Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.The VBOA recognizes institutions accredited by one of the following accrediting agencies or their successors: No more than six semester hours of accounting courses (excluding introductory/foundational accounting courses) can be considered business courses toward meeting the 48 minimum number of semester hours required for an accounting concentration or equivalent.Ĭandidates are encouraged to use the Education Handbook to evaluate the education needed to qualify for the CPA exam. Information Systems Assurance and Advisoryīusiness course examples accepted toward the business requirement:Įxamples of other business courses accepted toward the business requirement include, but are not limited to:.Financial Courses that meet this requirement include, but are not limited to: Intermediate Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Intermediate Accounting I and IIĮxamples of other accounting courses accepted toward the accounting requirement include, but are not limited to:.The completed course must be on an official transcript from an appropriately accredited university, college or community college.
The VBOA will accept any course taken as Pass/Fail as long as the student receives earned semester hours for the successful completion of the course. For quarter hours earned, divide the total number of quarter hours by 1.5 to calculate the accurate semester hours. The course number or name does not always dictate whether a course is considered an introductory or foundational accounting course. 24 semester hours of business courses: no more than six semester hours of what could be considered upper-level accounting courses.24 semester hours of accounting courses above the introductory/foundational level: including courses in auditing, financial accounting, managerial/cost accounting and taxation.Baccalaureate or higher degree with an accounting concentration or equivalentĪn accounting concentration or equivalent is comprised of:.At least 120 semester hours of education.All requirements are also explained in the VBOA Education Handbook.Įxam candidates must obtain from one or more accredited institutions: The following requirements must be met to be eligible to take the CPA exam in Virginia.
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