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| − | + | BYU's [http://marriottschool.byu.edu/soa School of Accountancy] offers a specialized [http://marriottschool.byu.edu/soa/curriculum/phdprep.cfm 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. <div style="float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;">[[Image:Infocircle.jpg]]</div> Students who participated in this program have been [[University's where Individuals Received their Ph.D.|highly successful in placing at research intensive Ph.D. programs]]. Those who complete their Ph.D. in accounting enter a field where there is [http://aaahq.org/temp/phd/AccountingFacultyUSCollegesUniv.pdf high demand], and it is projected that this will be the case for the foreseeable future. [[How much do accounting professors make?|Starting salaries]] for new professors in accounting are two to four times higher than starting salaries for MAcc graduates. | |
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Learn more about the Prep Track by reading the [[History of the Prep Track]]. | Learn more about the Prep Track by reading the [[History of the Prep Track]]. | ||
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Also, please see our collective [[Accomplishments and Successes]]. | Also, please see our collective [[Accomplishments and Successes]]. | ||
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| + | * The [http://www.byuaccounting.net/rankings/univrank/rankings.php Accounting Rankings] we have created are updated for 2010. | ||
| + | * For Ph.D. students interested in working at the PCAOB as an intern, the contact person is Jana Hranaiova, Office of Research and Analysis, 1666 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, Tel: (202) 207-9297, e-mail: hranaiovaj@pcaobus.org. We've received feedback from one person who did this that they had a tremendous experience. | ||
| + | * We have started a Facebook page entitled [http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/BYU-Accounting-Academics-and-Friends/112618535453555 BYU Accounting Academics and and Friends]. Feel free to like it if you want to network with others interested in BYU. | ||
| + | * We are trying to create some really good content on the page: [[So you want to get a Ph.D.?]]. Please review and provide your feedback. | ||
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| − | + | "Starting now, you must use your education not to say something impressive but to do something that will lift others and help them be successful. In other words, you must use your education not to distinguish yourself from others but to devote yourself to them--to helping them grow and flourish, even if it seems at the expense of your own prominence and glory. This is the way of our Savior." Elder Robert D. Hales, [[Brigham Young University|BYU]] Spring Commencement 2006 (full text available [http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=1573 here]) - more [[Quotes]] | |
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