45:2B-49 Application for licensure; requirements.

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8. Every applicant for examination for licensure as a certified public accountant shall present to the board a written application on a form to be provided by the board, together with the required fee, and satisfactory proof of the following:

a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2019, c.10)

b. That the applicant is of good moral character; and

c. That the applicant has at least 120 semester hours of education, including a baccalaureate or higher degree or its equivalent, from an institution of higher education accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the Commission on Higher Education, except that no applicant shall be issued a license unless he has successfully completed at least 150 hours of education. The educational program shall include a concentration in accounting or its equivalent and related professional courses as determined by regulation of the board.

L.1997, c.259, s.8; amended 2001, c.149, s.3; 2005, c.104; 2019, c.10, s.2.