Department of Accounting

CPA Information

In Illinois (and in 41 other states) you need 150 hours of credit to sit for the CPA exam. If you have a graduate degree you will be automatically eligible.

Five Documents to help you get your CPA:

Other Links

CPA Review Courses

Becker Conviser-Duffy CPA Review Courses: http://www.beckerconviser.com

CPA NIU Review course: http://www.cob.niu.edu/cparev/

Gleim Accounting: http://www.gleim.com/accounting/cpa/

Kaplan Schweser CPA Review: http://www.kaplanCPAreview.com

Courses recommended for the CPA exam
Six courses are required in the undergraduate accounting program
Actg 315 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
Actg 316 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
Actg 326 Cost Accounting
Actg 435 Auditing
Actg 445 Federal Income Tax I
Actg 474 Accounting Information Systems

In the graduate program the equivalent courses are:
Actg 502 Intermediate Accounting I
Actg 503 Intermediate Accounting II
Actg 506 Management Accounting
Actg 435 Auditing
Actg 508 Federal Income Tax
Actg 474 Accounting Information Systems

In addition to the required courses, the following courses are recommended to students who intend to sit for the CPA exam:
Actg 355 (undergraduate) or 509 (graduate) - Business Law
Actg 417 Advanced Financial Accounting
Actg 446 Federal Income Tax II
Actg 456 Business Law II
Actg 465 Government and Non-profit Accounting
Actg 594 Case Studies in Accounting

CPA Sites

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