This article presents information on accounting education in the U.S. Accounting is not a process that is concerned exclusively with passing the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) examination. Yet, many professors understandably take great interest in their students' success with the exam. Avoiding the old argument of accounting education versus CPA examination preparation, the paper reviews "CPA examination preview clinics," programs through which accounting educators can help CPA candidates without "teaching the exam" in their classes. At the same time, participation in CPA preview clinics is another small way of bringing accounting practitioners and educators together. The purpose of the paper is to outline what is being done by the various state societies of CPA to aid candidates in their preparation for the Uniform CPA Examination and, hopefully, to encourage college and university accounting instructors to take part in programs sponsored in their areas. Passing the CPA examination is not an easy task. The need that candidates have for guidance and instruction in preparing for the CPA examination is being met in an organized manner in a few states through the "CPA preview clinic."

Reviews the book "DR. Scott Memorial Lectures in Accountancy," vol. 3, edited by Robert C. Culpepper.

The article discusses socio-economics and accounting education. The purpose of the study was to obtain information relative to the background of accounting graduates in economics. The information was obtained by the use of a questionnaire which was sent to all schools in the American Association of Collegiate School of Business (AACSB). Usable replies were received from over 80 percent of the schools. The purpose of the study was to derive certain information concerning the economics requirements of the AACSB schools for accounting majors. It also concerned the degree of flexibility the accounting major had in selecting the economics courses required for graduation. There is very little choice for the accounting major in selecting these economics courses. Almost 80 percent of the AACSB schools do not allow the accounting major to select any of the required economics courses needed for graduation. If there are upper-division electives the accounting major may have a choice in selecting economics courses.

Reviews the book "Valuing a Company: Practices and Procedures," by George D. McCarthy and Robert E. Healy.