CPA Licensure - BEWARE

[Prloko]

I'm in the process of applying to take the CPA exam in New Hampshire. My application is being held up due to all the non-traditional credits on my transcript. I have credits from Straighterline, Penn Foster, CLEP, DANTES, TECEPs, ALEKS, and Pearson. It does say they accept credit from CLEP and DANTES so I figured all my other non-traditional credits would be fine. They are trying to say my ACE credits were earned from work experience and not through courses! The horrible part is I had to call to get that information. I did not receive an email or phone call informing me of the problem. As of right now, the New Hampshire Board is trying to figure out if they want to accept my credits or not. The CPA boards need to get with the program and understand there are numerous ways to gain credit and not just from an accredited college. Sigh, I'm praying this turns out well. I will keep everyone posted...

I hope everything works out for you. It had been mentioned before on this forum that if a license is your goal, to ensure you check with your licensing board first.

Thanks for posting this warning for all, maybe we can save some people heartache. It would be nice if we could make some sort of "sticky" pointing these facts out.