Rhode Island Accounting Requirements
A candidate must meet one of the following educational requirements:
1. 150-hour requirement
A candidate must have completed a minimum of 150 semester hours of general college education at the time of filing the examination application and comply with one of the following:
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Earned a graduate degree with a concentration in accounting from a program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board;
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Earned a graduate degree from a program that is accredited in business by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board and completed a minimum of 15 semester hours in graduate level accounting courses or 24 semester hours in accounting at the undergraduate level;
- Earned a baccalaureate degree from a program accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board and completed a minimum of 24 semester hours of accounting at the undergraduate or graduate level and 24 semester hours of general business courses (other than accounting) at the undergraduate or graduate level;
The accounting course requirements must include each of the following areas: 6 semester hours in Fundamental Accounting, 6 semester hours in Intermediate Accounting, 3 semester hours in Tax Accounting, 3 semester hours in Auditing, 3 semester hours in Advanced Financial Accounting & Reporting. The business course requirements must include a minimum of 3 semester hours in Business Law and 3 semester hours in Economics.
2. 120-hour requirement
A candidate who does not meet the 150-hour education requirement may sit for the examination after July 1, 1999, if the candidate has, at the time of the application:
A) Completed not less than 120 semester hours in education, and
B) met one of the condition specified above under the 150-Hour Requirement.
A candidate who successfully passes the examination will not be eligible to receive a certificate until the candidate completes the 150-hour and the experience requirements.
All Candidates must met the educational requirements at the time of application. Official school transcripts and/or evaluations must be submitted at the time of application.
Candidates with foreign educational credentials must have their credentials evaluated by Foreign Academic Credential Services, Inc.
Foreign Academic Credential Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 400
Glen Carbon, IL 62034
Tel: (618) 656-5291
Fax: (618) 656-5292
www.facsusa.com
For more information, click here to visit the Rhode Island State Board of Accountancy.
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