Accounting and Information Management (AIM) Academy

The Accounting and Information Management (AIM) Academy is a six-day summer program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Haslam College of Business for rising high school juniors curious about accounting and business careers. Crowe LLP sponsors the program. The 2027 session runs from Sunday, July 11 to Friday, July 16, 2027. University faculty and staff lead workshops in accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, and professional development. Topics include personal finance, how businesses use accounting, and an introduction to financial statements. Students also attend college readiness sessions on ACT prep, college classes, campus life, and applying to college. The week includes team-building activities, a financial literacy workshop, and sessions with business professionals that cover etiquette and networking.

Open to rising high school juniors interested in accounting, information management, and business careers who can attend the full six-day program. To apply, students create a Go Vols portal account and choose the Haslam Pre-Collegiate Programs Application. The 2027 application opens December 16, 2026, and the deadline is March 31, 2027. A committee reviews applications from April 1 to April 9, 2027. Acceptance decisions are emailed between April 12 and April 16, 2027.