Factors influencing accountancy diploma students' intention to pursue accounting advanced program / Anis Barieyah Mat Bahari, Wan Mardyatul Miza Wan Tahir and Nurhazrina Mat Rahim

Professional accountants also known as Chartered Accountants and/or MIA members posses at least a bachelor degree from the local university or have passed professional examination and have become a member of the professional body. However, Bumiputra graduates in Accounting Advanced Programs have decreased over the decades. This paper aims to identify the factors influencing Malay Accounting Diploma students to pursue study in bachelor degree and professional qualification in accountancy. Therefore, to achieve the objective, questionnaires have been developed and distributed among students of Diploma of Accountancy from UiTM It is expected that this paper will provide an insight of the factors that affect students' interest to pursue study in accounting and to identify the barriers that hold them from proceeding to higher level of education in accounting. As such, more Bumiputra accountants can be produced in the near future.