[Crunchtime]

I graduated college in 2009, was an auditor for 2 years and with a cpa firm for the last 4ish years. I received 184 credits from college and when I left I was guaranteed I had enough credits to be license by my school. The state board called me today and said I only have 122 credits and need an additional 28 credits. My college screwed me over and my life might be over.

AUD-77
BEC-70,73,68,74 SH##!!!!!, 80
REG-73,76
FAR -74,82

Ethics here I come!!

[Accountant183748]

I went to state university and while I agree that the school does not speak for the state board and does not evaluate our transcript, I am going to argue that if the school says their program meets the CPA requirements, then they have an obligation to make sure that the program actually does meet the CPA requirements for that particular state.

My school has a CPA FAQ on their website which specifically which electives we need to take to meet the requirements. I think that any student who reads that FAQ should be able to trust that the school is knowledgeable on the subject and is giving students accurate and current information.

As a 21 year old almost graduating I trusted what was on my school's page and didn't think anything of it. As a 25 year old looking into taking the exam, I created a spreadsheet of the classes I had taken and the classes that were required in my state and compared them.

[Anonymous]

I graduated college in 2009, was an auditor for 2 years and with a cpa firm for the last 4ish years. I received 184 credits from college and when I left I was guaranteed I had enough credits to be license by my school.

You waited six years. Times change.

And if you think this hurdle is the end of the world, the actual testing process may put you in the mental ward. Your stress has just begun my friend.

Preach! 30 credit hours of online classes is a cakewalk compared to the CPA exam.

The school I went has been sued and found guilty of fraud for the same thing regarding their criminal justice degree, I am contacting the attorney general regarding their accounting degree as well.

I am enrolling for my MBT and will be starting that on November 1st

I hope the Methylbutyltryptamine works out better than Fraud University.

[Crunchtime]

I appreciate all the responses, especially the one by 4WG2WB saying I needed to be medicated, I appreciate it. I took the night to talk it over with my wife and to devise a plan. I hope everyone here understands how I was feeling, I was expected to be certified my company through me a party and now it will take about two years longer than originally planned.

@ everyone who states is my responsibility is to know the accreditation system of the schools, I do agree to an extent but as a young adult I should have been more aware but you have to understand I trusted the schools when they said “their school is different and the extra credits needed to be certified is built into the program.” This was my understanding on what I was told.

I emailed the board my transcript and this week they will tell me what credits I need to be certified (accounting/business). I am going to pursue a MBT program because the program is only 30 credits and I need 28.

I am trying to pursue this with the Attorney General and trying to get a hold of my old classmates to see if this was their understanding as well, I have spoken to the school and they “hooking” new students on the same sales pitch they said to me, so I know something isn't right here. If you guys do a short google of my school in my state the newspaper articles come up easily and was found guilty of fraud this past September with the Criminal Justice degrees, so I know something is going on more than just the criminal justice degree. I hope people in my area know that the school I went to isn't a good place for a degree.

Once again I appreciate everyone's response and I hope no hard feelings on what I said to some of you. Thank you.

Edit: The time lapse between graduating and now didn't have a factor with the credits.

AUD-77
BEC-70,73,68,74 SH##!!!!!, 80
REG-73,76
FAR -74,82

Ethics here I come!!

[Accountant183748]

Hey Crunchtime – I'm glad you have a plan in mind now! I hope it all works out for you with your school, but for now all you can do is move forward with your MBT and focus on the exams!!

[Missy]

I'm glad you have a plan and I apologize as well if I offended but your career will never be as important to another person as it is to you so I find it very hard to put complete trust in anybody regardless of their position or credentials.

The good news for ypu is that your school is accredited as a Level 1 school by the MN board assuming I found the correct school that just lost a fraud suit,they misrepresented themselves as accredited to give criminal justice degrees and they never were accredited. And still as I mentioned even the board can be mistaken in its credit evaluation so it would be interesting to see where they say you're deficient. I've seen many people here challenge a board evaluation and be successful.

Licensed Massachusetts Non Reporting CPA since 2012
Finance/Admin/HR Manager

[Crunchtime]

@mla11692 sounds like you found it, yes the scenario is a little different than the criminal justice one. Thanks for the apology and yes, I spoken to the board on their interpretation of the transcript and unfortunately I agree with them and have 28 credits left.

AUD-77
BEC-70,73,68,74 SH##!!!!!, 80
REG-73,76
FAR -74,82

Ethics here I come!!

[.]

Was it 184 semester credits or quarter credits?

FAR - June 2016 - 88
REG - July 2016 - 89
AUD - Aug 2016 - review phase currently
BEC - Sep 2016 -

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[Crunchtime]

@circadian-Yes.

AUD-77
BEC-70,73,68,74 SH##!!!!!, 80
REG-73,76
FAR -74,82

Ethics here I come!!

[Anonymous]

@circadian malfunction

For a bachelors degree, 184 quarter hours sounds about right, but even for a five year combined bachelors/masters program, 184 semester hours sounds excessive.

[Crunchtime]

@circadian, sorry didn't read your whole post, I know it was short-yes, mine are quarter credits

AUD-77
BEC-70,73,68,74 SH##!!!!!, 80
REG-73,76
FAR -74,82

Ethics here I come!!

[Anonymous]

So…I'm really curious, what does the school's materials actually say regarding the CPA preparation? I tried Googling the college and if I found the right one, I found these statements:
“Our programs can also help prepare you to sit for your Certified Public Accounting (CPA) exam so you can be better prepared to compete in today’s job market.”
“As a graduate of this program, you will also be prepared to sit for your CPA exam.”
“We can also prepare you to sit for your Certified Public Accounting (CPA) exam, a vital certification when it comes to applying for and finding the right job.”

But you referenced it saying that it included the additional credits required, so I'm guessing I found the wrong college or there's an additional page, and given that I'm sure you've got all this stuff found and saved for the Attorney General, I decided to just ask instead of trying to find it. Do you have the exact quotes of what the school says it provides relative to CPA preparation?

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