The fully-online accounting program at Emporia State prepares you to analyze data, make decisions and build the tools you need to become a successful accountant. Our online accounting undergraduate program is designed to help prepare you for the CPA exam or help companies make better business decisions.

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With an accounting degree, you can work in a variety of settings, including public, corporate or private accounting, government, education and more. Business students leave Emporia State ready to start the next phase of their career, and employers agree. Our career outcomes rate for graduates one year after graduation is 100%.

Not to mention, School of Business programs at ESU come with the prestige of holding the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) accreditation since 2002, a mark of excellence held by less than 5% of business schools worldwide.

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Requirements

be aware that the AICPA has announced major changes for exams after January 1, 2024

• CPA Exam Content Specifications. - From the AICPA, content specifications (percentage of topics covered) for the computerized CPA Exam.
  • Computerized CPA Exam Fees. A link to the NASBA site with this information.
• Kansas Board of Accountancy information on taking the CPA Exam.
• Kansas Requirements: This is a link to the ESU Accounting web page listing the requirements to sit for the CPA exam in the State of Kansas (select major requirements then scroll down for CPA requirements).
  • Comparison of Kansas Requirements with ESU Accounting Curriculum.
  • Students must have at least 150 hours ON their transcripts to get results but can sit for the exam 60 days prior to earning 150 hours.
• Comparison of state requirements from the AICPA website.
• Contact information for each State's board of accountancy -- from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy website.
• AICPA general web site (www.cpa-exam.org) for the Exam.