How can I become a CPA in NY?
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A bachelor’s or higher degree and a minimum of 120 semester hours in the following areas:
24 semester hours in accounting, with courses in accounting principles (including advanced financial accounting), cost accounting, United States federal taxation, and professional auditing; and
6 semester hours or 4 graduate credit hours in business law, including coverage of the Uniform Commercial Code; and
6 semester hours in finance; and
3 semester hours in business statistics; and
21 semester hours in business and accounting electives; and
6 semester hours of economic principles which may be used toward fulfilling the business elective;
Option 2
A bachelor’s or higher degree and 150 semester hours in the following content areas, which include but are not limited to at least:
33 semester hours in accounting with courses in financial accounting theory and principles (including advanced financial accounting), managerial accounting, U.S. federal tax accounting, auditing and computer auditing;
36 semester hours in general business electives including business statistics, commercial law, computer science, economics, and finance and
The curriculum must also include the study of business/accounting communications, ethics/professional responsibility, and accounting research.
You might have taken some of these, if so you might only need 12-18 months of education to qualify.
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