ACCOUNTING & LEGAL STUDIES SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarship applied directly to tuition through The College of Charleston Foundation:

• Rebecca Herring Scholarship

The applicant must be an undergraduate accounting (ACCT) major who has completed at least 9 credits in ACCT (minimum of 6 credits at CofC) and 54 hours overall as of January 2008. Also, the applicant must have plans to enroll in undergraduate courses at the College in Fall 2008 as the scholarship will be used to defray future undergraduate tuition costs in Fall and/or Spring semesters.

Awards provided by various vendors of CPA Exam Review products:

• Becker CPA Review Scholarship

The applicant must be either an undergraduate-level accounting student (BS Accounting) or a graduate-level accounting student (MS Accountancy) who is graduating between May and December. The applicant must also intend on taking the CPA Exam within the 18 months following his/her graduation date.

• American Society of Women Accountants

The Greenville Chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) offers two (2) $500 scholarships to accounting and finance undergraduate students each year. If you have completed sixty (60) college credit hours and are an ACCT undergraduate, you are eligible to apply. The ASWA Scholarship application deadline for this year is February 1, 2008. Contact Jennifer Littrell at jlittrell@dixon-hughes.com with any questions you might have.

• Gleim Scholarship

The applicant must be either an undergraduate-level accounting student (BS Accounting) or a graduate-level accounting student (MS Accountancy) who is graduating between May and December 2008. The applicant must also intend on taking at least one part of the CPA Exam before February 1, 2009. The deadline is April 1, 2008.

• Kaplan Scholarship

The applicant must be either an undergraduate-level accounting student (BS Accounting) or a graduate-level accounting student (MS Accountancy) who is graduating between May 2008 and December 2008.
The applicant must also intend on taking the CPA Exam within the 18 months following his/her graduation date. The deadline is April 1, 2008.

Links to additional scholarships and awards for ACCT majors:

• School of Business & Economics Scholarships
• SCACPA Scholarship
• AICPA Scholarships

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT AWARDS

The following awards are voted upon by the Accounting & Legal Studies faculty. (No application is necessary.)

Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Eligibility: MS Accountancy Graduates
Criteria: Outstanding student in ACLS Department

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Eligibility: Graduating Seniors
Criteria: Outstanding student in ACLS Department

William Young Warren Ripley Jr. Memorial Award
Established in 1978 by family
Eligibility: Graduating Seniors
Criteria: Outstanding academic performance

William F. Muckenfuss Award
Established in 1987 by Dr. Linda Plunkett
Eligibility: Continuing Education (part-time) students
Criteria: Outstanding academic performance

Institute of Internal Auditors Award
Established in 2007 by Doug Fioto
Eligibility: Graduating seniors and MS Accountancy graduates
Criteria: Outstanding academic performance in Auditing Theory (ACCT 409), Advanced Auditing (ACCT 509) and/or Internal Auditing and Forensic Accounting (ACCT 510)