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Volume 6, Issue 2
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March 2006
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%%First_Name_%%, Accountants in the Movies
There's a way to combat those rising tuition costs — apply for a VSCPA scholarship! Don't let the April 17 application deadline pass you by! Check out these great scholarship opportunities from the VSCPA Educational Foundation:
Visit each link above for eligibility requirements, selection
criteria and links to the application. Also don't forget to check
out even more
scholarship opportunities available nationwide.
As you may know, starting July 1, 2006, accounting students must complete 150 hours of accounting education before sitting for the CPA Exam in Virginia. The Virginia Board of Accountancy, the state regulatory agency that licenses CPAs, recently announced an exception for students who have completed their coursework prior to the deadline, and are simply waiting for their degree to be conferred. Learn more about this exception, including whether or not the exception applies to you. This is NOT an exemption for all spring 2006 graduates. Any spring graduate still completing coursework in the spring of 2006 to satisfy his or her accounting degree requirements is NOT eligible to qualify under the exception. For basic information on the 150-hour requirement, check out
the VSCPA brochure "What
You Need to Know About the 150-Hour Rule" (.PDF)
for what's required, frequently asked questions and more.
If you're looking for a way to get your foot in the door of a certain firm or company, an internship could be your ticket! According to a survey by Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal, major employers hired 38 percent of their summer interns in full-time positions after graduation. Would you like to be in that 38 percent? Get started early! If you're looking for a fast, easy way to find local firms and
companies that offer internships, check out the VSCPA's
online internship directory. This searchable database
on the CPA
Student Zone Web site lists VSCPA member firms in Virginia,
Maryland and Washington, DC, that offer student internships.
Worried about starting your first full-time, professional job? Relax! Today's accounting graduates are equally or more prepared for their careers compared to those entering the field 10 years ago, according to 71 percent of corporate finance officers (CFOs) polled by Accountemps. This coincides with the rising popularity of the accounting profession: Accounting is the number one major on college campuses!
If you're a senior with graduation quickly approaching, you may
be faced with the daunting task of finding your first job to embark
on your career. You can enhance your prospects with the right
search techniques, such as tailoring your resume and cover
letters and building a network of people who can help you. Check
out more
career articles from the VSCPA on resumes, interviewing
and more.
If you're looking for a way to combine a love of numbers with a love of the outdoors, environmental accounting may be right for you. Environmental management accounting was developed to recognize some limitations of conventional management accounting approaches to environmental costs, consequences and impacts. Environmental accounting is especially used to make internal business decisions for proactive environmental management activities. Gain a basic knowledge of the different facets of environmental accounting, such as environmental national accounting and environmental financial accounting (AccountingWEB). Or learn more about the increasing call for environmentalism in accounting (WebCPA).
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