A an integrated major, accounting not only prepares you with job-ready skills in accounting but also allows the selection of other courses in packaging a bachelor's degree to fit your individual needs and goals. As an accounting student, you have the major most often requested by recruiters who come to campuses nationwide to interview.
The following possible combinations illustrate the flexibility of the integrated accounting major. If after graduation you are planning to:
1. enter the work-force, select a minor or 2 clusters of courses to enhance your marketability;
2. pursue a Masters in Accounting (MAcc) degree, minor in business to satisfy the business core requirement of a MAcc program;
3. pursue a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree, choose your minor carefully. Some programs prefer students who have not taken much business coursework. If you desire to be admitted into such a program, avoid a business minor. With other MBA programs, a business minor will allow you to complete the normal two-year program in just one year;
4. get a law degree, consider minoring in English or Political Science;
5. prepare for international business, consider a minor in a foreign language and an MBA.
Many other options are possible, limited only by student creativity and employment and academic goals.
For more information, see our home page at http://www.byui.edu/accounting/
Other features of the program
1. Accounting is an information system. The use of accounting software will be integrated into the accounting courses.
2. To bridge the gap between academics and industry, the accounting major requires a semester internship, preferably in the winter semester of the junior year. By then, the student will have sufficient accounting training to make a valuable contribution as an intern. With companies facing annual audits and tax reporting during the winter months, there is high demand for accounting personnel.
3. The coursework will stress analytical, interpretative, and communication skills. Rather than specializing in tax, financial reporting or other regulatory requirements, the accounting major will have sufficient background to recognize and anticipate important accounting issues and the training to do research to find the answers needed by the decision-making team.
CPA Considerations
Students desiring to sit for the CPA exam will need an additional year of study since approximately two-thirds of the states require 150 hours of college preparation to sit for the exam. Those desiring CPA certification should transfer to another university upon graduation from BYU-Idaho to obtain a MAcc or MBA. A business management minor is recommended for CPA exam candidates.
| A an integrated major, accounting not only prepares you with job-ready skills in accounting but also allows the selection of other courses in packaging a bachelor's degree to fit your individual needs and goals. As an accounting student, you have the major most often requested by recruiters who come to campuses nationwide to interview. The following possible combinations illustrate the flexibility of the integrated accounting major. If after graduation you are planning to: 1. enter the work-force, select a minor or 2 clusters of courses to enhance your marketability; 2. pursue a Masters in Accounting (MAcc) degree, minor in business to satisfy the business core requirement of a MAcc program; 3. pursue a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree, choose your minor carefully. Some programs prefer students who have not taken much business coursework. If you desire to be admitted into such a program, avoid a business minor. With other MBA programs, a business minor will allow you to complete the normal two-year program in just one year; 4. get a law degree, consider minoring in English or Political Science; 5. prepare for international business, consider a minor in a foreign language and an MBA. Many other options are possible, limited only by student creativity and employment and academic goals. For more information, see our home page at http://www.byui.edu/accounting/ |
| Other features of the program 1. Accounting is an information system. The use of accounting software will be integrated into the accounting courses. 2. To bridge the gap between academics and industry, the accounting major requires a semester internship, preferably in the winter semester of the junior year. By then, the student will have sufficient accounting training to make a valuable contribution as an intern. With companies facing annual audits and tax reporting during the winter months, there is high demand for accounting personnel. 3. The coursework will stress analytical, interpretative, and communication skills. Rather than specializing in tax, financial reporting or other regulatory requirements, the accounting major will have sufficient background to recognize and anticipate important accounting issues and the training to do research to find the answers needed by the decision-making team. |
| CPA Considerations Students desiring to sit for the CPA exam will need an additional year of study since approximately two-thirds of the states require 150 hours of college preparation to sit for the exam. Those desiring CPA certification should transfer to another university upon graduation from BYU-Idaho to obtain a MAcc or MBA. A business management minor is recommended for CPA exam candidates. |
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