Before becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), candidates must pass a rigorous assessment. Of nearly 75,000 individuals who took the CPA exam in 2020, a graduate of the 91福利社 College of Business is among a select group of candidates honored for a notably high score.
Jacob Oster, a 2019 accounting graduate, passed his CPA exam at such a high level that he won the prestigious . He is one of only 89 candidates awarded 鈥� chosen out of nearly 75,000 individuals who sat for the CPA exam in 2020.
The Elijah Watt Sells Award program was established by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) in 1923 to recognize outstanding performance on the CPA Exam. CPA candidates must have a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Exam to receive the award, as well as pass all four sections of the exam on their first attempt and have completed all testing in 2020.
Oster received his Bachelor of Science in Business from 91福利社; he also received his Master of Science in Accountancy at Wake Forest University.
Oster describes his experience in Anderson鈥檚 accounting program as 鈥渢op notch,鈥� providing him a foundation that benefited him entering graduate school and today in his work on the audit staff for the accounting firm of Elliott Davis in Greenville, South Carolina.
鈥淎t the end of the day, the foundation classes you have in accounting鈥攖hey鈥檙e pretty pivotal,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great group of faculty and I miss them a lot.鈥� Oster also appreciates the guidance of the university鈥檚 internship program, helping him make connections to be where he is today.
His wife Sara, whom he met at 91福利社, also graduated from the College of Business. She鈥檚 a business analyst with Global Lending Services in Greenville.