<p>Hopefully, I will be going into college with 12-15 credits. To get a BS in accounting, 120 credits are required. According to my calculations, I've already knocked a semester out of the way. Is it possible (by means of summer classes) to earn my bachelor's degree in three years as opposed to four?</p>
<p>I believe it's possible, but it's going to depend on the right courses being offered at the right time. If a course is only offered once a year, and it's a prerequisite for a series of courses, you might be out of luck.</p>
<p>P.S. I thought it's 150 credits now for accounting? Or is that something specific to becoming a CPA?</p>
<p>Thanks for the quick response. In order to take the CPA exam, you do need 150 credits. That being said, the extra 30 credits do not have to be related to accounting. My plan is to get my BS done in 3 years so that I can go to graduate school. I'm shooting for Columbia's political science program (M.A.).</p>
<p>It is very possible to do a BS in three years if you have significant AP credit and take a full load of classes each semester, but I've heard that graduate schools look down on it. Can anyone confirm this?</p>
<p>A full year's course can also be completed in a summer session, given the right circumstances.</p>
<p>If you can get lots of AP credits it isnt that hard</p>
<p>Is it generally easier to get into an Ivy League school as a graduate (compared to undergraduate)?</p>
<p>It is possible. A good friend of mine did Community College in 1 year and will graduate this spring (After two years of at his 4 year institution). </p>
<p>Ivies aren't necessarily "the best" for graduate school, it really depends on what you want to do. If you are interested in Accounting I know our Accounting School has had the highest CPA Pass rate for several years running, something insane like 98%.</p>
<p>Yes. I could graduate this spring (3 years) with a major in psychology and a minor in biology (assuming everything goes according plan, which is a TERRIBLE thing to assume), but I'm staying on the extra year to complete my double major in social work and get an extra research emphasis in psychology to better prepare me for grad. school. I'm on scholarship and if I go for an MSW, the BSW will reduce graduate school to one year, which would be far cheaper . I did come in with almost all of my GE's from AP classes and have overloaded in credits, but I also switched majors after freshman year. I do know someone who's graduating with a degree in business after 3 years (and two years of Running Start), though.</p>
<p>Yes but you will probably need summer semester as well.</p>
<p>There are also 3-3 programs in law and certain similar programs for masters. They are generally dependent on being accepted into your undergrad. institution's accompanying law school/grad program. That and working hard as hell. I remember that when I was touring Fordham's pre-law department, the advisor told me that in twenty or thirty years of working there he could think of three students that did 3-3 law.</p>
<p>I know this sounds redundant but it depends on the school. Certain schools give actual credit for the AP classes, whereas others just allow them to get you into higher level classes. But if you do enough summers, you should be able to make up the credits in either situation.</p>
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<p>Yes, it is possible to graduate in 3 years. I know a lot of folks who have done just that. If you have 120 needed for graduation, you need to take 20 per semester to do so unless you have come in with credits from AP courses or other college experiences or take summer classes.</p>
<p>Well for business it's difficult. I entered university from high school with over 40 credits but some courses require you to be in 3rd/4th year to take. That's the bottleneck.</p>
<p>I'm in USC Marshall, and my course plan (made by my "advisor") has me graduating in 3 years (due to AP credits) and only taking 16 units a semester. Several of my friends also had a similar course plan too. So yes, it is possible.</p>
<p>^ Lucky. At my school they don't allow me to do that sort of thing. I guess Canadian schools are still apprehensive about AP stuff. darn</p>