CPA Examination Preparation Seminar

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This course provides structured guidance for students preparing for the CPA Exam. Each iteration of the course lasts for one-half semester and has three meetings: a kickoff meeting, a mid-term check-in meeting to discuss progress and discuss questions, and a concluding session. The course is primarily self-guided, with students working independently through recommended CPA Exam review materials (which students must purchase on their own). A faculty member will organize the sessions and be available to answer students’ questions throughout the term. The CPA Exam material of focus will vary by term and alternate between the four CPA exam sections: Audit (Fall-A), Regulation (Fall-B), Financial Accounting (Spring-A), and a Discipline (Spring-B). Students will select one of the disciplines: BAR (Business Analysis and Reporting), ISC (Information Systems and Controls), or TCP (Tax Compliance and Planning). This course will review the topics covered in various Olin accounting courses, explore many of the topics in considerably more depth, and cover other topics that are not covered in Olin courses, such as governmental accounting and auditing of governmental entities and grants. Specifically, the course addresses the tasks, content/knowledge, skills (remembering & understanding, application, analysis, and evaluation), and abilities in the AICPA Uniform CPA Examination Blueprints (a 100+ page document). https://www.aicpa-cima.com/resources/download/learn-what-is-tested-on-the-cpa-exam.