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Education program expands to welcome more CPA licensure candidates
The Experience, Learn and Earn program now offers an affordable path to 150 credit hours to a larger group of accounting graduates.
How a hands-on project changes students’ minds about auditing
A university community outreach project offers accounting students a real-life audit experience and three local churches a service they otherwise might not be able to afford.
Reinforcing DEI accountability
Even as the climate for diversity, equity and inclusion remains volatile, the near- and longer-term impacts of DEI on the accounting profession amplify shared accountability.
New fellowship honoring Melancon will support doctoral students
Barry C. Melancon Professional Accounting Research (PAR) Fellowship recognizes the legacy of the retiring CEO and will support research in public and management accounting.
Best way to teach adults? Scenario-based learning
College professors teach young adults, who require a different approach than children. Learn more in this Academic Update feature article.
CPA licensure update: Uniform Accountancy Act changes proposed
The AICPA and NASBA seek comments on changes that would allow states to adopt the proposed CPA Competency-Based Experience Pathway.
New AICPA apprenticeship program expands accounting talent opportunities
The Registered Apprenticeship for Accounting and Finance Associate program pairs employers and entry-level employees. It expands the AICPA’s apprenticeship offerings.
CPA Exam update: Core sections to offer more testing windows in 2025
The Core sections of the newly designed CPA Exam were graded quarterly during the testing model’s first year, but 16 grading periods are scheduled for next year.
AICPA, NASBA propose a new pathway to CPA licensure
The CPA Competency-Based Experience Pathway offers an additional option for CPA candidates. Comments on the proposal are being accepted through Dec. 6.
How academia is tackling the accounting talent shortage
Tactics include second-chance test taking, expanded curricula, extra help for at-risk students, and more. Early results are encouraging.
AICPA, state CPA societies nominate accounting for STEM designation
A letter asks the Department of Homeland Security to add accounting to its STEM Designated Degree Program List in an effort to bolster talent acquisition.
Switching to mastery-based college accounting classes
How do you go from teaching and testing material in a set time to providing students time (and multiple testing opportunities) to gain 100% mastery of the material? Find out in this Academic Update article.
Midsummer update: CPA licensure program continues to add students
Experience, Learn and Earn, a program designed to ease attainment of the final 30 hours of the education requirement for CPA licensure, has 94 summer-session students representing more than 50 employers. The deadline for the fall semester is Thursday.
CPA Exam to be offered in the Philippines
The AICPA and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy expanded international testing availability of the U.S. CPA Exam to the Philippines with three testing centers.
Using case studies to boost student participation and performance
Incorporating the case-study method provides a way to improve accounting and finance student engagement.
4 ways to champion sustainability and ethics in accounting curricula
A recent Global Academic Champion Forum hosted by AICPA & CIMA’s Academic and Student Engagement team featured academics discussing the integration of sustainability and ethics into accounting curricula.
CPA Exam’s top scorers earn Elijah Watt Sells Award
Forty CPA candidates received the 2023 Elijah Watt Sells Award, which was established by the AICPA in 1923 to recognize outstanding performance on the CPA Exam.
Sustainability course now offers 26.5 CPE credits
The fourth cohort of the ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy Course begins June 19, presented by the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School and AICPA & CIMA.
Adapting teaching methods for Gen Z learners
Today’s educational landscape demands innovative approaches to engage Gen Z learners, who are inherently comfortable with digital environments.
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