<p>Im a social sciences student who's seeking to earn a second bachelors in accounting or a MAcc. I don't know what option is best for me tho. I'm currently attending to UCF, I submitted a readmission today for a second bachelors in accounting but it will take me 3 years to compile it. UCF is the closest university I have, the other ones are just private like keiser and nova. I want to do it at UCF because is a better school than the other ones. Im sure a masters degree would be better but I don't wanna do it in a private school. </p>
<p>I would like to sit for the CPA exam one day once I have experience. I did an externship in a CPA firm and I really liked it. What do u think it's best? bachelors or masters? I can always try to move to another city, tho money is tight right now. </p>
<p>Thanks for ur advice and help!!!! I really appreciate it.</p>
<p>You have an interesting situation. I don’t know the specifics at UCF, but most MAcc/MSA’s are one year programs intended for those with undergraduate accounting majors. Most schools will allow those with other majors to enroll after successfully completing required prerequisites. For a Finance major that might only be a couple of classes or attending a summer session before the start of the regular program; however, for a social science major, that meeting the minimum requirements might take a while. </p>
<p>A few schools offer a two year MAcc/MSA for students like you coming from a non-business background - you may want to look into one of those type of programs. These schools basically replicate the undergraduate accounting and business core requirements as a graduate program for graduates with non-business degrees. For example, my alma mater in Chicago (DePaul) offers a two year MSA for non-accounting majors and a one year MAcc for accounting majors. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that in addition to the required number of accounting hours, each state has other requirements as to the number of other general business and business law credits that you must have in order to sit for the CPA exam. There are variations in these laws and what is OK in one state might not be sufficient in an other. So depending upon the exact classses you took as an undergrad, you will likely have other required classes to take to meet the CPA requirements. It sounds like you are from Florida. In other threads there have been statements that FL requires 6 credit hours of Business Law, even if you passed the exam in another state - almost every other state only requires 3 hours. I know in Illinois you must have 24 hours of non-accounting business classes (finance, economics, management, business law, etc.) and if you don’t have an accredited MAcc/MSA, you need 30 hours of accounting and must meet specific coursework requirements related to accounting research, ethics and communications.</p>
<p>My suggestion is to talk to an accounting advisor at UCF and get their take on how you can meet the qualifications to sit for the CPA in your state in the most economical manor. </p>