01-20-2015, 06:03 PM
Yes, LSU is Louisiana State.
OP, regarding which state to seek licensure in, if you can't make the Colorado deadline by July, there's still several good choices if you don't care where you're licensed. NH is one of the better states, but there's even better out there.
Maine will probably let you take the exams earlier than any other state because they only require 15 accounting credits, but passing all four sections with that level of accounting education (typically something like: Intro FA -> Intro MA -> Intermediate I -> Cost Accounting -> Intermediate II) is rather unrealistic. You need at least 24 credits to have a solid foundation anyway (previous 5 courses + Tax/Audit/Advanced), and that puts a lot more states into play. Montana is definitely the best state for international applicants but Guam and Illinois are good too.
OP, regarding which state to seek licensure in, if you can't make the Colorado deadline by July, there's still several good choices if you don't care where you're licensed. NH is one of the better states, but there's even better out there.
Maine will probably let you take the exams earlier than any other state because they only require 15 accounting credits, but passing all four sections with that level of accounting education (typically something like: Intro FA -> Intro MA -> Intermediate I -> Cost Accounting -> Intermediate II) is rather unrealistic. You need at least 24 credits to have a solid foundation anyway (previous 5 courses + Tax/Audit/Advanced), and that puts a lot more states into play. Montana is definitely the best state for international applicants but Guam and Illinois are good too.
CPA (WA), CFA Level III Candidate
Currently pursuing: ALM, Data Science - Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (12/48, on hold for CFA/life commitments)
MBA, Finance/Accounting - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2015
BSBA, General Management - Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ, 2012
Currently pursuing: ALM, Data Science - Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (12/48, on hold for CFA/life commitments)
MBA, Finance/Accounting - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2015
BSBA, General Management - Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ, 2012
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