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Me again I am wondering how much of a difference it will make in my ultimate grad school applications (Masters of Accounting / M.S.A. / M.Acc.) if my transcript indicates that my [b.S.] courses were completed in a "college of professional studies"/"continuing education" program vs a traditional day program. I am a nontraditional student, currently at Bay Path College and considering transferring. Bay Path just launched this new "The American Women's College" thing which is a degree completion program for women, and apparently will be available completely online. Fine; I'm currently a "One Day" student, meaning I attend classes for 12 hours, one day a week. Thing is, apparently my program and the online program will be incorporated into one college, "The American Women's College." So, future schools/employers will not know that I attended the One Day classes, not the online classes. I'm considering transferring to Northeastern University; they have a program (to which I've already been accepted) that would allow me to finish my B.S. in 18 months (I'd be done at Bay Path in 12 months). My transcript will say, again, that I graduated from Northeastern University's College of Professional Studies. My question is.... will graduating from a college's professional studies or online division hurt me in applying to grad school programs (UMass Amherst, Bentley, Babson)? Is there a perception that these classes are easier than or different from classes offered to traditional students? I am also considering attending a state college even if that means I can't work full-time for a year or two. What is my best option here? I just don't want to be hamstrung down the line by taking the fastest path to graduation.

Thank you both so much - so reassuring I really hope this doesn't prove too difficult - I wish I could apply now to find out! So many obstacles have come between me and my academic/career goals - I don't want to delay this much longer.

Hi everyone, I'm a rising senior (nontraditional student) at a small unranked (USN&R) liberal arts college - Bay Path College. I'm set to graduate with a 3.8 (business admin w/ a minor in accounting) from this small, unranked LAC (it is regionally accredited, of course), and I will also "graduate" with an undergraduate certificate in accounting (4.0) from a highly-ranked local business school. I would like to attend the Master of Accountancy program at UMass Amherst. (Ultimately I am looking to become a CPA.) I am also going to apply to Bentley, but I'd only be able to attend if I was awarded significant merit- and need-based aid. I am worried that Bay Path's unranked status will hurt my chances of admission. If that lack of recognition/ranking does prohibit me from gaining admittance to the MSA program at UMass Amherst and Bentley, would I also have difficulty gaining admission to a post-bacc accounting program? Thanks for any input anyone can provide!