Get to know Aundrea Mathis, a graduate student pursuing a Master of Accountancy and president of Beta Alpha Psi. BAP is the premier international honors society for accounting,
finance, and computer information system students and professionals.
Q: How will your major and Beta
Alpha Psi help you reach your goals?
Beta Alpha Psi has a
strong fundamental mission to mold well rounded financial professionals. The
organization places a high emphasis on professional development, philanthropy,
soft and technical skills, presentation skills, and leadership develop. These
are skillsets that will tremendously propel our members into the competitive
professional environment a step ahead of their peers. Thus, moving students
closer to their professional goals.
Q: What resource on campus do you
recommend for students to utilize?
Beta Alpha Psi
recommends students utilize Career Service for a tremendous amount of job prep
resources including mock-interviews, resume workshops, and Jobs4Cats. Additionally,
we believe student organizations provide invaluable resources through its
student memberships.
Q: What has been the most meaningful
part of your McCoy Experience?
McCoy provides
students with an opportunity to meet like-minded students and provides
phenomenal professors that truly care about their students. Beta Alpha Psi
believes McCoy has a tremendous amount of opportunities for each individual to
develop professionally. The relationships you build with both students and
professors is definitely the most meaningful and long lasting aspect of being a
McCoy student.
Q: What makes your organization
special/unique?
Beta Alpha Psi is
unique because it is a prestigious international honors society for accounting,
computer information systems, and finance majors. Beta Alpha Psi prides itself
on being ranked in the TOP 5% of over 350 international chapters, and has
received the distinguished KPMG Gold Chapter award in addition to being a
Superior Chapter for 13 consecutive years. Additionally, 98% of Beta Alpha Psi
members receive full-time or internship offers prior to graduation. Beta Alpha
Psi strives to produce the best professionals out of the McCoy College of
Business.
Q: What is something you wish
someone would’ve told you before you started your college journey?
Take first impressions
extremely seriously, be outgoing, be professional, and understand the value of
building a strong network early in your collegiate career. It will become
extremely important as you move through your professional career.
Q: How can students join your
organization?
Membership in Beta
Alpha Psi is open to accounting, computer information system, and finance
majors who have at least a 3.20 GPA overall or 3.40 in the last completed 30
hours. Additionally students must have a respective major GPA of at least a
3.0.
To find out more information, visit their website or their Facebook page
