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Career Planning

This section explores forensic and other accounting career paths and provides tools for future CPAs to assess their skills and focus their studies.

 


Broad Business Perspective Competencies
Broad business perspective competencies relate to the context in which accounting professionals perform their services.
Takin' Care of Business Education Handbook
As America's leading professional CPA organization, with more than 350,000 members in business, industry, government, public practice, and education, the AICPA is committed to providing you with information and material that alerts students to career opportunities in accounting and as a CPA. Learn More>>
Functional Competencies
Functional competencies relate to the technical competencies, which are most closely aligned with the value contributed by accounting professionals.
AICPA Student Affiliate Member
Student Affiliate Membership offers students virtually all the benefits and services of regular CPA membership, with the exception of voting rights and general committee service, at a discounted price. Learn More>>
Start Here. Go Places.
Start Here. Go Places., the AICPA's multi-faceted CPA Student Recruitment Campaign, builds awareness and understanding about the CPA profession among high school and college students. The goal of the program is to change perceptions regarding the CPA profession and increase the number of students majoring in accounting and ultimately pursuing CPA certification.
Personal Competencies
Personal competencies relate to the attitudes and behaviors of individuals preparing to enter the accounting profession.
CPA Information Package (iPACK): Takin' Care of Business
The updated CPA iPACK features the Takin' Care of Business DVD which contains two career videos, three interactive games and printable lesson plans and activities from the The Education Handbook. The lesson plans are based on National Business Education Association (NBEA) and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) learning standards, and integrate the AICPA Core Competencies. The iPACK also contains a user's guide, 25 career guides, 25 bookmarks and a classroom poster. Learn More>>