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I did a business degree major in accounting. I only found out after completing the degree that you have to do CPA or CA to be considered an accountant. CA or CPA takes years to do and you have to pay thousands to do units and pay for annual memberships.

My bitterness and resentment is just due to my own experiences from doing a degree which will lead no where due to not knowing what I was getting myself into.

Any other field you complete a degree and you are a qualified professional in that field. Accounting is different because you have to be lucky to get a shit kicker job and be trained up and do CPA or CA to be even consider a professional.

Talk about unfair. I believe if you complete a degree you should be a qualified professional and then do work experience later in the job you get handed to you after you completed your degree.

Different fields of study may be different, I guess/hope. I am looking into doing a different course. I chose an Oil and Gas Diploma course to do over the 12 months that may lead somewhere, I hope.