The Å·²©ÍøÖ· Accountancy Program has a long and successful history with student success on the CPA examination. The State of Illinois requires that a candidate for the Illinois Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination must have successfully completed at least 150 semester hours of acceptable credit including a baccalaureate degree or higher. There are two recommended ways to meet the 150 hour requirement at Å·²©ÍøÖ·, both of which should lead to student success in an effort to obtain the CPA designation.
The student obtains the traditional 120 hour undergraduate degree in Business (Major in Accounting) and then applies for admission to the EIU MBA with Accountancy Concentration. Admittance to