<p>I'm curious to ask how long can stay at UCLA as a transfer student? I've completed most of my units to transfer, but when i transfer i plan to complete my major and two minors, one of them being in accounting. I don't really know the full spectrum of accounting, but i've hear the job market is in need of accountants. My major is somewhere in the social sciences. Would anyone advise against getting an accounting minor, and can you get one after you transfer, like start to take the courses like econ 1,2,11,41. With an accounting minor, do you meet the requirements to take the CPA examination? The only reason im asking this is because im really disillusioned after realizing that even though majors in the social sciences are interesting to study such as sociology, political science, anthropology, and geography, they are not really practical and in demand in the job market sense unless one goes to grad school. Or I might change my major altogether, but I'm not sure about Economics, because the competition is demanding, can anyone shed any light on this?</p>
<p>Finishing the accounting minor puts you at 2 units short of the accounting unit requirement for the CPA. Yes, you can get the minor after transferring. I’m doing it. </p>
<p>When you do transfer, aim for the highest GPA in your first semester. Internship recruiting happens in the winter quarter so the best firms basically have one quarter to base their decisions. If you got a 4.0, you are in prime shape to land a good accounting internship.</p>
<p>do you think its possible for me to stay another year, or should i switch my major to econ or business economics but my gpa wouldn’t come barely close to the average gpa of admitted econ and business majors even if i were to stay another year</p>
<p>Its possible to stay another year (3 total) provided that you dont go over your unit max. I stayed an extra year and I transferred. </p>
<p>If you really have a plan of going into accounting, it would be the most convenient to try to get into econ or biz econ. The CPA requires 36 units of accounting courses as well as 36 units of business courses.</p>
<p>Business-related subjects include:
Business Law
Business Administration
Business Communications
Business Management
Computer Science/Info Systems
Economics
Finance
Marketing
Mathematics
Statistics </p>
<p>alterna, I am intended to go into global studies, can u tell me more about the program? and is it possible I can do global studies if I get admitted and a minor in accounting and finish in 2 years? please advice me</p>
<p>I’m not familiar with global studies, but you may have to do summer school or stay an extra semester. I’m just basing this off my friend that is a global studies with accounting minor. She won’t finish all the accounting requirements (she’s not in the minor but she is trying to take all the classes regardless) in two years. I’m sure its possible but it seems hard. Hopefully some global studies + accounting minors can chime in and give you a 100% view of the ease of doing both.</p>
<p>thanks so much for the input alterna. let me ask you, if I take summer with winter do I have more of a shot? I am going to go to school the 4 terms anyway thats if I get in. Can I speak with your friend about it, do you have his/ her e-mail? and what major are you? when you came in did you come straight out of high school or as a transfer? oright best of luck and thanks for the info! hope to hear from you.</p>
<p>does that mean that people can take courses at a community college and then take the CPA exam? and if that is true, then why spend the money at a university or state college when you could just take community college courses, or is the diploma from a big university needed for advancement with a CPA? And does it matter if we have a CPA but dont have a degree in accounting or business?</p>
<p>eptar this is a very very interesting good question. lets see if anyone knows the answer. I want to add another thing, if I could take courses from my CC, can I be at ucla and my CC? because iam a transfer student and this could be an idea worth considering since the classes at my cc are easier.</p>
<p>eptar32 - yes you can, but there’s more than that to consider. If all you want is your CPA, that’s, fine but the CPA alone does not get you the job. Going to a big university allows you access to the best firms and recruitment opportunities. So one way saves money and one launches your career. </p>
<p>cheeserforlife - I believe you can’t be at both at the same time. You can take random classes that don’t matter at your CC but at least for econ, I believe you have to take all major coursework at UCLA. Not 100% sure on this but if people could do both, I’m sure a lot of people would be doing so.</p>
<p>thanks for the info, alterna. do you think I can speak to your friend about the global studies major and the minor in accounting? please give me his/her email if I speak with your friend about it.</p>
<p>Umm, I can ask my friend, but she likes to keep to herself so I won’t give out her email. I’ll message her the next time I see her online.</p>
<p>I’m an economics major with a minor in accounting. </p>
<p>If you can afford it, sure, get your major + 2 minors and stay an extra year. If I had to list a minor to pick to solidify your future, it would be the accounting minor. All the top accounting companies that recruit at UCLA look to see if you have it or are at least completing the coursework to sit for the CPA. They don’t really care for your major. </p>
<p>From what I can see (and this is a view limited strictly to accounting and some other various jobs), minors do not seem to help that much in terms of job search. If I had to choose between getting another minor and staying another year or graduating with one minor and major, Id have to go with the latter.</p>