Bachelor of science in business administration and accountancy retention program of the university of the Philippines Diliman Quezon city Philippines calendar year 2016 Iresh R. Soldevilla, Helen Grace M. Udtuhan, and Mezzy G. Valentino

Thesis BSA University of Rizal System, Binangonan 2017

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This study aimed to help the University of Rizal System Binangonan Campus particularly Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) in developing the retention program to improve the performance of BSA graduates in the CPA Licensure Examination. This research determined the relationship of the Retention Program implemented by Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy and the performance in CPA Licensure Examination. The researchers used the descriptive method, which is the most applicable technique in determining the perception of the alumni regarding the Retention Program of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy of the University of the Philippines, Diliman in terms of Acquisition of knowledge, Development of Skills, Personal Factors and Fixed Factors. The researchers also evaluated the Retention Program in terms of their profile and grades obtained. A total number of eighty-seven (87) BSBAA alumni from 2012 to 2015 served as the respondents of the study but only seventy-four (74) or eighty-five percent (85%) of the total sample size responded to the researchers' online survey. The respondents were identified and contacted through social media. The researchers used a self-made questionnaire to find out the relationship of the retention program of the University of the Philippines DIliman to the performance of CPA Licensure Examination. The statistical method used in interpreting the data gathered were frequency and percentage, weighted mean, one-way ANOVA and Pearson's r. After processing the data gathered the, researchers come up with the following findings: Majority of the respondents immediately took the CPA licensure examination as soon as they graduated and majority of them took the examination in the month of October. The respondents' perception on the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy Retention Program of the University of the Philippines, Diliman in terms of Acquisition of Knowledge, Development Skills, Personal Factors, and Fixed Factors have verbal interpretation of "Agree". There is no significant difference on the perception of the respondents in the retention program with respect on the Acquisition of Knowledge, Development of Skills and Fixed Factors and the profile of respondents in terms of Year graduated and Year taking the CPA licensure examination. However, there is a significant difference on the perception of the respondents in the personal factors and the profile of the respondents in terms of Year graduated and Year taking the CPA licensure examination. There is no significant difference on the perception of the respondents in the retention program and the respondents' profile in terms of month taking CPA licensure examination and the respondent's percentile rank in the CPA licensure examination. The respondents perceive the retention program similarly in terms of Percentile rank and month of taking the CPA licensure examination. There is no significant relationship between the 1st and 2nd semester General Weighted Average on BA 99.1, BA 99.2 and BA 114.1 and Percentile Rank in the CPA licensure examination. However, imposing cut-off grade in BA 114.2 may significantly predict success in the CPA licensure examination. This implies that setting cut-off grade in the General Weighted Average and Basic Accounting 1 (BA 99. 1) and Basic Accounting 2 (BA 99.2) may not necessarily guarantee the success in the performance in the CPA licensure examination whether the grades obtained are higher or lower than the set cut-off grade. However, setting a cut-off grade of 2.75 in Intermediate Accounting 1 (BA 114.1) and Intermediate Accounting 2 (BA 114.2) may significantly affect the success in the CPA licensure examination. The study recommended that the College of Accountancy in the University of Rizal System may adapt the cut-off grade retention policy implemented by the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy (BSBAA) in the University of the Philippines, Diliman.