There are four options to satisfy the education requirements: 1: Graduate Degree- 24 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours in upper division accounting courses and 15 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours in graduate level accounting courses which must cover financial accounting, auditing, taxation and management accounting or combination of both. 2: B.A. Degree- 30 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours which includes 16 hours in upper division accounting courses and 8 hours in graduate level accounting courses which must cover financial accounting, auditing, taxation and management accounting. 3: Undergraduate degree in accounting or business:16 semester hours in upper-division courses, including at least two hours for each of the following: financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting 8 semester hours of graduate accounting courses, including at least 1 hour for each of the following: financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting 12 hours in upper-division business (non-accounting) courses 12 hours of graduate level business courses Another 12 hours of either upper-division or graduate accounting or business courses 4: Undergraduate degree: It is possible that if you have enough accounting and business credits you could be qualified."