A two-and-a-half-year master's degree in accounting, including one and a half years, is a normal accounting course, which is basically the same as the curriculum of other schools. In the last year, I took the Australian Certified Public Accountant (ASCPA) exam, and I passed five out of six courses, so I can graduate. So if I want to graduate and get a degree, I must pass five exams, otherwise I can only pass the exam all the time.
So naturally, after getting my accounting degree, I only passed five exams, which is far from CPA. There is another exam I didn't take. After I have finished this exam, I need to have three years' experience in certification to be a thorough certified public accountant (ASCPA) in Australia.
Is the embarrassing position of Australian Certified Public Accountant (ASCPA) worth investing in MQ?
First of all, if you want to go back to China, the current situation in China is that you recognize two certificates most, one is CIcpa, a local certified public accountant in China, and the other is ACCA in Britain. If you take the CPA exam in Australia and go back to China, you are actually in an awkward position. If you want to get more recognition, you must take the ACCA again. As for CPA in China, the difficulty and rules are even different from those in Australia.
If you want to stay in Australia, the CPA in Australia is not a very attractive certificate. Australia has its own accounting institution, CA, which is relatively respected, but CA needs PR to take the exam. In addition, compared with your oral English, your Australian CPA certificate is basically useless when looking for a job in Australia. It's better to practice oral English than to find your first job! (It's definitely the talk of people who have been there), so if you are sure to stay in Australia, then take the CA exam in Australia early after PR work, which will be more respected by local people.
Is MQ accounting the best major in Australia? The best school?
This is absolutely the nonsense of the intermediary! ! I don't want to denigrate MQ, but objectively speaking, the word "best" is a bit exaggerated. I can only say that MQ's master of accounting is the most "special", and only its master of accounting links CPA exam with degree graduation. Ask someone in Australia. In the impression of most Australians, the University of Melbourne and the University of New South Wales are the best business courses. It is also home to two flagship MBA programs in Australia. It's not that other schools or MQ are not good, but you really have to ask who thinks it's better. Many people will say these two schools, but generally speaking, Australian ghosts always don't care much about which school you go to. They are pragmatic and prefer to see you.
In addition, from an international perspective, the United States has a very famous accounting course certification, called AACSB certification, which is a certification system specifically for business schools. At present, only the University of Sydney has obtained AACSB's accounting course certification. From this perspective, at least the University of Sydney is one step ahead of MQ. Once this certification is obtained, it will be recognized by the American business school system, and there is no problem in transferring credits and degree recognition.
Is it difficult to pass the CPA exam in the middle school attached to MQ Master of Accounting?
This may be a matter of opinion! But generally speaking, according to the data, the CPA pass rate in Australia is 70-75%, ACCA is (50-65%), and CPA in China is (10- 12%). From this point of view, CPA in Australia is the simplest, but perhaps MQ students, without relevant work experience, will also take the exam. But the example around me is that the students who basically persisted in the CPA exam stage basically passed in the end.
Why is MQ's Master of Accounting notoriously difficult to read? What psychological preparations should I make?
This is really true. MQ's master of accounting, especially the basic courses of the previous year and a half, failed quite a few courses. Why this is mainly due to the following reasons:
Abnormal examination rules
For example, the final evaluation of ACCG86 1 is listed in the syllabus: homework 15% exercise set 15% mid-term $ TERM exam 20% final -50% (the information is roughly listed from memory and inaccurate)
Four evaluations, total 100! Other universities in Australia calculate the total score with four items. For example, the assignment is zero, others are full marks, and finally there are some. However, MQ has the following special regulations: if any single item fails, this course is a failure. For example, if the homework fails, the whole course fails, and the exercise homework needs 75 points to pass, otherwise the course fails! Australia has a passing score of 50, which is a precedent set by MQ. You have to pass every question before you pass at the end of the term. That is to say, for example, the final exam is five big questions. If you answer all four correctly and do nothing, you will fail in the final exam, and so will your class! (an inexplicable abnormal rule). Do you think the course will be easier with the above four additional regulations? These are all provisions with MQ characteristics, and they are still emerging one after another. For example, the law exam, including multiple-choice questions and subjective questions, will have regulations. If the subjective questions are less than 50%, even if you get all the objective questions right, you will fail, but you will fail the whole course! ! ! )。
A huge workload
In my own comparison, the workload of each course of MQ is almost twice that of the University of Sydney and 2.5 times that of the University of New South Wales. With such a large workload and such unique examination regulations, the pressure is still great. And don't think that doing these homework will definitely be good for the final exam, because as we all know, there are a lot of homework for writing papers and presenting materials, which are actually the contents that extend outward and don't necessarily correspond to the contents of your exam book, so after you finish a lot of homework, you still have to spend a lot of time reviewing and reciting the contents of your exam book!
Homework scores are generally low.
Everyone will hand in papers and do their homework, but if you ask the surrounding schools, you will find that most of MQ's papers are graded between 50% and 65%, while the University of Sydney, New South Wales often gets 80% or even 90%, so MQ's grading standards are already very strict, which increases the difficulty of passing the final overall evaluation.
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Many people may be afraid after reading the above, but everyone who has read it knows that if you really want to read it step by step, FAIL will not appear so easily, but your grades will not be too high. It's really hard to get a good grade on MQ.
If you choose MQ, you can get a master's degree in two and a half years, while the master's degree in China is only three years, which is quite a long time! And you can't go back on your word, because after one and a half years, you won't have a degree if you don't join CPA! And especially in the CPA stage of the last year, I feel a little youthful, because I can take exams while working, take MQ exams and pay the tuition for the last year! (Note that in the past, there was no tuition in the CPA stage of MQ's last year, and the degree was issued after the exam. Tuition fees have been collected for a long time now, which increased by 50% in 2008. The inside story about the rising tuition fees.