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2022-2023 Credit Course Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Credit Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CPA Professional Certification


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To be eligible to sit for the CPA (Certified Public Accountant) examination in Illinois, a candidate must be a high school graduate, 18 years of age, of good moral character and meet residence requirements (or equivalent as determined by the University of Illinois).

Students must have 150 credits from an institution acceptable to the University of Illinois, and 27 must be in accounting and business law. Up to six hours of business law may be included to satisfy the 27-hour requirement. The remaining hours are to be selected from accounting courses of the student’s choice.

At MCC, it is recommended that these include ACC 151 , ACC 152 , ACC 220 , ACC 236 , ACC 237 , ACC 238 , ACC 245 , ACC 250  and ACC 251 ; AOM 131 ; BUS 241 ; and MAT 220 . Contact the Committee on Accountancy, University of Illinois, at (217) 531-0950 for additional information.

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