The year 2000: The countdown begins--academia responds to a changing profession

Colleges are changing the way they educate students to enter the accounting profession. This article reports a variety of efforts by colleges to update and improve the education of accountants. All accounting programs in Ohio were surveyed to determine what they require for accounting majors, includ...

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Published inThe Ohio CPA journal Vol. 57; no. 3; p. 24
Main Authors Sharp, Robert F, Stephens, Ray G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Columbus Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants 01.07.1998
Subjects
Accountants
Accounting firms
Accreditation
Colleges & universities
Core curriculum
CPA examinations
Curricula
Education
Graduation requirements
Public speaking
Schools
Skills
Students
Task forces
Taxation
United States > US
Ohio
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Summary:Colleges are changing the way they educate students to enter the accounting profession. This article reports a variety of efforts by colleges to update and improve the education of accountants. All accounting programs in Ohio were surveyed to determine what they require for accounting majors, including the business skills and the general education required by the Accountancy Board of Ohio and the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. There are many changes in the requirements for accounting graduates and the way their courses are taught. Results are reported for 37 bachelor's programs and 11 master's programs that have a major or concentration in accounting or taxation.
ISSN:0749-8284