Southwest Baptist University News Release
Contact: Sharina Smith, Office of Marketing & Communications
BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Southwest Baptist University Accounting Department reports a record number of graduates passing the computer-based CPA (Certified Public Accountant) Exam for the 16-month period ending August, 2010. Ten SBU Accounting Alumni completed the rigorous four-part, 15-hour examination.
“We are very proud of these graduates achieving this great career milestone,” said Wayne Clark, Chair of the SBU Accounting Department. “The CPA Exam is one of the toughest professional certification exams, and these students have taken their SBU Accounting degree to the next level with this success.”
The national average for passing a single part of the CPA exam on the first attempt is 48.6%. These ten SBU accounting graduates passed exam parts the first time at an 81.6% rate. Since the CPA exam became computer based in 2004, SBU accounting graduates have a first-time pass rate of 62%.
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Southwest Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at an affordable price. Since 1878, the faculty and staff have created a caring, academic community to prepare students to be servant leaders in a global society. The University has been named one of America’s Best Christian Colleges® for 14 consecutive years, one of America’s 100 Best College Buys® for 15 consecutive years, and it has been named among institutions with America’s Best College Scholarships ® for the past four years by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc. For more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.
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