(A) A candidate for the CPA examination
must complete the following education requirements:
(1) The education
requirement set forth in division (C) of section 4701.06 of the Revised
Code.
(2) A candidate who seeks
to take the CPA examination under division (C) of section 4701.06 of the
Revised Code shall meet the accounting concentration and business course
requirement defined in this rule.
(3) A candidate who seeks to take the CPA
examination under division (B)(2) of section 4701.06 of the Revised Code may
waive the requirement specified in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule provided the
candidate meets the accounting concentration and business administration course
requirement as defined in this rule and the special examination requirement
defined in paragraph (B) of rule 4701-3-07 of the Administrative
Code.
(B) The accounting concentration
described in division (A)(4)(a) of section 4701.06 of the Revised Code shall
include twenty-four semester hours credit or equivalent in accounting courses,
that includes course work in the following subject areas:
(1) Auditing in
accordance with the generally accepted auditing standards defined in rule
4701-9-03 of the Administrative Code.
(2) Financial
accounting.
(3) Management accounting
or cost accounting.
(4) Taxation.
(C) Eighteen semester hours of graduate credit in accounting will
meet the accounting concentration described in division (A)(3)(a) of section
4701.06 of the Revised Code and paragraph (B) of this rule.
(D) The business administration course requirement described in
division (A)(3)(a) of section 4701.06 of the Revised Code shall include
twenty-four semester credits or equivalent in business administration courses
other than accounting courses. Business law is considered a business
administration course.
(E) A graduate degree in accounting from an institution
accredited by an agency recognized by the board will meet the accounting
concentration requirement defined in paragraph (B) of this rule and the
business course requirement defined in paragraph (D) of this rule.
(F) A graduate degree in business from an institution accredited
by an agency recognized by the board will meet the business administration
course requirement defined in paragraph (D) of this rule.
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