The old saying goes, "If you don't use it, you will lose it." Take the exam while the course information is fresh in your mind. Register for the review courses shortly before you have completed the 150-hour requirement. Let the NIU CPA Review assist you in completing your exam application. Then, review while your application to sit for the exam is being processed. Sit for a second shortly after the review course ends.

Yes. The NIU CPA Review offers you more course hours of live instruction than any of our competition. When comparing CPA Review courses , it is important to note the number of course hours devoted to each section. For example, Audit and Attestation is the largest exam section at 4 and 1/2 hours. Does the review course devote enough hours to this important section? Financial accounting now includes governmental and nonprofit topics as well.

We are live and lively! Each and every one of our sessions is presented by a live faculty member from a highly accredited institution. We won't play tape recordings for you. We will show you in person how to work exam questions and how to remember exam material. Our faculty not only knows how to teach but also understands the intricacies of today's computerized CPA exam. We make teaching and CPA Review our business.

Yes. The NIU CPA Review and NIU graduates have the eighth highest overall pass rate in the nation. If you are not an NIU graduate, do not despair. The pass rate for non-NIU graduates completing the NIU Comprehensive CPA Reviews are as much as two times the national passing rate for first-time takers. The NASBA Performance Manuals tracks the number of times universities finish in the top five passing rates in each of the four exam areas.

No. NIU graduates comprise less than 20% of the total enrollment. Our courses are open to CPA candidates from any university in the world.

The NIU CPA Review makes updated materials available electronically free of charge until you successfully complete the exam. We also offer the Review at a discounted price. Our focus is on passing, not failure. We allow you to tape record our live sessions to create your own free repeat. Once you have enrolled as an NIU CPA Review candidate, you are always a candidate. We continue to offer you assistance free of charge.

The answer to both questions is yes! This is the greatest advantage of the new CBT. Candidates may take the exam sections in any order during any testing window.

We expect all professional staff people to pass the C.P.A. examination and gain certification within a reasonable time after joining the firm. We realize that timing may vary for different people. ORBA, we give as much assistance as needed to staff preparing for the examination. We offer reimbursement for review classes and exams, and we provide paid days off for study and exam days. We even allow time throughout the work day during "down times" to study for the exam.

The CPA Exam is given twice a year, on Wednesday and Thursday of the first week of May and November. Projected exam dates are as follows:

Yes, Auditing and the Financial Accounting and Reporting can be taken for 3 credit hours each. The credit fees are about $850 and are in addition to the NIU CPA Review course fees. For more information about the credit classes, click here.

You must meet the experience requirement which is one year of accounting. This experience may be in public, private, governmental or academia. If you are planning to perform attestation functions, you will be required to complete 375 hours of the 2000 hour requirement in a licensed firm, performing compilation, audit or reviews. Further you must complete an Ethics course to be determined by the board. You must request an application from the board and submit it along with a fee of $50.

Successful completion of course work consisting of at least 150 semester hours, with a concentration in accounting, at a college or university recognized by the board, and the applicant is the holder of a baccalaureate or higher academic degree.A candidate MUST meet the education requirements and be able to provide an official transcript or transcripts indicating such BEFORE making application to sit for the exam.

By contacting CPA Examination Services at 1-800-CPA Exam (1-800-272-3926) ext. 4252; or by clicking http://www.nasba.org/nasbaweb/nasbaweb.nsf/wpecsp?openform&stateabbrev=ks.

Once you have passed the CPA exam, you are required to pass the AICPA’s Professional Ethics course.Once a candidate has successfully completed the ethics course, and has been issued a Kansas CPA certificate, a person may use the CPA as a credential only. (In other words, CPA may appear after a person’s name if they are working in an industry that is not related to the practice of public accountancy.

The CPA Exam is designed as a licensing requirement to measure the technical competence of CPA candidates. Although licensing occurs at the State Board level, it is a uniform exam with national acceptance. Generally, passing the CPA Exam in one jurisdiction allows a candidate to obtain a reciprocal certificate or license if they meet all the requirements imposed by the jurisdiction from which reciprocity is being sought.