Scholarship / Accounting: Scholarship short: Career goal & importance of a college education. [4]

Explain your career goal(s) and the importance of a college education in attaining those goals. (50-350 words)

My goal is to obtain a career in accounting. Once I discovered my love for mathematics and realized that it was most definitely my strong point, I knew that accounting was the way to go. To prepare myself for what accounting would consist of I am taking two accounting and financial services classes this year. Now that I have learned more about accounting and the jobs offered, I hope to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). In order to become a CPA in the United States, you must sit for and pass the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (Uniform CPA Exam); eligibility to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam is determined by individual State Boards of Accountancy. The typical requirement is a U.S. bachelor's degree, which includes a minimum number of qualifying credit hours in accounting and business administration with an additional 1 year study. Without a college education I would not meet the requirements to take the Uniform CPA Exam. Therefore a college education is mandatory to reach my career goal of becoming a CPA.