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<div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%">An informational website for </div>
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#003366;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #258;text-align:left;color:#fff;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">About the Ph.D. Prep Program</h2>
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|style="color:#000"|BYU's 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 PhD program in accounting at another university after finishing their master’s degree at BYU. Students in both the five-year integrated program and the two-year graduate program are eligible to apply to the program. The program involves PhD-style seminars to learn about research and academic work, as well as other coursework in mathematics, econometrics, and statistics. However, this track does not require additional credits beyond those required in the MAcc program. Students who have participated in this program have been highly successful in placing at top PhD programs. Those who complete their PhD in accounting are able to enter fields where there is 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 range from two to four times higher than starting salaries for MAcc graduates.
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|style="color:#000"|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. 
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* Please help out!  Not sure what to do?  See the page [[Things that need to be done]]. Not sure how to do it? See the "Getting started" section on this page.
 
* Please help out!  Not sure what to do?  See the page [[Things that need to be done]]. Not sure how to do it? See the "Getting started" section on this page.
 
* To edit these pages please request a user name by emailing [mailto:phdprep@byu.edu phdprep@byu.edu].  Please include your desired user name and graduation date.
 
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* The IAAER will waive the three-year membership fee for doctoral students if you sign up by May 31, 2008.  See their [http://www.iaaer.org/?page=Joining%20IAAER website].
 
* The IAAER will waive the three-year membership fee for doctoral students if you sign up by May 31, 2008.  See their [http://www.iaaer.org/?page=Joining%20IAAER website].
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Revision as of 08:27, 27 February 2008

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Welcome to PhDPrep.BYU.edu,
An informational website for
Ph.D. prep students, graduates, and friends of BYU.

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 PhD program in accounting at another university after finishing their master’s degree at BYU. Students in both the five-year integrated program and the two-year graduate program are eligible to apply to the program. The program involves PhD-style seminars to learn about research and academic work, as well as other coursework in mathematics, econometrics, and statistics. However, this track does not require additional credits beyond those required in the MAcc program. Students who have participated in this program have been highly successful in placing at top PhD programs. Those who complete their PhD in accounting are able to enter fields 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 range from two to four times higher than starting salaries for MAcc graduates.

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.

Also, please see our collective Accomplishments and Successes and News Items.

Resources

This site also seeks to provide useful resources. These resources include:

Announcements

Advice and Suggestions

This site is meant to provide useful advice and suggestions for all users. Advice and suggestions are separated by topic:

Getting Started

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.

Website Statistics

  • Edits: 24,171
  • Articles: 68
  • Pages: 899
  • Uploaded Files: 66
  • Registered Users: 1,551
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