The Nance College of Business can help you prepare for the Ohio C.P.A. examination.  For more information regarding the educational requirements for admission to the Ohio CPA examination, please consult the Accountancy Board of Ohio's website at http://www.acc.ohio.gov/CPAExam.aspx

 

Basic Educational Requirements for Ohio C.P.A.

 

1. The State of Ohio requires all students to have earned a baccalaureate degree to include a minimum of 150 semester hours of college credit.

2. From the courses listed below, a minimum of 30 semester hours in accounting must be completed, with covereage in auditing, financial accounting, management accounting, professional ethics, and taxation. Please note that more than 30 semester hours of courses are listed below

    

   ACT 221 Introductory Accounting I (Financial Acct)

   ACT 222 Introductory Accounting II (Managerial Acct)

   ACT 321 Cost Accounting

   ACT 331 Intermediate Accounting I

   ACT 332 Intermediate Accounting II

   ACT 361 Tax I

   ACT 388 Accounting Systems

   ACT 441 Advanced Accounting

   ACT 451 Auditing (NOTE: Internal Auditing is not a permissible substitute)

   ACT 462 Tax II

   ACT 484 Governmental and Institutional Accounting

   BLW 411 Business Law and Ethics

   Note for Graduate students: graduate credits are weighted more heavily for the Ohio CPA exam.  As a result, a minimum of 18 graduate credits are required in auditing, financial accounting, management accounting, professional ethics, and taxation.  Please note that more than 18 semester hours of courses are listed below.

   ACT 531 & 532 Intermediate Accounting I & II

   ACT 622 Attest Function (NOTE: Internal Auditing is not a permissible substitute)

   ACT 621 Federal Income Taxation

   ACT 631 Selected Topics in Accounting

   BLW 511 Business Law & Ethics

    

3. A minimum of 24 semester hours in business courses other than accounting.  Economics and information systems are permitted to count as business subjects.

Graduate students should consult with CPA Board to see whether these requirements are waived.

Recommended options for fulfilling this requirement include, but are not limited to, the following courses:

• ECN 201 Macroeconomics
• ECN 202 Microeconomics
• ECN 302 Intermediate Microeconomics
• FIN 351 Introduction to Financial Management
• GAD 250 Business Communications
• IST 203 Software Tools
• OSM 201 Business Statistics I
• OSM 202 Business Statistics II
• OSM 311 Introduction to Operations Management
• MLR 321 Organizational Behavior
• MLR 465 Management, Strategy, and Policy
• MKT 301 Fundamentals of Marketing
• MKT 351 Business, Society, and Government

Becker CPA Review Course

In addition to providing the necessary courses, CSU also offers the proven Becker CPA Review Course. Becker alumni pass the CPA exam at twice the rate of non-Becker students. Taught by a highly qualified professional, this course provides comprehensive and detailed material on topics relevant to the CPA exam. The program includes:

• Books and lectures
• PassMaster software
• Simulation software
• Two mock final exams for each section

For more information about the Becker CPA Review Course, contact the Executive Development Center at the Nance College of Business at edc@csuohio.edu or 216.687.4750.

Additional State of Ohio CPA details are available at http://www.nasba.org/862571B900737CED/ENL/OHFTInfosheetonly/$file/OHFTInfoSheetOnly1.pdf