In 1997, Drs. H. Mar’i, MS, who was serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Mataram at the time, proposed the establishment of the Associate of Accountancy Study Program to the Rector of the University of Mataram. The approval for the establishment of the Associate of Accountancy Study Program was legalized through the Rector’s Decree of the University of Mataram Number: 3832/J18.H/HK.01.11/1997 concerning the implementation of the Associate of Accountancy Study Program at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Mataram. As a result, the program was able to admit new students in the 1997/1998 academic year. However, in the 1998/1999 academic year, new student admissions were postponed due to the need to await approval from the Directorate General of Higher Education (DIKTI). Through the Decree of the Directorate General of Higher Education Number: 146/DIKTI/Kep/2000 dated May 12, 2000, it was officially declared that the Associate of Accountancy Study Program at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Mataram was formally established. Based on the Decree of the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT) Number: 1260/SK/BAN-PT/Akred/Dpl-III/XII/2015 dated December 29, 2015, concerning the Accreditation Scores and Ratings of Associate Programs, the Associate of Accountancy Study Program at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Mataram was granted Accreditation Status with a Grade of B. From 2021 until the present, the Associate of Accountancy Study Program at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Mataram holds Accreditation Status with a Grade of B based on the Decree of the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT) Number: 275/SK/BAN-PT/Ak-PPJ/Dipl-III/I/2021 dated January 5, 2021, regarding the Accreditation of the Associate of Accountancy Study Program at the University of Mataram.