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About the Ph.D. Prep Program BYU's School of Accountancy offers a specialized PhD Prep Track as part of the Masters of Accountancy (MAcc) degree. The program is designed to prepare students to enroll in a Ph.D. program in accounting at another university after finishing their master’s degree. Students in both the five-year integrated program and the two-year graduate program are eligible to apply to the PhD Prep Track. The program involves Ph.D.-style seminars to learn about research and academic work, as well as coursework in mathematics, econometrics, and statistics. Students who participated in this program have been highly successful in placing at research intensive Ph.D. programs. Those who complete their Ph.D. in accounting enter a field where there is high demand, and it is projected that this will be the case for the foreseeable future. Starting salaries for new professors in accounting are two to four times higher than starting salaries for MAcc graduates. Learn more about the Prep Track by reading the History of the Prep Track. People One purpose of this website is to improve networking among past Ph.D. prep students, current Ph.D. prep students, and friends of BYU. Please make sure you are included in the website and you keep your information up to date. File:Writing.jpg Current Ph.D. Prep Track Students Current Doctoral Students File:Eraser.jpg Current Faculty File:Accounting.jpg Practitioners Also, please see our collective Accomplishments and Successes. Advice, Suggestions, and Resources This site is meant to provide useful advice, suggestions, and resources for all users. These are separated by topical area: Ph.D. Prep Track and Doctoral Student Q&A Research Teaching and Service Other Topics File:Duke.jpg University Information File:Belltower.jpg External Sites Announcements Information on BYU's Reception at the AAA. For students interested in Accounting Information Systems Research see this page. Help brainstorm ideas and provide comments on how the BYU Accounting Family can Serve Others. Please help out! Not sure what to do or how to do it? See the Help page. Featured Doctoral Student File:LandonMauler.jpg Landon Mauler Ph.D. Institution: University of Arizona Why a Ph.D.? "The main reason I decided to pursue a Ph.D. was the opportunities it provides. I love the idea of researching questions no one else has asked and finding answers previously undocumented. In addition, I enjoy studying accounting and I hope, through my teaching, I can help others better understand and enjoy accounting." Current Projects: "I have a project called 'The Influence of Book-Tax Conformity on Firm Information Dynamics.' I also have a project on how the frequency of restatements affects their informational content. Overall, I am mostly interested in financial research." Advice for PhD Prep Students: "Take full advantage of all the Ph.D. prep classes--they really do help to prepare you and they give you an advantage in several of your courses." Quote "My family helps to keep me from taking myself too seriously. It is helpful for all...to remind ourselves from time to time that accounting research does not exactly cure cancer. If journals publish interesting research that facilitates a richer understanding of accounting and more effective accounting education, that is all we can ask. But there are more important things in life, such as family." Steven J. Kachelmeier, June, 2009, "Annual Report and Editorial Commentary for The Accounting Review." - more Quotes