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What are the biggest obstacles that a person has to go through to be an accountant in college classes and in a career?
Is there any schedule or timeline with this job? I have been taking dual credits classes in high school which helps to advance further, but what other classes do I have to take?
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Hello, Evelyn !
To become a Certified Public Accountant, you would obtain your Bachelors Degree in Accounting and then go for your CPA certification. It's not a very complicated path.
It's best not to approach this career wanting to know the obstacles now and learning this field of work will give you much insight as to what the work is all about. Future personal obstacles cannot be told or known. If you are worried about certain aspects of the academics or work, you will need to speak with your guidance counselor one on one in person and express exactly what you may be concerned about. Try to approach this path with a positive outlook and that will carry you to success as a student.
Since you have been taking dual enrollment courses, you will need to choose a college or university that you plan to attend. The sooner you are able to choose a college, the better. This is because you will need to know if your dual enrollment courses will transfer over to the college you take your Bachelors program at. So start looking into colleges for your Accounting Major now. Ask your dual enrollment college which colleges those class credits transfer over to and that may be a good way to look into specific colleges knowing that they will take your credits from dual enrollment. Dual Enrollment doesn't necessarily "advance further", it just means that you have some classes under your belt already that you don't have to take at the four year college - if they transfer.
If the college you intend to do your Bachelors at doesn't accept the credits from the dual enrollment classes, you'd have to take those subjects over.
It's always best to take the Required General Education courses during dual enrollment and save the Major accounting courses for the university. The only thing dual enrollment possibly does is enable you to get your Bachelors sooner and not have to pay for the courses you took in dual enrollment. Definitely go over all this information directly with both your high school guidance counselor and your dual enrollment college's academic counselor to be sure you are doing what is beneficial for you.
I hope this helps and wish you all the best !
To become a Certified Public Accountant, you would obtain your Bachelors Degree in Accounting and then go for your CPA certification. It's not a very complicated path.
It's best not to approach this career wanting to know the obstacles now and learning this field of work will give you much insight as to what the work is all about. Future personal obstacles cannot be told or known. If you are worried about certain aspects of the academics or work, you will need to speak with your guidance counselor one on one in person and express exactly what you may be concerned about. Try to approach this path with a positive outlook and that will carry you to success as a student.
Since you have been taking dual enrollment courses, you will need to choose a college or university that you plan to attend. The sooner you are able to choose a college, the better. This is because you will need to know if your dual enrollment courses will transfer over to the college you take your Bachelors program at. So start looking into colleges for your Accounting Major now. Ask your dual enrollment college which colleges those class credits transfer over to and that may be a good way to look into specific colleges knowing that they will take your credits from dual enrollment. Dual Enrollment doesn't necessarily "advance further", it just means that you have some classes under your belt already that you don't have to take at the four year college - if they transfer.
If the college you intend to do your Bachelors at doesn't accept the credits from the dual enrollment classes, you'd have to take those subjects over.
It's always best to take the Required General Education courses during dual enrollment and save the Major accounting courses for the university. The only thing dual enrollment possibly does is enable you to get your Bachelors sooner and not have to pay for the courses you took in dual enrollment. Definitely go over all this information directly with both your high school guidance counselor and your dual enrollment college's academic counselor to be sure you are doing what is beneficial for you.
I hope this helps and wish you all the best !
I would note that earning a CPA is a notoriously difficult career path. As it currently stands, to qualify for CPA licensure you must earn 150 education hours (equivalent to a bachelor's and master's degree), work 2,000 ours in public accounting, and pass four CPA exams.
Kevin Greenlees, MAcc
@Kevin Greenlees, MAcc ~ Yes, the study and requirements are demanding - I could never do it, but I stated that the plan for the path is "not very complicated". It is a path that all CPA's do and standard. That's all I meant. In no way do I think or would state that the subjects and study are easy.
Michelle M.