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ACAP

 The ACAP 2023 Application Period is now open.

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What is ACAP?​​

ACAP (Accounting Career Awareness Program) is a one-week residency program for high school students (all grade levels) interested in a career in accounting and other business-related fields.  ACAP is a program sponsored by the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA).

Held at Southern Methodist University (
SMU) in Dallas, TX (Dallas ACAP) and Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, TX (TCU ACAP), the programs introduce students to accounting, finance, economics, and management through a focused, undergraduate-level program taught by college faculty and guest lecturers in business and government.  During the week, students have the opportunity to attend classes on careers in accounting and business, personal development, college preparation, and tours of  college campuses, local companies, and CPA firms.  The programs conclude with the students inviting their parent(s) or guardian(s) to a luncheon or banquet in commemoration of their completion of the program.  Dallas ACAP began in June 2001; TCU ACAP will launch its inaugural program in Summer 2021.

On the national level, ACAP began in 1980 when NABA recognized the need for a program that would direct African-Americans and other minorities towards the accounting and finance professions.  Recognizing that preparation for a professional career begins in junior and senior high school, NABA designed a pilot program that would be informative, yet go beyond words.  The result was the development of an on-site, interactive enrichment program.


NABA's National Office is in Greenbelt, MD. ACAP is located in various U.S. cities. See the list of other ACAP chapters at http://www.nabainc.org/acap. 


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What are the Goals and Benefits?

The primary objective of ACAP is to increase the understanding of accounting and business career opportunities among high school students from underrepresented ethnic groups.

There are educational and personal development benefits to attending ACAP.  Some of the benefits include:

*Attend technical sessions to learn more about accounting and finance as a course of study
​*Meet and hear from a panel of accounting and finance professionals from local accounting firms and corporations
​*Participate in corporate visits and network with corporate executives
​*Learn the requirements of becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and the importance of having a CPA certification
​*Network, make new friends and develop personal skills in a real-life college setting
​*Join the ACAP Alumni Association to keep in contact with former ACAP students

​Click on the following link for more information on a 
career in accounting.



​What is the Success Rate?

Approximately 80% of Dallas ACAP students go on to college and major in accounting or other business-related disciplines.  The other 20% are undecided or major in other disciplines. Click here for the student demographics over the years. See the Alumni page for other success stories. Similar statistics will be maintained for TCU ACAP.

What is the Cost?

ACAP is free to the students; however, we estimate the cost to approximate $1,300 per student.  If you wish to financially support future ACAP programs,  please see the Dallas ACAP Corporate Prospectus (Dallas ACAP) or the TCU website (TCU ACAP).
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Who are the Contacts?

Nora O'Garro serves as the Founder and Director of Dallas ACAP.  Carriea Flowers, CPA is Executive Director of Dallas ACAP.  Dr. Alicia Eddington Poullard serves as Executive Director of TCU ACAP.

Professor Steve Denson (Asst. Dean of Diversity, Cox School at SMU) is the on-campus SMU ACAP liaison and Professor Ann Tasby, CPA, CIA (Director, Office of Inclusive Excellence and Accounting Faculty at TCU-Neely School of Business) is the on-campus TCU ACAP liaison.

Nora O' Garro                                      DFW ACAP Founder/Director                nrogarro@gmail.com                     214-529-5110
Carriea Flowers, CPA                         Dallas ACAP Executive Director            dfwacap@gmail.com                     336-549-8082
Dr. Alicia Eddington Poullard          TCU ACAP Executive Director                dallasacap2@gmail.com               214-264-6757
Professor Steve Denson                    SMU ACAP Liaison                                     sdenson@mail.cox.smu.edu        469-401-4601  Professor Ann Tasby, CPA, CIA       TCU ACAP Liaison                                       a.j.tasby@tcu.edu                           817-257-4851



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