Teh curriculum offers a 63-credit-hour A.A.S. degree program and four accounting certificates: a 42-credit-hour certificate in accounting with concentrated study in accounting principles, intermediate accounting, cost accounting, federal taxes and advanced accounting; a 16-credit-hour bookkeeping certificate that leads to the national professional bookkeepers certification; a 20-credit-hour income tax preparation certificate that leads to the IRS enrolled agent exam; and a 25-credit-hour professional accounting-CPA preparation certificate that leas to the national uniform CPA exam. 

For students working toward the CPA examination, the Board of examiners accepts all accouting and business law courses taken at Oakton. For students planning to transfer, senior level institutions usually accept ACC 153 and 154 only. For additional information concerning the program, course transferability, or the CPA examination, contact the program chair.

(a)	24 semester hours in accounting at the undergraduate or graduate level, including courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting;
	AND
(b)	24 semester credit hours of business courses, or substantially equivalent (other than accounting) courses at the undergraduate or graduate level.
There are separate requirements for candidates with graduate degrees in accounting or business.  Contact the program chair for additional information regarding the requirements for sitting for the CPA examination. Additional information concerning the CPA examination may be obtained from:  Illinois Board of Examiners  100 Trade Centre Drive, Suite 403 Champaign, Illinois 61820-7233 (217) 531-0950 www.illinois-cpa-exam.com   or  Illinois CPA Society  222 S. Riverside Plaza  Chicago, Illinois 60606  (312) 993-0393  www.futurecpa.org For more information, contact the Chair of Accounting, Jay Cohen, (847) 376-7107 or visit the accounting department homepage at http://www.oakton.edu/acad/dept/acc/.