Accounting Programs for minority students

Winthrop University is offering 2 accounting/ business programs to high school minority students; ACAP (free event offered every year, you may have previously heard about it) and AMPD (a college program for accounting students). See the bulleted points about each program below.  

ACAP- Accounting Career Awareness Program

·         Trademark program held every year by the National Association of Black Accountants

·         Students will learn from business professionals about professional development, accounting, finance and financial literacy

·         Students will have the opportunity to talk to admission counselors from Charlotte about college and what to look for when applying for school

·         Student will participate in a case competition

·         This year the program will be virtual (usually a residency program on a college campus)

·         Dates- June 14-16

·         For rising sophomore, junior and senior students

·         Scholarships will be given out to select students

·         Application- https://www.startheregoplaces.com/students/becoming-a-cpa/scholarship/accounting-career-awareness-program-naba-charlotte/

o   Deadline is April 10^th at 8pm.

 

AMPD- Accounting, Mentorship and Professional Development Program

·         College academic program offered by Winthrop University (WU)

·         Competitive program developed with an accounting firm to increase the number of minorities in the accounting field

·         Students get professional development from fortune 500 companies, special housing, scholarships, accounting mentor, consideration for internships, externships and full-time positions

·         To participate students must identify as an underrepresented minority, have a 3.0 GPA, specific MATH SAT or ACT scores, come to WU for school, participate in extra-curricular activities and study accounting

·         Website- https://www.winthrop.edu/cba/accounting/ampd/

·         Apply- https://www.winthrop.edu/cba/accounting/ampd/apply.aspx

No specific deadline

 

For questions, please contact:

Vanessa Valdez

Graduate Student Services Director

Accounting, Mentorship and Prof. Development Program Director

NABA-Charlotte ACAP Director

MBA Association Faculty Adviser

 

Winthrop University

College of Business Administration

213 Thurmond Building

Rock Hill, SC 29733