Your major would be accounting.
You take the courses that are indicated on your curriculum layout. Each major has a specific curriculum guide.
It generally takes 8 years of college to get a PhD in accounting. This includes a four year undergraduate degree and a four year graduate degree.
You will generally need a 4 year college degree in finance or accounting.
Penn State University does indeed offer a four-year degree for forensic accounting. You can go to one of their many campuses to take advantage of this great class and get to your future now.
Community colleges have a two year Associates of Applied Science degree in Accounting. However, this type of degree usually does not transfer very well to a four year institution should you want to continue on for a Bachelor's degree later. That is unless the community college has a special articulation with a four year institution. The degree provides the basic skills needed for some entry level positions. The recommendation is to pursue a Bachelors in Business with a Major in Accounting. You can still start with the community college first and take their transfer Business degree. After completing the degree you can then transfer to a four year college or university. It would save you some money on tuition. Check with the Transfer Counselor at your home county community college and ask what articulations the school has with other four year institutions particular to the Accounting major. Still, if you want to you can apply directly to the four year institution and apply for their Accounting degree. You will have to research their admissions requirements by going to their web site. For more information on schools within your area, you can go to www.CollegeBoard.com, go to College Matchmaker and search by major, school, and geographical area. Viper1
If you transfer within the same major, it should take an additional two years.
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The main educational requirement for an account assistant at a major US bank would be a bachelor's degree in accounting, which can be obtained from any four-year university.
The number of years is really up to you. I am going for my Associates Degree in Accounting right now and am doing it through a 2 year Community College. I can stop there if I choose or transfer into a 4 year college and continue on for a Bachelor's degree in Business with my major in Accounting. Then I can, if I so choose, go on and obtain a Master's degree in Business with a major in Accounting, and further on for a Doctorate in Business. To be truthful if you want to be a proper Accountant you really never stop the learning process but as for the formal, in-class type of training it can be as little as two years or as long as ten years.
You do not have to continue in the same major as your four year degree. If your Master's field is very different, you most likely will need to take some courses that give you the knowledge you will need for the new major you are selecting.
Person who wants to major in business field should take an accounting, computer science, humanities and art distribution and some basic courses such as a litreature in the first 2 year.
To become a CPA, you'll need a four-year college degree.