awarded and the student can therefore graduate in 4 years with 150+ credits. A MAcc has no value outside of helping students reach 150 credits (additional CPA prep can be had much cheaper through a CPA course than an expensive MAcc 5th year). There is no increase in pay for a MAcc.