AICPA Issues Statement on Department of Education Professional Degree Designation in Draft Rules

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 -- The American Institute of CPAs issued the following statement on Feb. 2, 2026:

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AICPA Issues Statement on Department of Education Professional Degree Designation in Draft Rules

For several weeks, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has expressed opposition to a proposed Department of Education regulation that would exclude accounting programs across the country from a professional degree designation for the purposes of graduate s . . .

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