2018 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
General
Article 2 - Accountants
§ 12-2-109. Educational and experience requirements - rules
(1) Repealed.
(2) On and after July 1, 2015, a person meets the educational and experience requirements necessary to be issued a certificate of certified public accountant if the applicant:
(a)
(I) Has a baccalaureate or higher degree conferred by an accredited college or university with an accounting program approved by the board or has a baccalaureate with a nonaccounting concentration supplemented by what the board determines to be the equivalent of an accounting concentration, including related courses in other areas of business administration; and
(II) Has completed at least one hundred fifty semester hours of college education approved by the board;
(b) Has successfully completed a course of study concerning the subject of professional ethics approved by the board and passed a written examination concerning such subject prepared and given by educational institutions or professional organizations deemed qualified by the board to administer the examination; and
(c) Has one year's experience that:
(I) Meets the requirements set by the board by rule;
(II) Is in any type of service or advice involving the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting skills, which may be gained through employment in government, industry, academia, or public practice; and
(III) Is verified by an actively licensed certified public accountant who meets the requirements set by the board by rule.
(3) Repealed.
