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Qualifications
to be a CPA: |
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A. |
Information
to CPA Candidates in Maryland: |
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Maryland
Board of Public Accountancy
501
St. Paul Place
Baltimore,
MD 210202
(410)
333-6322 |
Maryland
Association of CPA's
P.O.
Box 417
Lutherville,
MD 21094
410-296-6250
1-800-782-2036 |
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AICPA
- Academic and Career Development
1121
Avenue of the Americas
New
York, New York 10036
1-212-596-6220 |
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| II |
The
following may not be accepted as fulfilling any part of the semester
hours requirement at either the graduate or undergraduate level: |
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Independent
study courses
College
Level Entrance Programs (CLEP)
Credits
earned only by examination
Correspondence
courses |
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| III |
CPA
Exam Review Programs: |
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Borra
CPA Review (301) 365-7525
CPA
School of Washington (202) 244-5599
Yeager
CPA Review
(301)
340-3344
www.yaegerCPAreview.com
or
Check the Yellow Pages for others. |
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Effective
July 1, 1999 in order to sit for the two-day CPA exam, you must
complete 150 credit hours (this only applies if you are sitting for
the CPA Exam for the first time). You must have a Bachelor's
Degree (in any subject), but a master's degree is not required.
If you currently have a Bachelor's Degree, Montgomery College offers
all of the additional courses necessary to sit for the CPA
examination. |
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B. |
Courses
include: |
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Accounting:
A minimum of 27 hours of accounting including at least 3 semester
hours in auditing; financial accounting (at least 9 semester hours);
cost accounting; and U.S. federal income tax.
Business
related subject: A minimum of 33 hours in the following
business related subjects including 3 semester hours in each of the
following subjects: statistics; computer science, information
system or data processing; economics (at least 6 semester hours);
corporation or business finance; management; U.S. business law;
marketing; written communication; oral communication; and business
ethics. |
