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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yes, as long as you also have a score of 1200 or higher on the verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination. For more information contact the Accountancy Board of Ohio at http://acc.ohio.gov/ 

For more information contact the Accountancy Board of Ohio at http://acc.ohio.gov/ 

The Certificate of Accounting  Plan of Study is to prepare the student to meet the accounting course requirements under Ohio law to sit for the Ohio CPA exam.  Please note that Accountancy academic requirements are subject to change.  Be sure to check the Accountancy Board's website at http://acc.ohio.gov/ periodically for up-to-date information and for non-accounting academic requirements.

No.  We do not give academic credit for work experience.

It is the foundation of your accounting courses, and you will struggle in your subsequent courses if you lack the skills taught in the beginning courses.

You can skip them all, but then you will not be qualified to sit for the Ohio CPA exam and you will not have the required knowledge in all of  the CPA exam content areas.
When you take acct 1211 you must be willing to make a commitment.  This course is fast paced and you never want to get behind.  This is not a course to study 8 hours on Sunday and then not study for the rest of the week and expect success.  Study an hour or so a day.  It is not a foreign language, but the analogy to studying a foreign language is appropriate.  You learn accounting in chunks.  Spacing out your study time is the key for success for most students.
ACCT 1211 is at the Math 1020 level. ACCT 1212, ACCT 2211 and ACCT 2250 require algebra and are at the Math 1030 level.  We suggest taking the math first.
You must first submit your transcript to the records and registration office to have this determined.
There are services that provide foreign degree evaluations.  Contact the Accountancy Board of Ohio at http://acc.ohio.gov/
Contact the Accountancy Board of Ohio at http://acc.ohio.gov/
Yes, ACCT 1211 and ACCT 1212 can be taken during Summer Semester and will end in early August, before the beginning of most schools Autumn Semester.
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