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==Kurt Gee==
 
  
'''Jr. Core Accounting Undergrad at BYU-Provo'''
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#001E4D;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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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]].
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===Research Interests===
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*Management Accounting
 
*Tax
 
*Financial Reporting
 
 
 
 
 
As of yet, I'm not sure whether I'd like to do archival or experimental research.
 
 
 
 
 
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| Scouting
 
| - my wife and I are Webelos Den Leaders
 
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| Tutoring
 
| - I help direct BYU Tutoring Services
 
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| Playing the piano
 
| - I've been playing the piano since I was five-years-old
 
 
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| Cooking
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| - six nights a week, my wife and I cook dinner for an elderly lady
 
 
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[[Our People]]
 

Revision as of 14:06, 21 January 2011

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.
Infocircle.jpg
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.

Advice, Suggestions, and Resources

This site is meant to provide useful advice, suggestions, and resources for all users. These are separated by topical area:
Diploma.jpg
Ph.D. Prep Track and Doctoral Student Q&A
Curve.jpg
Research
Professor.jpg
Teaching and Service
Calculator.jpg
Other Topics
University Information External Sites

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.
Current Ph.D. Prep Track Students
Diploma.jpg
Current Doctoral Students
Current Faculty Practitioners