1. Looking at the university schedule and the specific courses you might take, see when they are offered and determine how long you would actually need to complete the course requirement.

2.  Are there courses you could take which would significantly enhance your ability to pass the CPA exams and your value to a potential employer?  Have you ever taken Advanced Business Law? Governmental and Not-for-profit Accounting? Advanced Tax? Fraud Examination? Cost Accounting? Advanced Accounting?

My recommendation would be to take the 6 credits now.  It will pay off big time in the long run.  You could have 5+ years work experience and not get anywhere near what these upper division accounting courses could teach you in just a few months.

NAN, thanks for the insight on my situation.  I will look into this further before I decide what to do.  What do you know about on-line accredited acct courses?  Are they worth it?

On-line courses are a mixed bag.  Some are worth the effort, others are a complete waste.  Take them only if you don't have a good alternative.

I had an out-of-state undergrad and masters' degrees.  I needed two undergrad senior accounting electives to qualify to take the CPA exams for this state.  My old state graduated accountants with 120 credit hours, and my new state graduated them with 126 hours, so I made up the difference with live classes at the local university.  I took one course in the evening during the spring semester, and the other in the mornings during the summer session.  I don't regret it a bit.  They both covered material that was extremely valuable to me and really helped me in passing the exams.