Professional Licensure & National Accreditation

I was quite pleased yesterday as I was browsing the California Board of Accountancy web site to discover that they do not require that students complete their accounting education at a regionally accredited institution. In fact, they specifically state that the accounting credits must be earned at "a regionally accredited or nationally accredited" institution. Here is the link to the Board's site: California Board of Accountancy Educational Requirements

Do you folks know of other professional licensing agencies that specifically welcome graduates of nationally accredited institutions? This should surely be a boost for DETC and similarly accredited schools.

 

It appears that only applicants that have taken and passed two of the sections prior to May(?) 2002 are subject to pathway 0, which allows graduates from NA accredited institutions to sit for the exam. In fact, under this pathway, applicants weren't even required to have a degree. Unfortunately, it appears they are now requiring RA credentials for all future applicants.

However, I believe Colorado has a policy that will allow graduates of non RA schools to sit for the exam, if they can prove said exam can gain them entry into a RA masters degree program.

Tony

 

Another interesting find on the website of Western Gov U . They are introducing new programs for teacher licensure becoming available in 2003. Admittedly, I know little about teacher licensure, but it would seem logical that this would qualify a grad to teach in public schools in the states associated with WGU.

Here is the interesting snippet from their website

Anyone know anything more about this? If these programs are acceptable to a prospective teacher's state, this would be another boost for Natl. Accred. degrees.

Tony

Maybe the teacher shortage has or will help with this somewhat alternative licensing path.

 

In NY to sit for the CPA (I believe the phase in is after 2003) you have to have 150 credits which amounts to another year in school full time. Does California have the same requirements.

 

Re: Re: Professional Licensure & National Accreditation

Sorry, I must have been in a hurry. I meant, of course, if the Non-RA degree could gain them entry into a RA masters degree program.

Tony

 

I believe California either has now or will have the same requirement. Most states practice reciprocity in the licensing of CPAs. So, I imagine you will see some degree of uniformity in the requirements.