[Anonymous]

I’m have a bit of a panic attack this morning and I need help from my fellow Louisiana candidates. I found out that my boss can sign off on my experience before I pass the exam as long as I pass within 4 years of the date of the letter/form. I went on the state boards website to find the form or whatever he is supposed to sign and I stumbled across the education requirements. Can someone else tell me if I am reading this right?

Undergraduate Semester Hours

Intermediate – 6 hours

Cost accounting – 3 hours

Income Tax – 3 hours

Auditing [related to external reporting] – 3 hours

9 hours of accounting electives [see below *]

Total Accounting Courses (Undergraduate) – 24 hours

* Accounting Elective Hours

3 semester hours from one of the following:

Advanced Financial Accounting

Not-for-Profit (or Govt,) Accounting/Auditing

Accounting Theory

I went to Northwestern in Natchitoches. We had to take 3 Intermediate classes, so there is one elective. I took Fraud (Acct 4500) and Natural Resource Acct (Oil & Gas) (Acct 3100). There are my other two electives. If these two didn’t meet the requirements then they wouldn’t let me sit for the exam in the first place, right? I’m okay?

[tbstew]

I wish I could say for sure, but I'm fairly certain that education requirements are generally to SIT for the exam. So since you're well beyond that stage, I'd say you're in good shape. Every state is different, I suppose, but that's how I've always understood things.

AUD - 79
BEC - 88
REG - 87
FAR - 86 - Woot, all done!
Ethics - 100

[Anonymous]

Kricket, I think you are ok, If I remember correctly we had to meet the education requirements to be eligible to sit for the exam.

[Anonymous]

Thanks y'all. I didn't think they would let me sit for the exam if I didn't meet the education requirements but I got a bit freaked out when I saw the list of electives. I'm calmer now but only because I'm exhausted! I really, really, really dislike the installment method and converting from cash to accrual.

[Sandra]

Double check for sure. I was allowed to register and got my NTS before I met the education requirements (I JUST met the requirements) but was told that I didn't meet them yet. In WA you just need to complete the education within a certain timeframe from passing the last test- I don't remember exactly how it works.

That being said- I wouldn't worry about it. I would think they would have told you that you didn't meet the requirements yet.

[Author]

Replies