Pace University has announced that it has partnered with ACCA USA (the US arm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). This partnership links ACCA’s qualification program to both graduate and undergraduate coursework at the Lubin School of Business. Over the past two years, Pace and ACCA USA have already established joint initiatives through shared research and two successful cybersecurity conferences.
Starting in the fall, students at the Lubin School of Business’s Department of Accounting will have the opportunity to complete coursework that will qualify them for specific exemptions from ACCA’s 14 exams. These exemptions will initially include four for graduate courses and five for undergraduate courses.
Students who successfully graduate from the program at Lubin will automatically receive exemptions for those specific exams and be able to use those exemptions towards the completion of the ACCA qualification. ACCA USA and Pace expect to announce additional accreditation initiatives with other higher education institutions in the United States in the near future.
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is the global body for professional accountants. The association aims to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management. There are 170,000 members and 436,000 students from 180 countries. It helps them to develop successful careers in accounting and business, with the skills required by employers.
ACCA works through a network of 92 offices and centers and more than 8,500 Approved Employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development. They promote appropriate regulation of accounting and conduct relevant research to ensure accountancy continues to grow in reputation and influence.