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So, you want to teach accounting?
Get on the track to educate future CPAs
There are two things that all CPAs have in common: 1. They hold one of the most respected credentials available and 2. At some point, they all have been taught by an accounting professor. On your j…
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Options for earning 150 credit hours
How will you earn your 150 hours?
The math isn’t that hard for a budding accountant: you need 150 credit hours to qualify for the CPA, but you only need 120 credit hours for an undergraduate degree. That leaves a 30 hour gap that you…
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Why CPAs earn more
Understand why CPA salaries are typically high
It’s not just accountants that will be in demand in the years ahead. Specifically, it’s CPAs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts employment of accountants and auditors will be strong...
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CPA: three life-altering letters
How the CPA license puts you on a different career path
As an accounting student, you might be wondering if you need to spend the extra time and effort to get your CPA license. “Can’t I make a decent living as...
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Join an accounting SWAT team
Consulting will keep you on your toes
If someone tells you they work in consulting, it usually doesn’t mean much at first. It’s a pretty catch-all term. But dig deeper, and you’ll find CPAs doing some amazingly...
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Saving humans from financial disaster
Come to the rescue as a Personal Financial Specialist
If you want to be a personal financial planner, set your sights on the most impressive acronym of them all: PFS. There are a lot of other financial planning certifications...
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