CPA Exam Study Schedule - Week 1-16

Sep 2, 2026

CPA Exam study plan covering core accounting and financial reporting topics across a 16-week term. The schedule progresses from course introduction and exam preparation goals through financial statements, income statement components, SEC reporting, cash and investments, receivables, inventories, property and equipment, finite-lived intangibles, payables and taxes, noncurrent liabilities, lessee accounting, contingencies and warranties, equity, and consolidated financial reporting. It concludes with governmental accounting basics, not-for-profit accounting, and final assessment. Recommended readings include Gleim Exam Prep and core intermediate accounting and standards resources.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Week 1-2

Introduction to studying for the CPA Exam

Financial Statements

Week 3-6

Income Statement Items

SEC Reporting and Other Accounting Topics

Cash and Investments

Receivables

Week 7-10

Inventories

Property, Plant, Equipment, and Depletable Resources

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets and Other Issues

Payables and Taxes

Week 11-16

Noncurrent Liabilities

Lessee Accounting, Contingencies, and Warranties

Equity

Consolidated Financial Reporting, Statement of Cash Flows, and Financial Statement Analysis

Governmental Accounting Basics and Not-For-Profit Accounting

Final Assessment and Evaluation

| Topics | | | --- | --- | | Week 1 | Introduction to studying for the CPA (Certiﬁed Public Accountant) Exam. Outline goals, objectives, and class expectations | | Week 2 | Financial Statements | | Week 3 | Income Statement Items | | Week 4 | SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission) Reporting and Other Accounting Topics | | Week 5 | Cash and Investments | | Week 6 | Receivables | | Week 7 | Inventories | | Week 8 | Property, Plant, Equipment, and Depletable Resources | | Week 9 | Finite-Lived Intangible Assets and Other issues | | Week 10 Payables and Taxes | | | Week 11 Noncurrent Liabilities | | | Week 12 Lessee Accounting, Contingencies, and Warranties | | | Week 13 Equity | | | Week 14 Consolidated Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, and Statement of Cash Flows | | | Week 15 Governmental Accounting Basics and Not-For-Proﬁt Accounting | | | Week 16 Final assessment and evaluation | | | The Course Schedule is subject to change due to pedagogical needs, instructor discretion, parts of term, and unexpected events.
Required/Recommended Readings
Readings will be from one of the below recommended textbooks, as selected by the individual instructors.
• Gleim Exam Prep. Gleim is a leading publisher of study and reference materials for the CPA Exam. Authors are Irvin N. Gleim and many others (including Dale L. Flesher, James R. Hasselback, William A. Hillison, Garrett W. Gleim, and Michael Kustanovich) .
Resources for the Instructor
Gleim. Gleim Exam Prep. 2025. Gleim Publications; Gainesville, FLA, 2025. 2025. | | | Reck, Jacqueline L., Suzanne Lowensohn, and Daniel G. Neely. Accounting for Governmental & Nonproﬁt Entities. 19th Edition. McGrawHill Education, 2022. | | --- | | Spiceland, J. David, Mark W. Nelson, and Wayne B. Thomas. Intermediate Accounting. 11th Edition. McGraw-Hill Education, 2023. | | Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) . Accounting Standards Codiﬁcation. 2024. [https://asc.fasb.org/home](https://asc.fasb.org/home) |

FAQs

What topics are covered in the first part of the CPA Exam study plan?

Week 1 focuses on how to study for the CPA Exam, including goals and class expectations. Week 2 covers financial statements.

How does the schedule address reporting requirements like the SEC?

Week 4 includes SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission) reporting and other accounting topics, after covering income statement items in Week 3.

What are the final weeks designed to cover before assessment?

Weeks 14–15 cover consolidated financial reporting, financial statement analysis and the statement of cash flows, then governmental accounting basics and not-for-profit accounting. Week 16 completes with final assessment and evaluation.

Sep 2, 2026

Uploaded by Chumphorn