May 20, 2021
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Cal State Fullerton’s College of Business and Economics and Cypress College recently signed an agreement creating a program for students to earn a bachelor’s degree in accounting in four years and continue to earn a master’s degree in the fifth year.
Another benefit of the program, according to Vivek Mande, chair and professor of accounting at CSUF, is to ensure that transfer students are well-prepared for the rigors of the university’s accounting program, the second largest in the nation.
“About 50% of our students are transfer students,” he said. “We have seen many struggle when they arrive on a campus as large as Fullerton’s. With this partnership, Cypress College students become familiar with our accounting program, participate in the university’s accounting society, meet with CSUF students, and get acclimated to our accounting program and the university. We’ve discovered that when we get involved in the early stages of student education, we can better ensure they can handle the rigors of this program.”