The Future of International Accounting Curriculum in the United States
Mentor 1
Laura Swenson
Start Date
16-4-2021 12:00 AM
Description
Accounting faculty are responsible for both preparing students to pass the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exams and creating competent, well-rounded accounting professionals. With the recent re-write of the CPA exams in 2021, international accounting has been completely removed from the exams. This project aims to determine whether to continue to include international accounting concepts in the accounting curriculum and if so, to what depth. We will employ two research methodologies: sending field surveys and hand-collecting data from accredited accounting programs. The surveys, sent to practicing accounting professionals, will gather their opinions about the importance of entry-level international accounting knowledge. In addition, we will hand-collect International Accounting syllabi from accredited accounting programs across the US, to gain a better understanding of how well accounting programs already cover this topic. This project’s results will highlight the importance of teaching international accounting at the collegiate level, and in turn, inform practitioners what to expect of accounting graduates.
The Future of International Accounting Curriculum in the United States
Accounting faculty are responsible for both preparing students to pass the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exams and creating competent, well-rounded accounting professionals. With the recent re-write of the CPA exams in 2021, international accounting has been completely removed from the exams. This project aims to determine whether to continue to include international accounting concepts in the accounting curriculum and if so, to what depth. We will employ two research methodologies: sending field surveys and hand-collecting data from accredited accounting programs. The surveys, sent to practicing accounting professionals, will gather their opinions about the importance of entry-level international accounting knowledge. In addition, we will hand-collect International Accounting syllabi from accredited accounting programs across the US, to gain a better understanding of how well accounting programs already cover this topic. This project’s results will highlight the importance of teaching international accounting at the collegiate level, and in turn, inform practitioners what to expect of accounting graduates.
