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MSU Accounting Students Sixth in the Nation

December 4, 2004 /

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Montana State University accounting students rank sixth in the nation for the first-time pass rate of candidates with advanced degrees on the May 2003 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.

It is the 17th time in the past 21 years that MSU accounting students have ranked in the top 10 in the country of candidates who have taken the rigorous CPA exam. The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy tracks and publishes various statistics on candidates success in passing the CPA exam, and the MSU College of Business learned about the top-ten ranking this week. The 2003 rankings are the most recent results published by the organization.

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