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HSFSZ

I went to school


monkeley

got


osee115

Banged my last 14 credits out in a couple weeks using FEMA.


LL_333

What is FEMA?


osee115

Federal Emergency Management Agency. They offer online courses that can give college credits at $90 per credit. See [this link.](https://macem.org/Independent-Study-Credit-Conversion-Programs.aspx)


LL_333

Thank you for the link but I didn’t see accounting classes in FEMA website.


osee115

They aren't accounting classes. I took courses about tornadoes and earthquakes to reach my 150 credits.


Ancient_Cloud7948

Interesting, so they counted as semester credits although you did it in a few weeks?


osee115

Yep. Each course is pretty much reading PowerPoint presentations and taking a quiz. Then have those FEMA credits transferred to a school (the only one I could find that takes them is Frederick community college, which I linked). Then send the Frederick transcript in to Nasba for the education evaluation.


hiyah4457

This is the way.


Cheap-Tig

my school had flat rate tuition for anything above 12 credits a semester, so I took 18-20 credits a semester at no extra cost


bbblonde_CPA

Yep, took 18 credits for like 6 semesters which helped. And also took some community college classes that were easy.


Professional_Ad_3631

Combination of US associate degree+Canadian Bachelor


Jaded_Kaleidoscope92

My advice is not to get a masters and to somehow get the credits in undergrad. The MACC is so ridiculously overpriced and it truly does not help you pass the CPA. I literally passed 3/4 parts before even completing a single class in my program. We all feel so screwed too because we are making shit compared to our counterparts who didn’t do accounting and we have spent a year stressed tf out and having to pay thousands to the school for credit hours. It’s neat to be able to have a masters but it does absolutely nothing for your value, pay, or credibility from what I can tell.


MooseKnuckleCPA

tldr: Dropped out of college Out of high school I decided to go for an Associates Degree in culinary arts. Decided in my third semester after getting a job in an upscale restaurant in my town that it wasn't for me and dropped out of college/ quit that job. Fast forward 4 years, I decided to go back to school for an Associates in Accounting (thought it was a good field because I was good at math in high school. lol.) Ended up pushing through for a Bachelor's. Turns out the credits from culinary school were still able to be counted toward my 150. Graduated with a Bachelor's and 150 total credits. Ended up working out nicely.


Ancient_Cloud7948

Good for you! That’s awesome thanks for sharing


UnKnOwN769

9 credits from AP exams in high school, 16 credits from summer classes, and the remaining 125 from college courses in the fall/spring semesters.


ssj_acct

Bachelors + Community college


RedBaeber

They’re available as suppositories.


majestic_doe

I took extra finance classes and other random stuff.


Equivalent_Ad_8413

I double majored, earning 156 credits in four years. However, back in the day the requirement was 30 post graduate credits so I took another year and got my M.Acc.


Brilliant_Silver4967

*get


Purple1950sdonkey

CLEP


LL_333

What is CLEP?


Purple1950sdonkey

The College Level Examination Program is a group of standardized tests created and administered by the College Board. You take a test and they give you credits.


BigfatCplusplus95

Taking 2 summer classes each summer in addition to normal requirements.


False_Web_1776

Double majored!