Alert Student Maria Bravo provided this link to existing Accounting Certifications. I will be asigning some research on this in accounting class. Click to see just how many there are. This is reflective of a couple of things.
One is that accounitng is a giagantic discipline with many facets. CPA is about an external assurance function. But accountants do many more things than that these days.
Another is I think from the simple fact that most people do not pass the exam. It is hard to track who gives up on the exam, but many do. And so there is a desire to attain some sort of certificaiton, and here they are. Do not be misled into thinking CIA or CMA are any easier than CPA simply because they exist.
Professor Elam 
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