02-14-2019, 01:24 PM
(02-14-2019, 01:09 PM)AMRH94 Wrote:(02-14-2019, 12:52 PM)davewill Wrote:(02-14-2019, 12:41 PM)sanantone Wrote: The Uniform CPA Examination is a national test offered by AICPA. TESU's New Jersey track and Excelsior's New York track just means that their programs include the courses required for licensing within their states. However, requirements don't vary much by state. 150 credits has become standard, and most states don't require AACSB or ACBSP accreditation. Texas is an anomaly because of its face-to-face requirements. The only thing people really need to watch out for is how their states treat alternative sources of college credit.
Exactly, otherwise nobody could go to school out of state, then come home and get licensed. With the 150 credit requirement, it's becoming more and more common to use those extra 30 credits towards a Master's in Accounting. I think that dfrecore's idea of at least starting the WGU MS Accounting degree to get the extra credits is probably sound.
This is definitely an option. My concern is that I'd be unprepared for a MS Accounting program since I'm using the Study.com accounting courses to meet the requirements of my BSBA in Accounting, and the SDC courses have been a bit of a disappointment in both quality and content. Though if I have any intention of eventually sitting for the CPA exam a more rigorous accounting program is probably exactly what I need.
I don't know how WGU graduates typically do on the CPA exam, but you're mostly teaching yourself in competency-based programs. However, the standards you have to meet and the content you have to learn are higher than what one encounters in Study.com courses.
LSU offers an undergraduate certificate in accounting that comes out to be $886 per 3-credit course, and the courses are self-paced. You can enroll in the CSU Global SSA courses for free and see if you like their materials better. When you're ready to take the final, the cost is $250.
Straighterline tends to cover material at a higher level than Study.com. Honestly, I think people should go through accounting textbooks and go through books of practice questions. The Study.com videos are awful.
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MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc


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