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Rubrics and Metrics for Accounting Club Excellence in Higher Education

Jodi Olson, YoungJin Kim, and William Ortega

The BRC Academy Journal of Business

Volume 15

Number 1

Print ISSN: 2152-8721 Online ISSN: 2152-8721

Date: April 15, 2026

First Page 23

Last Page 53

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15239/j.brcacadjb.2026.15.01.ja02

Abstract

The accounting profession values soft skills in addition to the technical competencies required of graduates. Due to limited class time, the co-curricular activities found in an accounting club are an important way to develop these soft skills. Although accounting club co-curricular activities are complementary to formal accounting education, it takes significant effort to plan the activities and effectively operate a club with enough vitality to keep students engaged over the course of their education. This paper combines the activities identified from a literature review of accounting clubs with experiences from our own club to develop a self-evaluation rubric with eight pillars of club performance. The activities and metrics in each pillar support the training of club officers and faculty advisors which provide the confidence needed to add value to support the club. The rubric supports continuous improvement by highlighting areas where improvement is needed and can be used by accounting programs to help document assurance of learning for accreditation standards. For schools with an accounting club, the rubric can be used as a useful planning tool to help make the club run smoothly. For schools without an accounting club, the rubric provides a useful guide to get a new club started.

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