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Students Sought for Accounting Internship Preparation Program

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The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is encouraging aspiring certified public accountants (CPAs) to apply for its 12th annual Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program to be held virtually Jan. All participants receive a $500 scholarship to help with their educational expenses.

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Illinois CPA Society Announces Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program Scholars

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4-6, 2023, where these racial and ethnic minority students received customized training to arm them with the skills needed to obtain accounting internships or full-time positions and ultimately pursue the CPA credential. Participants also received $500 scholarships to help with their educational expenses.

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“A proposal like this could allow for the reinstatement of credit for more than 15,000 CPA candidates and re-open the door for those candidates to complete their journeys to becoming licensed CPAs. If there were ever a time we need our young staff to come to us with more education not less, it’s now. Scott Johnson, Ph.D.,