Accounting ranks #1 as college major.According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. both AccountingWeb.com and the Job Outlook 2005 survey, conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , accounting is now the number one major on college campuses. Academicians say the numerous corporate accounting scandals Accounting scandals, or corporate accounting scandals are political and business scandals which arise with the disclosure of misdeeds by trusted executives of large public corporations. over the last few years have piqued the interest of today's students. And the new regulations stemming from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act See SOX. have resulted in many new jobs, especially for auditors. What's more, the AICPA's "Start Here. Go Places." student recruitment campaign, now in its fourth year, has steered many high school and college students in accounting's direction (www.startheregoplaces.com). As reported previously in The CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. Letter, the number of accounting degrees awarded nationwide in 2003 jumped 11% from 2002 (graduates earning an undergraduate degree increased 6%; graduates earning a master's degree climbed 30%). Accounting enrollment for the three-year period 2000-2003 increased 17%; the increase for 2002-2003 was 9%. |
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