Questions for UMPI BA Accounting

[allvia]

Yes, I currently live with my parents & Jersey is about a 1-2hr trip. I am right outside NYC(East) and it's super expensive here, so I probably won't even come back to NY if the Salary in Jersey is right lol. Honestly willing to just follow my career to wherever it takes me, and this could save me a heap of time and money going the alt credit route, I also have family there.

On a side note for anyone in the future reading it, if you use alt credit it must be on a college transcript read this via a Reddit source, so not sure how true that is or not.

TESU has a NJ CPA path - https://www.tesu.edu/business/undergradu...ountingcpa
We have had people on here obtain this through alternative credits - as you mentioned you can't just earn credits, they have to be transcribed by a college/university.  I suspect that what works for TESU also would apply to UMPI - meaning if you earn credits through, lets say, SDC they need to be added to your transcript (they can't just be on credly or the such).

If you're truly concerned, take the non-accounting (eg. Gen-Eds) through alt credits and the CPA required courses in a traditional format.

[cizzie]

Yes, I currently live with my parents & Jersey is about a 1-2hr trip. I am right outside NYC(East) and it's super expensive here, so I probably won't even come back to NY if the Salary in Jersey is right lol. Honestly willing to just follow my career to wherever it takes me, and this could save me a heap of time and money going the alt credit route, I also have family there.

On a side note for anyone in the future reading it, if you use alt credit it must be on a college transcript read this via a Reddit source, so not sure how true that is or not.

TESU has a NJ CPA path - https://www.tesu.edu/business/undergradu...ountingcpa
We have had people on here obtain this through alternative credits - as you mentioned you can't just earn credits, they have to be transcribed by a college/university.  I suspect that what works for TESU also would apply to UMPI - meaning if you earn credits through, lets say, SDC they need to be added to your transcript (they can't just be on credly or the such).

If you're truly concerned, take the non-accounting (eg. Gen-Eds) through alt credits and the CPA required courses in a traditional format.

Yea, this is my exact plan, going to take my major classes at the school also need to wait on my transfer Eval as I am also not sure which classes will transfer to what.

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@OP, you have an associates, you're going for the BA Accounting, you need to make sure those accounting credits are RA.  That means, you can transfer in the rest and complete the major at UMPI.  If you need additional credits and you want them to be RA, you can add another minor, such as MIS or Management, Project Management or something that you're interested in.  Get to the 150 credits with both BA Accounting and what you currently have on the table, plus anything else that interest you...

Really great Idea to Add minors, their MAOL also doesn't seem that bad assuming its mostly papers, and RA.

[Pats20]

It might be beneficial to post the states that are finicky about alternative credit. Maybe in the wiki ? Or even a thread.
Might be something for someone who’s interested.

[allvia]

It might be beneficial to post the states that are finicky about alternative credit. Maybe in the wiki ? Or even a thread.
Might be something for someone who’s interested.

In theory this sounds good, but I have notice over the last few years what is acceptable in a handful of states (probably more, I've only looked at a few) has changed. There used to be a time that online wasn't acceptable - I don't believe a wiki for this site would be properly maintained. There are numerous online sites that regularly update CPA requirements for each state.

[ss20ts]

It might be beneficial to post the states that are finicky about alternative credit. Maybe in the wiki ? Or even a thread.
Might be something for someone who’s interested.

Anything that involves a license tends to be picky about alt credit. It varies widely from state to state. States also revise their requirements every few years. A wiki on this would be so difficult to maintain and be out of date quickly.

[Pats20]

It might be beneficial to post the states that are finicky about alternative credit. Maybe in the wiki ? Or even a thread.
Might be something for someone who’s interested.

Anything that involves a license tends to be picky about alt credit. It varies widely from state to state. States also revise their requirements every few years. A wiki on this would be so difficult to maintain and be out of date quickly.

 I’ve looked at a few states requirements and I am not seeing any that specifically mention alt credit sources. I see Florida :
“ Standardized tests such as CLEP, are not acceptable for accounting or general business courses;” 


But no mention of ACE or alt.

[rachel83az]

It's usually not a ban on ACE, it's a restriction on type of credits. Something like "student must have 150 credits from a collegiate source as defined by blah blah blah".

[LevelUP]

Hey all I have a ton of credits on my credly account to include an AAS in accounting, I was originally going toward CS but decided to shift to Accounting as I find it much more interesting. I have not completed any prior degree but I have a decent amount of credits I was wondering in reference to This degree plan on the wiki as I have a lot of semi-unrelated credits and electives including Coursera certs. Would these count toward the extra 30 Cr needed to sit for the CPA. Basically, I am asking does the additional 30cr hours toward the 150cr have to actually be applied to a major or minor or can they just be sitting on the transcript? I already verified that I will meet the ACC-specific and gen BUS cr requirements to sit. Another question i have is if Calc 1 on Sophia will fulfil the bus math requirement. Also will Sophia Critical thinking class cover the 2D requirement on the degree plan?

According to UMPI's DB, Critical Thinking fulfills 2A,B,4C,5D (basically same as Ethics)

Noting fulfills 2D from Sophia.

You could double major in UMPI to get your accounting and business courses. (take 60 credits at UMPI)

[ss20ts]

It's usually not a ban on ACE, it's a restriction on type of credits. Something like "student must have 150 credits from a collegiate source as defined by blah blah blah".

Yup and there's often a like to a page listing what accreditation is accepted.

[allvia]

It's usually not a ban on ACE, it's a restriction on type of credits. Something like "student must have 150 credits from a collegiate source as defined by blah blah blah".

Yup and there's often a like to a page listing what accreditation is accepted.

But honestly they almost always just mean 'on a college transcript (for credit)' - so with what we talk about here (now in 2023) would almost never be an issue (having ACE, NCCRS, etc credits).  Keep in mind that a few CPA focused people here have strongly urged people to take the accounting courses in the more traditional way, because even though the alt credits can allow you to take the exam - often the traditional courses can prepare you better for it. I suspect the requirement working under a CPA for 'X amount of years' (a common requirement) prepares you the most