Requirements for the Illinois CPA Certificate
To sit for the CPA examination in Illinois effective January 1, 2001, the candidate must have 150 hours of acceptable college level education including at least a bachelorís degree. Twenty-four semester hours must be in accounting; an additional 24 hours in business courses are required (business law is included here).

At William Rainey Harper College, acceptable accounting courses include: ACC 101, ACC 102, ACC 201, ACC 202, ACC 203, ACC 250, ACC 251, ACC 253, and ACC 254. A wide variety of business courses are offered including: ACC 211, ACC 212, ACC 213, and MGT 225.

Requirements for the CMA Certificate
The CMA (Certified Management Accountant) is a national program with no state affiliates. The candidate must have senior standing at an accredited college university, or must hold a baccalaureate degree, in any field, or have passed the U.S. CPA examination. Anyone who has passed the U.S. CPA examination is given credit for part 2 of the CMA examination.

Recommended courses at William Rainey Harper College include: ACC 101, ACC 102, ACC 201, ACC 202, ACC 203, ACC 211, ACC 212, ACC 251, ACC 253, ACC 254, BFC 215, CIS 101, ECO 210, ECO 211, ECO 212, MGT 111, MGT 218, MGT 225, MGT 270, MTH 124 and PHI 110.