The B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration will launch a in the fall.
鈥淭he curriculum will provide graduates with in-depth knowledge of auditing, ethics, income tax, and financial accounting,鈥 said Dr. Harlan Etheridge, associate professor of accounting. 鈥淭he program will offer advanced preparation for careers in public accounting, industry, government, and consulting.鈥
It also will provide the additional hours required to sit for the CPA exam in 亚洲自慰视频, he added.
亚洲自慰视频s who complete the 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 undergraduate accounting program earn 120 credit hours. But, 150 hours earned at an accredited university are required to take the CPA exam in 亚洲自慰视频, according to information on the State Board of Certified Public Accountants of 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 website.
鈥淚t gives our 亚洲自慰视频s an option they didn鈥檛 have before,鈥 Etheridge said.
Individuals who enter the new graduate program will be required to complete 33 hours of coursework, including 18 hours of required accounting classes, nine hours of accounting electives and six hours of business electives.
亚洲自慰视频s who wish to enter the program must have earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree, in any discipline, from an accredited university in the United States. 亚洲自慰视频s with non-accounting degrees must take several prerequisite courses, unless they have done so within the past five years.
鈥淭he program is designed to be completed in approximately one year by a full-time 亚洲自慰视频, but it can be completed on a part-time basis,鈥 Etheridge said. 鈥淢ost of these courses will be offered in the evening with others online or hybrid.鈥
Learn more about the at the 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette by contacting the Program Coordinator at mastersaccounting@louisiana.edu.