Schools of Accounting Please Help

College Search & Selection
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<p>"Also you do NOT need a masters degree to become a CPA. What you need is 150 credits. Thus, if you want to make it a 5 year undergraduate program and take all your credits there, you can."</p>

<p>Taking the extra credits during your undergrad does not necessarily mean making your program five years--it depends a lot on the program you are in. Schools on a 4 credit system usually require 128-134 credits for their undergraduate degree. With that, you can take some classes over the summer to reach 150 and then start working in August (when most auditing new hires start). You will be at a distinct advantage over those who spend extra time getting a masters.</p>

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<p>I am prolly not able to get into USC anyway =P
first my grades arent that great and 2nd i dun haf the money to go to USC</p>

<p>What I plan is to major in accounting undergrad and major in accounting and business management for grad</p>

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<p>well goodluck wherever you end up :)</p>

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<p>According to the Gourman report, some top accounting programs in or around the California area include:
California (Berkley)
Washington (Seattle)
USC
Utah (Salt Lake City)
Oregon (Eugene)
Colorado (Boulder)
Arizona State</p>

<p>The top programs, regardless of area, included:
Penn
Indiana (Bloomington)
Michigan (Ann Arbor)
California (Berkley)
Texas (Austin)
NYU
Notre Dame
Illinois (Urbana)
Purdue
Wisconsin (Madison)</p>

<p>Hope that helps!</p>

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<p>Here's the '05 US News Ranking:</p>

<ol>
<li>U. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign</li>
<li>University of Texas-Austin (McCombs)</li>
<li>University of Michigan-Ann Arbor</li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)</li>
<li>Univ. of Southern California (Marshall)</li>
<li>New York University (Stern)</li>
<li>Indiana University-Bloomington (Kelley)</li>
<li>Brigham Young Univ.-Provo (Marriott) (UT)</li>
<li>U. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)</li>
<li>University of California-Berkeley (Haas)</li>
<li>University of Florida (Warrington)</li>
<li>University of Notre Dame (IN)</li>
<li>University of Virginia (McIntire)</li>
<li>Ohio State University-Columbus (Fisher)</li>
<li>Arizona State University</li>
</ol>