<p>well, i dont tink i can get into Haas since i m not fr cc. I am wonderin which UC's have a good accounting program? UCLA or UCI or UCSB? I heard that the UCI might have a business program but when i called the UCI admission, they said that they dont have one.</p>
<p>UCI and UCLA only have an MBA program.</p>
<p>future is misinformed.</p>
<p>Out of those schools, i would add ucsc into the mix. They are all heavily recruited for big 4, so if that is what your looking for, your set anywhere, including ucr. UCSC, from the list of available classes, i believe is the weakest. BUt i only glanced.UCSB compares to sdsu and fullerton, 2 great schools with actual accounting majors. Major req are the same, the only trouble comes down the line when you dont have the plethora of grad classes that other schools may have (UCSB UCSC) Havent looked at the classes for uci or ucla, so go check those out and compare what they have there in comparison to an actual accounting major at a cal state. And then look at the grad courses you could possibly take .</p>
<p>And does USD have accouting concentration. I havent been able to find it if they do</p>
<p>SDSU students have the fifth best CPA pass rate in the nation</p>
<p>what does that have to do with a UC?</p>
<p>UCSB is also good, easy to get a job with the top four upon graduation.</p>
<p>Isn't graduate school rather pointless for an accountant? Shouldn't the CPA suffice?</p>
<p>Savedbythebell7, to qualify for the CPA, you generally need 150 credits. It seems much wiser to obtain a masters for the extra credts than to stay 5 years in undergraduate studies.</p>
<p>As for which school is best for accounting, the question is pointless. The curriculum for all accounting programs are mandated by the State Boards of Accountancy. Although there are some variances, they really don't differ much from program to program. The key is NOT which school you attend but what your GPA would be in accounting and overall.</p>
<p>Remember, accountants are very numbers oriented. Thus, having a high GPA ( atleast 3.4) and high GPA in accounting is very important to them.</p>
<p>UCSC has an accounting program? i thought they only have an econ program with no emphasis in accounting. That was what the UCSC admission told mi last year. I heard that UCSB's accounting is quite strong, but it still more to a "party" school, which i am not very keen in goin into. </p>
<p>To taxguy:
I am wondering let's say if you finish yr undergraduate, is it better to go straight into grad skool for accounting or is it best to work first? Cuz i know that for most business majors, most grad skools would prefer a undergrad to work first.</p>
<p>MBA wants some work experience. Graduate school, however, doesn't want work exerience as much.</p>
<p>Accounting is a tricky dilemma... depending on where you are planning to practice. Some states require 150 hours to qualify to sit for the CPA exam, meaning you are better off going straight through and getting a Masters degree before you dive into the workforce. Otherwise, depending on what happens, you may never make it back. Because of this, there are a lot of B-schools willing to admit accounting undergrads who want to do their M.B.A. in lieu of a MAcc, for career purposes, etc. The leverage students have for this is most accounting students are going to get pretty well regarded jobs (i.e. with big 4 firms, or other well-known firms in the business community), which will in turn bring prestige back to a B-school (e.g. they can tell future applicants that their graduates get positions with the big 4, and that a higher percentage received jobs prior to graduation, etc.). Anyways, I don't know if this applies to California since they are not at the 150 hour rule yet, but don't hold your breath, it's rather inevitable.</p>
<p>taking grad classes as an undergrad is just a way to show your advanced understanding/ambition/interest for accounting and obstacles as a whole. I never thought of it that way until a few accountants told me this when i asked about how to choose the right school, a hard task since accounting isnt very particular to the name that resides on your diploma. </p>
<p>And UCSC is an accounting emphasis, same as UCSB. UCLA and UCI are accounting minors, but checking the requirments, they are pretty much 100% identical. The only difference i see is that UCLA students, upon graduation, work in a wider array of locations when compared to the others except UCSB which i am still trying to figure out, or i could be smart and just contact their accounting society and find out faster. </p>
<p>UCSC, silicon valley on up through san fran, but mainly silicon. UCI equates mainly to orange county and PWC in downtown LA. And UCSB sends plenty to so cal, but nor cal i have no clue, but i would think it would be a good number considering UCSB includes a hardy mix from both north and south</p>
<p>But if accounting is really your focus and you are sure, i would suggest adding cal states into your possibilities. I have already applied to sdsu, long beach and fullerton with the slight possibility of san jose (great working along side companies such as adobe which i believe is a few blocks away from campus) along with my other choices of mainly UCSB and UCSC due to the intergrated information management major which is comp sci, comp eng, econ with possibility of acct emphasis if you are daring enough</p>
<p>by the way, what school are you trying to transfer from?</p>
<p>hi, southpasdena. I am transferring fr a private uni. I am looking into UCLA and maybe UCI. I might consider UCSC if they do have an emphasis in accounting. However, the problem that i have with UC's is that my major will be econs, which isnt my interest.</p>
<p>out of curiosity, is usf's accounting program gd?</p>