Overview

Accounting Careers: Limitless Opportunities

This free digital course, sponsored by the Center for Audit Quality’s Accounting+ program, exposes students to the wide range of careers available in the accounting and finance space. Through interactive real-world scenarios, students compare their own hobbies, interests, and passions to the variety of careers available to those with an accounting background. The curriculum covers the extensive benefits accounting skills can provide in business or daily life, including contexts like entrepreneurship, investing, and personal finance.

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Free Digital Lessons for
Students in Grades 9-12

Research-Based Curriculum

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At-A-Glance

Grade Level:
9-12

Languages:
English and Spanish

Length:
2 digital lessons, 10 min each

Curriculum Fit:
Finance, Business, CTE, Business, Entrepreneurship, and Advisory

Standards:
Jump$tart National Standards in K–12 Personal Finance Education; American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Standards

Preview the Digital Lessons

Lesson 1
Opening Doors with Accounting

Lesson 2
Accounting for Life

Lesson 1
Opening Doors with Accounting

Students learn about the many career opportunities available with accounting and how accounting can help them follow their passions.

Lesson 2
Accounting for Life

Why Teachers & Students Love This Course

“I liked seeing how accounting can be used in many different areas. In the past, I thought accounting was just about working for banks and doing math at a desk. Now that I know it’s much more than that, I find it more interesting, and I want to take a college class or get a degree in accounting to have that important life skill.”

High School Student

New York

“The course shows that you can be an accountant for many different types of companies or work. Before, I thought accounting was just about handling money for a corporation in an office all day. I also learned that the skills accountants develop can easily transfer to other fields of work — and even help with personal budgeting and saving toward different goals!”

High School Student

Michigan

“What I liked best about this course was the explanation of all the possibilities and opportunities that accounting can bring to your life. I also liked the examples of real-world scenarios and jobs where accounting skills could be helpful.”

High School Student

Louisiana