Gain your CPA & Become Certified Accountant
Changes to Our Training Methods
Training Venue: Kuwait City Fully Equipped Training Facility
No of Session: Part-Time 40 sessions
Course Availability: All Year
Course Materials: English
Timing: 7:00PM to 10:00PM
Program Info
Awarding Body
The exam is administered by the American Institute of Certified Public accountants(AICPA), which is the world’s largest accounting body.
Entry Requirements for CPA
Each State Board of Accountancy has different requirements which must be met in order to be eligible to undertake the CPA qualification. Generally these include:
- A 4 years bachelors degree in accounting, finance or business or 3 years bachelors degree with masters degree
- A minimum of 120 credit hours to be eligible to take the CPA exams
- A minimum of 15 semester hours in Accounting 24 semester hours in business
- A minimum of 150 credit hours, 24 credit hours in Accounting and 1-2 years relevant work experience to apply for a CPA license
Assessment & Exams
- January – February,
- April – May,
- July – August, and
- October – November
Testing months that are available for candidates to schedule exams. Furthermore, candidates can typically make an appointment for a specific date and time 6 days per week during any testing window at their local Prometric testing center.
Exemptions
No Exemptions Available.
Membership Eligibility
To qualify as an CPA member, you will need to complete:
- education – 150 semester hours and minimum of 24 semester hours in Accounting
- exams – pass 4 exams (pass mark is 75%)
- experience – 1- 2 years
- ethics – complete the ethics exams (for some States)
The CPA Exams
There are four CPA exam sections, or parts, including:
- Auditing & Attestation (AUD)
- Financial Accounting & Reporting (FAR)
- Regulation (REG)
- Business Environment & Concepts (BEC)
Essentially, each part of the Uniform examination is a 4-hour test covering a different subset of topics and concepts. Hence, in order to become a CPA, you must pass all four sections within an 18-month testing window with a score of 75 or higher.
You can take any section during an open testing window in any order you want. Furthermore, you are also allowed to take any number of exams in the same testing window.
Time Frame
- 12-18 months to complete both parts, on average
- Up to 3 years allowed to complete both parts
Study Commitments
150-170 recommended hours of study per part