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The B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration will launch a in the fall.

小蝌蚪APP淭he curriculum will provide graduates with in-depth knowledge of auditing, ethics, income tax, and financial accounting,小蝌蚪APP said Dr. Harlan Etheridge, associate professor of accounting. 小蝌蚪APP淭he program will offer advanced preparation for careers in public accounting, industry, government, and consulting.小蝌蚪APP

It also will provide the additional hours required to sit for the CPA exam in Louisiana, he added.

Students who complete the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 undergraduate accounting program earn 120 credit hours. But, 150 hours earned at an accredited university are required to take the CPA exam in Louisiana, according to information on the State Board of Certified Public Accountants of Louisiana小蝌蚪APP檚 website.

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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.

Students who wish to enter the program must have earned a bachelor小蝌蚪APP檚 degree, in any discipline, from an accredited university in the United States. Students with non-accounting degrees must take several prerequisite courses, unless they have done so within the past five years.

小蝌蚪APP淭he program is designed to be completed in approximately one year by a full-time student, but it can be completed on a part-time basis,小蝌蚪APP Etheridge said. 小蝌蚪APP淢ost of these courses will be offered in the evening with others online or hybrid.小蝌蚪APP

Learn more about the at the 小蝌蚪APP by contacting the Program Coordinator at mastersaccounting@louisiana.edu.