Course selctions (accounting major).. Tax Guy.. help!

College Majors Business Major
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<p>I will be heading back to University of San Francisco next semester.</p>

<p>I browsed their School of Business and Management and realized that they do not require a lot of accounting courses to complete the major.</p>

<p>Required (12 units)
Intermediate Accounting I (4 units)
Intermediate Accounting 2 (4 units)
Advanced Accounting (4 units)</p>

<p>Electives (8 units) 3 courses choose from the following
Federal Taxation I (2 units)
Accounting Information Systems (2 units)
Auditing (4 units)
Federal Taxation 2 (2 units)</p>

<p>I am shocked that the school doesn’t even require Cost Accounting.</p>

<p>If I decide not to take Accounting Information Systems and Cost Accounting, will I not qualify to take the CPA Exam?
If I still qualify, will it put me at a disadvantage?</p>

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<p>CPA questions are moreso out of your number crunching classes like intermdiate than case study/overhead-slide-memorizing ones like Cost and AIS, respectively. I once had sex with an internal auditor so I know this stuff because she talked constantly.</p>

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<p>You would have to check with your state board of accountancy to see if they require a course in cost accounting. As I said in the featured thread, the CPA exam may be uniform but different states have differing reqirements to sit for the test.</p>

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<p>thanks taxguy......</p>

<p>Will it benefit me if I take Cost Accounting? Because if I do end of taking Cost accounting it will defer my grad date...... =(</p>

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<p>If you need it to take the CPA, it will benefit you. If you don't need it for the exam and don't work for a manufacturer, you can do without it.</p>

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<p>One more question... is Accounting Information system vital?</p>

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<p>coolant: I wouldn't say it is vital,but it is highly useful and desireable to take.</p>