STUDENT NEWS
This year we averaged 94% passing at least one part during the program and we will continue tracking their progress (these rates are based on students who continued to inform us of their CPA status or where we checked their licensure status via CPA Verify). In addition to CPA success, 15 students took the IAP / CIA Part 1 Exam as their final exam in November 2025. Seven students passed the exam and six were near passes. We also saw a 100% pass in the Alteryx Certification.
Qualitative Research in Accounting Conference hosted by Auburn University. The focus of the SOA Ph.D. program is on audit research and according to BYU, our Ph.D. program consistently ranks among the top 100 and top 50 programs in the world across all and more recent years ranked. Some of the journals our graduates have published in include Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Accounting Horizons, Journal of the American Taxation Association, Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Accounting & Public Policy, International Journal of Auditing, and Issues in Accounting Education . MBA – ACCOUNTING CONCENTRATION The KSU MBA–Accounting Concentration continues to grow, with over 20 students currently enrolled in the program. Designed for working professionals, this concentration offers a flexible path to CPA certification without requiring a career pause. Students pursuing the accounting concentration will gain the credit hours and coursework needed to become eligible to sit for the CPA Exam. With the program’s recent approval, efforts are now underway to explore a pathway to CIA certification, further expanding its professional value.
MACC The 16th cohort class of the Master of Accounting program (our eighth cohort of the new 2 in 2 MAcc program) graduated in May 2026. The 2 in 2 program sees students earning their MAcc degree and sitting for the CPA exam in two semesters. Meanwhile, the upcoming 17th cohort currently has 37 students enrolled. Through the 2025-2026 peer and professional mentoring programs, students were mentored by CAEs and Corporate Tax heads from firms including The Coca Cola Company, Deloitte, Delta Air Lines, Genuine Parts Company, Graphic Packaging, The Home Depot, Inspire Brands, McKinsey & Company, Mohawk Industries, Southern Company, and UPS.
In August 2025, the SOA and MAcc hosted the fourth MAcc Networking Luncheon. This event allowed students to engage with 20 professionals from corporate and public accounting firms in Metro Atlanta and hear from a panel of four professionals discussing Accounting for Flexibility: Remote, Hybrid, or In-Office? Is flexibility helping or hurting employee growth and firm performance? This panel took a critical look at how remote, hybrid, and in-office models are influencing development, job satisfaction, and the delivery of quality client service. The MAcc has achieved nearly 100% job placement for the Class of 2026. Additionally, this class of graduates had great CPA Exam success.
PH.D. During the 2025-2026 academic year, we had five Ph.D. students successfully defend their dissertations, and four students successfully passed their qualifying exams to be at ABD status. After a competitive process, we admitted two new students who began in Fall 2025 and successfully completed their first year of study. These two students, Danielle Taylor and Matt Chambless, presented their paper developed during their coursework at the 2026 (April 17-18)
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