<p>I got accepted to UCLA, but I have some serious doubts about going there.</p>
<p>First of all, I am 100% sure i am going to do accounting and be a CPA.</p>
<p>Second, UCLA has no dedicate Accounting degree, only a minor which some people say is not good enough and will not be competitive with other job seekers who have a major in it.</p>
<p>But, I REALLY want to still go to UCLA.</p>
<p>So, what should I do? Should I just go with an Economics or Business Economics degree and get a minor in Accounting? Will that be good enough? I heard that it doesnt even get you the required classes to sit in a CPA exam. But lets say I get those classes from other places, does it really matter what major you graduate with as long as you get the classes to become a CPA?</p>
<p>CPA only requires 24 semester units in accounting and 24 business related semester units (should ez anything from econ to math). You don’t have to major in accounting but I think it is preferred by the employers. I know whats going on in your head right now. You are scared that you might not get into the accounting minor or biz econ right? As long you are able to take accounting classes at UCLA you should be fine. </p>
<p>But a question I wanna ask is why biz econ if you want to do accounting? I see people graduate from CSU’s with a full accounting degree and become successful CPA’s. If you like accounting then why not major in accounting? </p>
<p>Prestige is greater than program right? If UCLA offered any bogus program, I bet ppl would still apply to it cause its UCLA!! Well that is just my opinion. Good Luck.</p>
<p>Well I just really want to go to UCLA, but I am also sure that I want to be an accountant. I am just not sure whether UCLA will offer all the classes necessary to sit for the CPA exam. And even if they do and I graduate with an economics degree, do employers hire accountants without an accounting degree and who have an economics degree instead?</p>
<p>iTransfer I can totally relate to you. Except that I’m not too sure on whether I should do accounting or not. For me I really want to go to a B-School. Only Cal and USC offers that as I’m waiting for the decisions to come out. And also most people go back to community college to finish up their accounting units. Some people even take accounting classes simultaneously. </p>
<p>People from Cal(Econ Majors) have gotten into to the big four. It’s not uncommon.</p>
<p>UCR has a B-school for undergrads but everyone aims for the more prestige schools. For business and accounting, I think CSUF has a really good program (accredited in both biz + accounting) but everyone in this forum is a “UC transfer” so yea… </p>
<p>Go to Cal or USC if you get in. But if not you can always do the econ undergrad then B-school for grad.</p>
<p>the accounting minor is highly competitive, and unless you already are admitted as a bizecon major or have completed the requirements for the econ major and know you can handle the rigorous demands from those classes, then don’t bank on getting the minor. if you have the stats though then you can surely get it, and a lot of students who do minor in it usually do have the intention of getting a cpa because most of the courses meet the requirements</p>
<p>Well, I have finished most of the economics classes necessary, just a few math and accounting classes are left that can be done within the first quarter at UCLA.</p>
<p>Yeah totally iTransfer. The only thing that I’m a bit worried is this Thursday. If Cal doesn’t take me then it would be just LA and USC left. As for USC the only issue that I’m worried most is the cost. I don’t think I can even afford it. I don’t mind taking out a huge loan, well it is an investment.</p>
<p>iTransfer what is your major by the way?</p>
<p>"UCR has a B-school for undergrads but everyone aims for the more prestige schools. For business and accounting, I think CSUF has a really good program (accredited in both biz + accounting) but everyone in this forum is a “UC transfer” so yea…</p>
<p>Go to Cal or USC if you get in. But if not you can always do the econ undergrad then B-school for grad."</p>
<p>I’m a biochemistry major XD. I’m a hardcore science/math person but interested in business too. I want to double major in it but most of UC’s don’t offer business just economics. I’ll probably try to get into B-school for grad or do some dual MBA/MD program.</p>
<p>Going to a B-school at a CSU is fine. My mom got her degree in accounting from CSULB and she makes 85k+ a year. She is not even a CPA.</p>
<p>My suggestion is go to UCLA, minor in accounting as a Bus Econ major if you can. You will be set, and who knows… by the time you get done you will probably come to the realization that you will make much more money running your own CPA business than working for some firm, so you won’t need to worry about your employer not liking your degree. Plus, you’ll probably meet enough people at UCLA that you will network into a job right out of college.</p>
<p>You can’t have your cake and eat it to. You will not have the esase of stepping into an accounting job that an accounting major somewhere will. If you accept that and are prepared to do the extra necessary to take the CPA exam and get the needed course work, then go to UCLA. If you don’t want the added time and expense of doing that go to a school with an accounting major.</p>
<p>My sister and her fiance are both accountants as well as a CPAs. I am going to UCLA biz econ and want to minor in accounting. My sister went to a private college in the bay and MAJORED in accounting. The problem that most accounting majors or minors have is the lack of classes to fulfill the requirements for the CPA exam. So even being a major in accounting she was unable to fulfill the requirement for the CPA, which by the way also requires work experience. So… these problems can be easily solved and are just an imposition to you (no matter the college you go to)… heres how. If you don’t have enough classes then you can finish them at a community college after you graduate, which is what my sister did, and you can do that as a “big 5” company helps you get through it as well as gives you the work experience needed for the CPA exam. They want you to be well qualified and give you raises as you achieve things. She says that the number one thing that employers look at is the CPA exam… or progress towards if you are new, and #2 is a reputable college (ucla or other). So to solve your other problem of worrying about being admitted to the minor, and how hard it is (which by the way I am a bit concerned about myself) well, biz econ lets you kind of pick which classes you want to take, so even if you don’t get admitted to the minor you can still take the classes as if you were in the minor, but heres the thing, if you want a career in accounting you want to do well in these accounting classes (required to get into the major) or else why go into that field. So… if you are set on doing accounting just make a goal of doing well in those classes and you should have no problem. Usually if people set their mind on a goal they are able to achieve it. I mean look here we are biz econ admits to UCLA. So don’t worry, and if you have any other questions about the CPA exam, what employment is like or anything else let me know because I know just about everything there is to know about this stuff… and if i don’t the answer is just a sister phone call away.</p>
<p>I have not read about Econ but I have about Biz Econ, I read very extensively into the program to figure out if it was what I wanted, and briefly in my own words, and from what I remember here is what I can tell you about it. They make you take the main 4 or 5 econ classes which I believe Econ majors must take as well. And then if you look at the Econ class listing each one is a specialized area. 140s is accounting, and they enforce some of these series, and then just ask that you are a bit diverse and take one from each series (as in 120, 130s, 140s…), but only like 4 or 5 have to be from these different series.</p>
<p>as for the accounting minor here are the requirements from the site:</p>
<p>Transfer students must complete a minimum of 90 quarter units and two regular quarters at UCLA with full-time student status. Your grades for the prerequisite courses taken prior to entering UCLA will be computed in your prerequisite GPA.</p>
<p>You must have a prerequisite GPA and cumulative UCLA GPA of 3.2 or above, with a C or better in each prerequisite course taken at UCLA or at another institution.</p>
<p>Transfer students must complete the equivalents to Mgmt 1A and 1B or Mgmt 100 (which was offered up until Winter 2006) at UCLA or another approved institution. You must also complete both Mgmt. 120A and Mgmt. 122 at UCLA with a minimum average GPA of 3.0. You must receive a grade of C or better for each class.</p>
<p>Yeah the econ and bizecon curriculum are pretty similar. Regular econ majors take 7 upper division econ electives while bizecon takes 5 upper div econ and 4 business electives (+2 lower division accounting classes).</p>