37-50-305. Education requirements. - Montana Statutes

     37-50-305. Education requirements. (1) A candidate for initial certification as a certified public accountant or licensing as a licensed public accountant must have graduated from a college or university accredited to offer a baccalaureate degree:
     (a) with an accounting concentration or its equivalent as determined by the board; and
     (b) with at least 150 semester hours of credit, including those earned toward the baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.
     (2) For the purposes of this section, "initial certification" means that the candidate has never been certified as a certified public accountant or licensed as a licensed public accountant by any jurisdiction.

     History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 118, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 66-1824; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 684, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 335, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 382, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 196, L. 2003.