<p>University Scholars doesn’t include a program for accounting? I was a little surprised?</p>
<p>Are you asking if University Scholars includes a grad program for acct’g majors? If it doesn’t, is there an option for MBA classes?</p>
<p>I don’t think you can get an MBA through University Scholars. You can get an MS in Finance or Economics. We had looked into Accounting (since you need that for CPA) and it wasn’t on the list, although we never pursued it.</p>
<p>Hi - Yes, that is what I was asking, reading other threads about the University Scholars progam ( and the very generous AP credit policy), it seems that this would be another huge benefit of the school. However I don’t see acct or BA on the list of programs. We will tack this discussion on when we visit in a couple weeks, would like to know the typical path at Bama in order to get the 150 credit hours in acctg for the cpa exam. The other big plus I see here is the possibility of a double major given the amt of AP credits he will come in with. I also would like to know if the Big 4 recruit on campus/internships. As always, thanks for your help!!!</p>
<p>Yes I know the Big 4 do recruit on campus. </p>
<p>My S is not an accounting major so hopefully someone with direct knowledge will chime in … S did the Capstone Business Leadership Academy (summer before Senior year in HS) and Lisa McKinney from the Accounting dept heads up that program so that is where my knowledge of the Big 4 recruitment comes from :)</p>
<p>CC is acting strange? I posted this after Upstate13 question about the Big 4?</p>
<p>I’m confused. </p>
<p>“however, I don’t see acct or BA on the list of programs.”</p>
<p>Are you saying that if you’re an accounting major, then you can’t do Univerity Scholars at all…in anything else?</p>
<p>Yes, the Big 4 recruit on campus…and so do a number of the mega-sized corporations who have their own in-house CPAs.</p>
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Students in the University Scholars Program are classified as undergraduates until they complete requirements for their undergraduate degrees and therefore may not hold graduate assistantships until their classifications are changed to graduate status. At that time, University Scholars will also become eligible for graduate fellowships and scholarships.
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Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Communication Studies
Computer Science
Consumer Sciences
Criminal Justice
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English
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French
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The bachelor’s degree normally will be awarded at the commencement immediately following satisfactory completion of the first year of graduate study and attainment of a total of 128 semester hours of credit or the minimum required by the college. Those courses taken in the senior year/first year of graduate study may count toward both the bachelor’s and graduate degrees. No more than 15 graduate-course hours (numbered 500 and above) may be dual counted towards both the bachelor’s and graduate degree. Interested students should check with their departments for specific coursework requirements. Participants in the University Scholars Program are exempt from the degree limit of 36 hours in a single department. The master’s or doctoral degree will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the requirements for these degrees. In some cases, the bachelor’s and master’s degrees may be awarded simultaneously; the completion of the master’s degree, however, may require an additional time period.</p>