<p>just like the title says, i am looking for colleges that satisfy the 150 credit hours requirement.</p>
<p>Most undergrad accounting degree programs require about 124 hours to complete. I am not aware of any that require 150 hours. Do a Google search.</p>
<p>Based upon that, you really have 2 options available in the marketplace…</p>
<p>Don’t graduate when you get your requirements done. Keep taking additional advanced accounting and other business courses until you get to the 150 hours. This can be problematic for several reasons…financial aid is gone, no advanced accounting courses available, etc.</p>
<p>Do a MAcc program. Many MAcc programs offer TA positions. For many students, it is cheaper to do a 1 year MAcc program than doing an extra year of undergrad.</p>
<p>that satisfy the 150 credit hours requirement.</p>
<p>Where is this req’t that needs 150 hours to satisfy?</p>
<p>Are you talking about 150 credits of classes or something else?</p>
<p>And why are you needing that many credits?</p>
<p>CPA certification requires 150 hours, not the actual accounting degree.</p>
<p>Bucknell: “Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination. The flexibility of Bucknell’s ACFM program enables students to satisfy the educational requirements established by many states to sit for the CPA exam, including the 150-hour requirement. (Students interested in a particular state should contact its State Board of Accountancy to determine its specific rules and regulations.) Although the ACFM degree program requires only 128 semester-hours, students may earn up to 150 semester-hours in four calendar years by supplementing degree requirements with a combination of Advanced Placement (AP) credits, course overloads, summer classes, College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams, online coursework and/or internships.”</p>
<p>The apparent intent is to get accountants to take some additional advanced or graduate level courses, but this page does not seem to specify what courses are needed:
[AICPA</a> - 150 Hour Requirement for Obtaining CPA Certification](<a href=“AICPA”>AICPA)</p>
<p>It may be that different states have different specific course requirements (if any).</p>
<p>This old thread suggests that the 30 extra credits can be in anything*, although taking advanced accounting-related courses can help on the exams and on the job:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/851163-my-advice-accountants-get-your-150-credits-finished.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/851163-my-advice-accountants-get-your-150-credits-finished.html</a></p>
<p>*30 credits of courses at the local low cost community college may be the cheapest way to punch that card, but may not necessarily be the most useful. At the community college, perhaps learning a foreign language commonly spoken by your local immigrant communities may be useful.</p>
<p>When the 150 hour rule came into effect, most states allowed the extra hours to be in anything. Many states no longer allow that. The requirements are set by each state. And since many accountants could end up practicing in any state, it is best to meet the requirements for the strictest states…MAcc programs allow you to do this.</p>
<p>Most accounting majors take about 24 hours of upper division accounting courses. Many states now require 36 hours of upper division accounting coursework. (24 + 12 hours typically from additional electives or a MAcc program)</p>
<p>Some also increased the number of upper division business courses required.</p>
<p>My son just went through this. There are a number of different options and different hings to consider. First it is important to look at the requirements in your particular state. Some states allow for many of the credits to be in any subject while others require more accounting classes.
-It is very hard to get 150 credits in 4 years. One of my S’s friends did manage to do it by taking summer classes, overloading on his schedule, plus he had a number of APs.
- Another of my S’s friend took undergrad classes for one extra semester to hit the 150 mark (also using APs) and then worked on the CPA exam for what would have been his spring semester.
-Another choice is to go on for a one year MS in accounting (what my S did).</p>