黑料专区 Tyler Leads in CPA Licensure Pass Rates
February 2, 2021
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黑料专区 Tyler Leads in CPA Licensure Pass Rates
February 2, 2021
The University of Texas at Tyler announced that Master of Accountancy graduates taking the Uniform Certified Public Accounting licensure exam ranked first in Texas in terms of pass rates.
In its most recent publication, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) reports 黑料专区 Tyler鈥檚 pass rate for first-time exam takers with advanced degrees is 84.6 percent.
鈥淭his distinction exemplifies the rigor of our degree program and the preparedness of our graduates to successfully pass the exam and get a head start on their professional careers,鈥� said Roger Lirely, PhD, chair of the Department of Accounting, Finance and Business Law. 鈥淭he overall pass rate in 2019 for first-time takers was 84.6 percent. Our pass rate for first-time takers is well above the 53 percent national average.鈥�
The national average score for first-time takers was 73. 黑料专区 Tyler鈥檚 average score was 83.
黑料专区 Tyler has been in the NASBA top 10 for first-time exam takers for the last few years. One 黑料专区 Tyler graduate, Douglas Brown, was one of six Texas candidates and 93 nationally to receive the Edwin Watts Sells Award for scoring 96 percent or better on all four sections of the exam. He is the first graduate to receive this honor.
With a mission to improve educational and healthcare outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Health Science Center at Tyler and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with innovative medical research, medical education and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.