Examination of Pre-Certification Education

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An NYSSCPA White Paper and additional commentary

The NYSSCPA Quality Enhancement Policy Committee prepared the following white paper on the occasion of New York's forthcoming adoption of the 150-hour requirement to sit for the CPA Exam, in order to stimulate discussion about what form pre-certification education should take and what skills and knowledge successful CPAs should possess. It was approved by the Society's Board of Directors on April 4, 2008. The paper represents an official policy position of the NYSSCPA.

The committee was chaired by Sharon Sabba Fierstein, CPA, of Marks Paneth & Shron LLP. The committee's members were Brian A. Caswell, CPA, of Caswell …