Professional Organizations

The following web sites contain career and certification information for professional accountants:

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Illinois CPA Society

Illinois CPA Society Student Site

Institute of Internal Auditors

Institute of Management Accountants

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Internal Revenue Service

Securities and Exchange Commission

United States Secret Service

Student Memberships

College of DuPage Accounting Club
The C.O.D. Accounting Club is open to all current and potential accounting majors. Contact Kathy Horton at Horton@cod.edu for more information.

College of DuPage Alpha Beta Gamma Honors Society
To be eligible to become a member of Alpha Beta Gamma, the College of DuPage Business and Technology honors society, a student must have completed 15 semester hours, have a 3.0 overall GPA and intend to concentrate study in a business or technology discipline.
More about Alpha Beta Gamma Membership Benefits (PDF)
Print a membership application (PDF)

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Students may join the AICPA as a Student Affiliate or as a CPA Candidate (that is, someone who is in the workforce but has not yet passed the CPA Exam). 
More about AICPA Benefits (PDF)
More information about AICPA or call (888) 777-7077 (refer to code QX11B)

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is a global organization with more than 40,000 members in 125 countries dedicated to reducing the impact of fraud. It is the leading resource for anti-fraud training and educational products, providing practical solutions to professionals engaged in the prevention, detection and investigation of corporate fraud.
Join ACFE at the discounted student rate (PDF)

Institute of Management Accountants
The Fox Valley Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) typically holds annual “student night” meetings.
More information about the Fox Valley Chapter of the IMA

Illinois CPA Society
There are two options available to C.O.D. students for membership in the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS):

1. Full-time student membership. This is $20 per year and is only available if you are taking 12 or more credit hours.
2. C.O.D. part-time student membership. This offer, available only to C.O.D. students, allows you to be a member of the CPA society without being a full-time student, for $47.50 per year. This reduced fee is substantially less than the $160 annual membership for non-CPA recent accounting graduates.