[Tcohle]

I live in PA. The education requirements relating to accounting courses say:

“…and completed a total of twenty-four semester credits of accounting and auditing, business law, finance or tax subjects of a content satisfactory to the board and an additional twelve semester credits in accounting, auditing and tax subjects of a content satisfactory to the board, not necessarily as part of the individual’s undergraduate or graduate work.”

I called the board and they said I can use any mix as long as it hits the requirement of class title (Ex: ACC, AUD, etc)

So here’s my assessment…am I correct?

“12 semester credits in accounting, auditing and tax subjects”

ACC 330 Auditing

ACC 317 Tax Accounting 1

ACC 323 Advanced Accting

ACC 306 Advanced Cost Accting

“24 semester credits of accounting and auditing, business law, finance or tax subjects”

ACC 321 Intermediate Accting 1

ACC 322 Intermediate Accting 2

ACC 121 Financial Accounting

ACC 305 Cost Accounting

ACC 312 Accounting Info Sys

BUS 332 Business Law 2

FIN 360 Finan. Mkts and Inst.

FIN 351 Personal Fin. Planning

**All courses are 3 credits. I also have 2 more classes: Managerial Accounting and Bus Law 1

***Total of all accounting, auditing, bus law, finance, and tax=42 credits

My plan is to pass all 4 exams then catch up on the remaining 27 credits.

1) Was I correct above that I already have all of the accounting classes necessary to apply for the license?

2) For the remaining 27, can I just take any classes in order to get to 150? Basket weaving? lol. I’m not going for my Master’s right now.

FAR- 5/11/15 76!!
AUD-10/31/15 63, 84!
REG-7/12/16 72
BEC-8/31/15 75!! Perfect Score!

Wiley CPAExcel Platinum
Ninja 10 pt combo for FAR/AUD/BEC

[Tcohle]

I have 123 credits from school

FAR- 5/11/15 76!!
AUD-10/31/15 63, 84!
REG-7/12/16 72
BEC-8/31/15 75!! Perfect Score!

Wiley CPAExcel Platinum
Ninja 10 pt combo for FAR/AUD/BEC

[vvSPAZvv]

I am from PA also.

When I called asking about credits, they said most finance and economics course will not fall under the scope of the accounting-specific courses they want. It is all in the course codes. You might want to get a pre-evaluation or speak with your advisor at school.

For the remaining credits, you can literally take whatever to get to 150. I took a creative writing course, horticulture course, etc.

FAR - 76! 10/15; (65) 7/15
BEC - 82! 11/15; (74) 8/15
AUD - 01/16
REG - TBA

[Tcohle]

Okay I could probably swap out bus law 1 and managerial accounting for the finance courses. Yeah I just want to take the easiest classes I can go get to 150

FAR- 5/11/15 76!!
AUD-10/31/15 63, 84!
REG-7/12/16 72
BEC-8/31/15 75!! Perfect Score!

Wiley CPAExcel Platinum
Ninja 10 pt combo for FAR/AUD/BEC

[vvSPAZvv]

I don't blame you. Not going to lie, they were a lot of “busy work” classes, but they were a nice deviation from my typical business courses.

BTW: How was FAR? I saw you recently took it and I am planning on taking mine in a few weeks. Just looking for generic advice. I've been watching the lectures and doing MCQs/SIMs (but not religiously — I can only devote a few hours a day to studying as I still work). I am doing the Becker self-study.

FAR - 76! 10/15; (65) 7/15
BEC - 82! 11/15; (74) 8/15
AUD - 01/16
REG - TBA

[Tcohle]

I would add ninja mcq if possible. I had Wiley and thought it was a waste so I got the ninja 10 or combo. Crammed MCQs until test day. Also I printed out a packet of possible journal entries and went over it a few times until I had a good grasp on everything. Read ninja notes the morning of the test. I think I got lucky with my sims I didn't think they were too bad. The journal entries are a nice help…as much as I thought I knew, on test day doing that definitely helped

FAR- 5/11/15 76!!
AUD-10/31/15 63, 84!
REG-7/12/16 72
BEC-8/31/15 75!! Perfect Score!

Wiley CPAExcel Platinum
Ninja 10 pt combo for FAR/AUD/BEC

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