| Montana
State University accounting students had the highest pass rate
in the nation for graduate students taking the May 2002 Certified
Public Accountant (CPA) Exam the first time, according to the
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).
The 2002 rankings are the most recent results posted by the
association. |
| MSU accounting
students ranked first in the category of "first-time candidates
with advanced degrees passing the CPA exam" with a pass percentage
rate of 85.2 percent. The percentage is also the highest ever
achieved by MSU College of Business students, according to the
college. |
| "This is
the fifth time in 20 years that our students have been first,"
said Richard Semenik, dean of the College of Business. "We continue
to rate above prestigious schools such as Wake Forest, University
of Florida and DePaul. We are very proud of these students and
the legacy they are carrying forward. Of course, we are also
proud of our accounting colleagues who put so much work into
the curriculum." |
| This is
the fourth time Montana State University-Bozeman has been ranked
number one in the nation on the CPA exam since NASBA first published
its rankings in 1985. MSU was also number one in the rankings
in 1991, 1995 and 1996. MSU ranked number one in the nation
in 1983 in a listing that preceded the NASBA rankings. MSU-Bozeman
accounting students also have consistently ranked among the
top 10 in the nation for 16 of the last 20 years that the test
has been administered, according to Bonita Peterson, accounting
professor at MSU. |
| "We are
so fortunate to have such a terrific group of dedicated students
each year," Peterson said. "I think I can speak for all the
accounting faculty when I say we are thrilled over the students'
success at achieving this milestone in their career." |
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