UCSB is not AACSB accredited?

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<p>I want to become a CPA and I'm going to transfer schools soon. I'm considering UCSB but it's not AACSB accredited?</p>

<p>UCSB is not listed in business or business and accounting (AACSB</a> Business and Accounting Accreditation).</p>

<p>To become a CPA and eventually work for one of the Big4, does the accreditation matter?</p>

<p>This is for undergrad, by the way.</p>

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<p>For the cpa exam it does not matter. </p>

<p>As long as it is accredited by a

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<p><a href=“http://www.dca.ca.gov/cba/publications/exambk1.pdf[/url]”>http://www.dca.ca.gov/cba/publications/exambk1.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Most community colleges are even accredited also. That means you can take your accounting classes there and qualify for the CPA exam.</p>

<p>As for the AASCB accreditation, it is only given to schools that have a BUSINESS schools. UCSB does not have a business school. It only has an accounting program which is apart of their economics department. If they had a separate business school, then they would probably be AACSB accredited. </p>

<p>For the big4, the biggest thing is to go to a school where they actually recruit. UCSB is one of them.</p>