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The Pathway For Accounting Students Professor Nondorf (Updated April 17, 2012)

What Does it Take to Become a CPA? Follow the 3 Es: 1. Education 2. Exam 3. Experience

The Life of a CPA You are born. You’re a carefree kid. Enroll in college. (Start the Education phase)

The Life of a CPA Buy a suit. (Start of the Experience phase) Get a summer internship (Hiring in Fall of Sophomore or Junior Year) Get your bachelor’s degree. Get additional course units (or Masters Degree)

The Life of a CPA Get a job. (The Experience Phase Continues) Get your own place. Apply for the CPA Exam (The Exam Phase Starts) Pass the Exam 75%

The Life of a CPA Celebrate. Reap the benefits. Live a long and prosperous life.

1. The Education Requirements Overview Two pathways: –Students graduating during 2012 –Students graduating after 12/31/2012 or who cannot complete the requirements before 12/31/2013 Resources

Overview In the State of California, rules are determined by the California State Board of Accountancy (under the Department of Consumer Affairs) – Other states have different requirements –

Upcoming Changes to the Requirements Go into effect January 1, 2014 –To qualify under current rules… All requirements must be met and your application submitted to the CA Board of Accountancy prior to December 31, 2013 New requirements are still being defined as the proposals are being finalized –The information included here is as of April 13, 2012

If You Graduated During 2011, You Might Be Able to Follow Pathway 1 or 2 (“The Old Rules”) PATHWAY 1PATHWAY 2 Bachelor’s degree 120 semester-units of coursework150 semester-units of coursework 24 semester-units of Accounting 24 semester-units of Business- related subjects Pass all parts of the CPA Exam Two years of general accounting work experience One year of general accounting work experience Pass an on-line ethics class

Accounting Coursework Offered at Haas Course NumberCourseSemester-Units UGBA 102AIntro to Financial Accounting3 UGBA 102BIntro to Managerial Accounting3 UGBA 120AIntermediate Financial Accounting4 UGBA 120BAdvanced Financial Accounting4 UGBA 121Federal Income Tax Accounting4 UGBA 122Financial Information Analysis3 UGBA W125Professional Judgment in Accounting3 UGBA 126Auditing4 UGBA 131Corporate Finance and Financial Statement Analysis3 UGBA 127Special Topics Courses (Vary by Semester, Usually 3 Offered per Year) International Financial Reporting Financial Reporting for Complex Transactions Strategic Cost Management Financial Reporting in the Financial Services Sector Fraud & Forensics Vary

What Are Business-Related Courses? Courses in the following departments, areas, majors, disciplines: –Business Administration –Business Communications –Business Law –Finance –Business Management –Marketing –Business Related Law Courses offered by an accredited law school –Computer Science/Information Systems –Economics –Mathematics –Statistics

Picking Up Additional Coursework Berkeley Extension Accredited Community Colleges Advanced Placement Units Other Colleges and Universities SUMMER 2012: HAAS ACCOUNTING BOOT CAMP (“ABC”) –Up to 18 additional units in accounting –Courses not currently part of the regular curriculum –Part of Summer Sessions NOTES: Online courses and courses taken Pass/No-Pass (Pass/Fail) count! All courses can be either upper or lower division courses.

If You Are Graduating During 2012 PATHWAY 1PATHWAY 2** GOES AWAY Effective 1/1/14=>Bachelor’s degree YOU LIKELY WON’T BE ABLE TO150 semester-units of coursework COMPLETE THE 2 YEARS24 semester-units of Accounting OF WORK EXPERIENCE24 semester-units of Business- related subjects Passing the CPA Exam One year of general accounting work experience*** Pass an on-line ethics class ** Pathway 2 will work only if you can complete everything and submit it prior to 1/1/2014. If you cannot, you will have to meet the new requirements (see next slide) *** Candidates likely will NOT qualify for the “attest” license prior to 1/1/2014.

THE NEW REQUIREMENTS Graduating after 2012 or Unable to Meet Requirements by 1/1/2014 The Only PathwayNOTES: Bachelor’s degree 150 semester-units of total coursework 30 semester-units of AccountingIncrease of 6 units (Defined as before) 38 semester-units of Business-related subjectsIncrease of 14 units (See slides for details) 10 semester-units of Ethics-related courseworkNew requirement (See slides for details) Pass all parts of the CPA Exam One year of general accounting work experience Pass an on-line ethics class

New Requirements = Total 150 Units Includes 78 units in the following 3 buckets: Accounting BusinessEthics No double dipping allowed – units can only be used for one bucket!

DON’T PANIC! The new requirements may seem like a lot, however… You can meet many of the requirements through courses –you have already taken as part of your pre-requisites or breadth course work –you were planning to take for your major requirements BOTTOM LINE: You are probably in better shape than you think!

38 Units of Business-Related Coursework Can be Accounting or Business coursework (as defined on previous slides) “BONUS UNITS” --- Maximum of nine (9) of these units can be considered business-related subjects, outlined below: Skills-based courses (Maximum of 3 units) –Disciplines: English, Communications, Journalism, and the Physical, Life, Natural, and Social Sciences Language-based courses (Maximum of 3 units) –Courses in foreign language, sign language, courses with the terms “Cultural,” or “Ethnic” in the title Industry-based courses (Maximum of 3 units) –Courses with the words “Industry” or “Administration” or courses in the following disciplines: Engineering, Architecture, Real Estate

Units of Business-Related Coursework (Continued) Up to 4 units from internships and independent study in accounting/business fields can be applied if you earn academic credit for the internship/independent study NOTE: Completion of a Masters of Accounting, Masters of Taxation, or Masters of Law in Taxation (LL.M.) shall be deemed equivalent to completing additional units –These masters degrees pre-empt the need to obtain the 6 specific accounting units, plus 14 additional units of accounting- or business-related units as described on the previous slides

Ethics Requirements (10 Units) Maximum of 10 additional units from courses with the following terms in the title: Auditing Business Law Corporate Governance Ethics, Morals, or Fraud Organizational Behavior Human Resources Management Management of Organizations Business, Government & Society Leadership Professional Responsibilities (non-accounting) Legal Environment of Business Corporate Social Responsibility Continued…

Ethics Requirements (Continued) “BONUS UNITS”: Maximum of 3 units from courses in the following disciplines: –Philosophy –Religion –Theology Course titles in these disciplines must contain one of the following words/terms: “Introductory,” “Introduction,” “Principles of,” “Survey of,” “General,” “Fundamentals of,” “Foundation of” You can split the units for the Auditing course (e.g., for our 4-unit UGBA 126 course, one unit could apply to Ethics and 3 units could be applied to the Accounting requirements). Only 1 unit of an Auditing course can be used for the Ethics requirements NOTE: Effective January 1, 2017, 3 units must be obtained from an accounting ethics, accounting fraud, accountants’ professional responsibilities course

Ethics-Related Courses at Haas Course Number TitleSemester Units UGBA 105Introduction to Organizational Behavior3 UGBA 107The Social, Political, and Ethical Environment of Business3 UGBA 125Professional Judgment in Accounting (Online Course)1 UGBA 126Auditing1 UGBA 127Special Topics in Accounting – Fraud & Forensics2 UGBA 151Management of Human Resources3 UGBA 157Special Topics in Organizational Behavior – Leadership: Purpose, Authority and Empowerment 3 UGBA 170Business Ethics in the 21 st Century2 UGBA 175Legal Aspects of Management3 UGBA 177Colloquium on the Social, Political, and Ethical Environment of Business1 UGBA 196Special Topics in Business Administration – Improvisational Leadership3 UGBA 196Special Topics in Business Administration – Leadership & Personal Development 3 You may use only 1 unit from UGBA 125 or UGBA 126 to apply to the Ethics Study requirement (in total for both courses).

Strategy Under the “New” Rules Will you be able to attain 150 hours overall? –At UC Berkeley –Haas Accounting Boot Camp over Summer –Community college (courses count even if they don’t transfer to UC Berkeley) –UC Berkeley Extension –High school advanced placement credits If not close (132 units or fewer at graduation), you may want to consider a Masters program If yes, plan as follows: –Plan timing and pace of Accounting courses (30 units) –Fit in Ethics requirements (10 units) –Then, apply remaining courses to Business courses (38 units)

What You Can Do Plan your coursework as early as you can Map your status/progress using the course requirement checklists (see CFRM website) Seek advisement from CFRM If you can qualify under the current (“old”) rules and are close, get to 150 units ASAP Online courses and courses taken Pass/No- Pass (Pass/Fail) count For FAQs, see:

2. The Exam Same topics/format for all students across the country 4 Sections to the exam: 1.Financial Accounting & Reporting (FAR) 4 hours long 2.Auditing & Attestation (AUD) 4 hours long 3.Business Environments & Concepts (BEC) 3 hours long 4.Regulation (REG) 3 hours long

Very Important Timing Matters To apply to the State Board to take the CPA exam, you need to have the following requirements completed (as evidenced by official transcript(s)) : –Bachelor’s degree –24 units of accounting, and –24 units of business-related courses NOTE: To become licensed, you need to pass the exam, plus all of the other requirements It takes between days after graduation for UC Berkeley Registrar’s Office to get your official transcript to the Board of Accountancy The Board of Accountancy needs to review and approve your transcript prior to allowing you to take the CPA Exam (this takes them approximately 30 days to process)

Structure of Exam Exams are taken at Prometrics testing centers Quarterly testing windows – 2 months of every quarter Can take any number of sections per quarter => Normally, people take one section per quarter Must pass all 4 parts within 18 months after passing your first part A “pass” is 75% correct on each part

3. The Experience This is the work experience you obtain working in accounting (under the supervision of another CPA) Internship time counts toward experience Two “levels” of CPA –General license –Audit license – must have supervisory experience Can obtain the general license and switch to audit license later when you get the appropriate experience

More on Experience Most accounting firms have processes and procedures in place to help you: –Track your preparation to become a CPA –Record your work experience to submit to the California Board of Accountancy Often, the firms incentivize staff ($$$) to pass the exam and become certified

Additional Information See FAQs at Contact Professor Nondorf (CFRM) or CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY TELEPHONE: (916) WEB ADDRESS: