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CBA committee backs "expressway" degree recognition to streamline CPA licensing reviews
Summary
The Committee on Professional Conduct of the California Board of Accountancy on May 15 approved staff recommendations to create a board recognition process — described in staff materials as an "expressway" — that would let the board pre‑recognize specific degrees as meeting the educational requirements for CPA examination and licensing under AB 11 75.
The Committee on Professional Conduct of the California Board of Accountancy on May 15 approved staff recommendations to create a board recognition process — described in staff materials as an "expressway" — that would let the board pre‑recognize specific degrees as meeting the educational requirements for CPA examination and licensing under AB 11 75.
The expressway is intended to let licensing staff rely on a recognized degree rather than reviewing multiple transcripts from transfer students. "If a university applies for recognition and the board posts that degree, students will only need to submit the degree transcript, not prior community college transcripts," Michelle Center, chief of the Licensing Division, told the committee.
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