I recently completed my BA in Economics from Rutgers University and I am looking into becoming a CPA. I had no undergraduate courses in accounting while I was an undergrad (but was exposed to it in finance and other business courses) so I need to find the most efficient way to get my 24 required hours to meet the NJ requirement. The problem is I would not be able to take these courses at Rutgers because the business school does not allow non-matriculating undergrads to take accounting courses. Also, I would not be able to afford to go to grad school at this point which further complicates my problem. Has anyone had a similar problem to me, and if so, what steps did you take to meet your state requirements? Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you
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Posted: 18 Jul 2009 at 02:15 | IP Logged
Hey Nick,
I graduated with an economics degree in 06 without accounting courses and got through the exam in 08. (Probably not the most efficient given I had some mishaps along the way.) I took the accounting courses at a community college. The courses were cheap and the teachers were much better than the teachers I had in college. I only paid $1,500 (tuition and books) to get all 24 units.
What state did you get your CPA in? I live in NJ where I'm pretty sure I could only get my 24 units from a 4-year school but I could also take the exam in PA or NY if needed. Thanks for the advice.
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Posted: 20 Jul 2009 at 17:04 | IP Logged
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You are probably better off looking into PA. Currently, you need 24 credits total in Accounting, Finance, Business Law, Tax & Auditing. Look into Raritan Valley community college, Somerville NJ
They offer a number of accounting courses for about $300/course. Where are you in NJ/PA? I may be able to suggest other options also.
I'm in Cherry Hill, NJ...I can see the Philadelphia skyline from my balcony. I was actually looking into PA and taking the 24 credits I needed at a local county college while I seek out employment in or around Philadelphia. I was worried the PA board would not accept the extra 30 credits from county towards the CPA requirement because it is no clearly defined within the requirements.
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