This site favors durable guidance and links to the organization responsible for information that changes. Use this directory when you need current program details, test policies, funding figures, labor-market data, or publication rules.
Editorial rule
If a fact is likely to change—curriculum, staff, stipend, fee, test format, score scale, deadline, salary, ranking window, or event schedule—the live source should provide it. This site explains what to look for and why it matters.
BYU Ph.D. Prep Track
- BYU Marriott Ph.D. Prep Track — current options, program outlines, and contact information.
- BYU School of Accountancy — official school information.
- On Track for a PhD and Creating a Standard in Scholarship — historical background on the track.
Programs and the academic field
- American Accounting Association: Thinking of a Ph.D.? — doctoral resources and links.
- AAA accounting doctoral program list — a starting point that should be verified on each school's site.
- BYU Accounting Research Rankings and UT Dallas research rankings — live research-output tools.
- NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates — national doctoral-degree data.
- AACSB reports — current business-school workforce and compensation reports when publicly available.
Admissions tests
Funding, cost of living, and tax
- Each program's own doctoral funding page and the applicant's written offer — the controlling sources for support.
- Council of Graduate Schools April 15 Resolution — live terms and participation information.
- MIT Living Wage Calculator — current local benchmark data.
- IRS Publication 970 — current federal guidance for education-related tax issues.
- The PhD Project funding directory — current fellowship leads.
Research data, journals, and policy
- Wharton Research Data Services and the SEC EDGAR search — data access.
- AAA manuscript preparation guide — current author requirements, including AI disclosure.
- Chartered ABS Academic Journal Guide and ABDC Journal Quality List — live journal-list pages.
Information that still requires BYU input
A current placement list for Prep Track graduates would be valuable, but it should come from the School of Accountancy and be maintained there. Until a stable official source exists, this site does not reproduce a list that would immediately begin aging.