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Educational Requirements for California CPA Licensure

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The Economics Department offers an accounting concentration exclusively to students who declare as business management economics (BME) majors. This is the recommended degree for aspiring accountants. To prepare for the California Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) exam, students should take all courses below. Economics students not in the BME major may also take accounting courses.
Class ID Class Title Term Offered
ECON 10A* Econ of Accounting Fall, Winter and Summer*
ECON 10B* Econ of Accounting Winter, Spring* and Summer*
ECON 110 Managerl Cost Acct Spring
ECON 111A Intermed Account I Fall
ECON 111B Intermed Account II Winter
ECON 111C Intermed Account III Spring
ECON 112 Audit Winter
ECON 116 Adv Topics in Account & Ethics Spring
ECON 117B Tax Factors Fall
ECON 117A Income Tax Factors Winter
ECON 119** Advanced Accounting Spring

*Econ 10A is offered in an online format in fall and summer. Econ 10B is offered in an online format in spring and summer.
**Econ 119 is not required for the accounting concentration but is highly recommended for prospective CPAs.

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