<p>I'm an incoming freshman at Tech this fall I'm wondering what kind of accounting program Tech offers. I've done my due diligence and have come across conflicting information as to whether you come out of Tech in five years with a CPA or whether you come out in four without one. Which is the case? I'm also interested in pursuing industrial engineering, so would it be possible to take accounting classes my first semester to test my interest in pursuing it as a career? The reason I ask this is because friends of mine who are engineers at Tech start taking general engineering classes earlier than other majors.</p>
<p>I’m an incoming freshman like you and I wasn’t sure about some of the stuff related to my major as well, so I went to the academic advising website (just google georgia tech academic advising) and there’s an excel file that you can download. It’s got all the emails of the different advisors for each major, so maybe you could email the relevant ones with your questions! It worked out perfectly for me, and my major adviser got back to me in like a day! </p>
<p>Hope this helps haha</p>
<p>The Scheller College of Business offers a Concentration in Accounting. This major concentration program provides students with an emphasis in accounting through a fairly diverse set of course topics.
Some accounting courses will help you prepare for several qualifying examinations in accounting and finance such as: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). So you do not graduate being CPA certified but with all the requirements to take the exam.
If you go for IE and Accounting you would be double majoring because you would receive a BS in BA with a concentration in Accounting. You can take Accounting I your first year at Tech</p>
<p>You can graduate CPA eligible in 4 years, but you will have to take extra classes above and beyond what are required to get your degree. </p>
<p>In Georgia, to become a licensed CPA you need to complete 150 hours of undergraduate education, and 30 hours of accounting above the introductory level, which means ACCT 2101 & 2102 do not count towards the 30 hours. </p>
<p>You also need at least 20 hours of other business courses including economics, but if you are a business major that will be taken care of by your major requirements. AP courses recognized on your GT transcript count towards the 150 hours. </p>
<p>Because the accounting department at Tech is small, although growing, you will essentially have to take every accounting class Tech offers, and because some classes are only offered in either the fall or the spring, you would need to plan accordingly. Prof. Deborah Turner also offers several independent studies courses that allow you to get credit by studying on your own to complete the requirements. Many students seeking to graduate CPA eligible choose to take a few of her independent studies.</p>
<p>If you don’t want to work hard enough to get 150 hours in 4 years, you can either extend your stay at Tech to a 5th year, or pursue a Master of Accountancy (MAcc) degree at another university. In my experience, many Tech accounting students graduate CPA eligible in 4 years, and among those who do not, the masters route is common.</p>