1-116. Certified public accountant; examination; eligibility.
Any person making initial application to take the examination described in section 1-114 shall be eligible to take the examination if he or she has completed at least one hundred fifty semester hours or two hundred twenty-five quarter hours of postsecondary academic credit and has earned a baccalaureate or higher degree from a college or university accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or a similar agency as determined to be acceptable by the board. The person shall demonstrate that accounting, auditing, business, and other subjects at the appropriate academic level as required by the board are included within the required hours of postsecondary academic credit. A person who expects to complete the postsecondary academic credit and earn the degree as required by this section may take test sections of the examination within one hundred twenty days prior to completing the postsecondary academic credit and earning the degree, but such person shall not receive any credit for such test sections unless evidence satisfactory to the board showing that such person has completed the postsecondary academic credit and earned the degree as required by this section is received by the board within one hundred fifty days following when the first test section of the examination is taken. The board shall not prescribe the specific curricula of colleges or universities. If the applicant is an individual, the application shall include the applicant's social security number.
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Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes
1-105.01 - Nebraska State Board of Public Accountancy; purpose.
1-108 - Board; chairperson; rules and regulations; quorum; seal; records.
1-108.01 - Board; conflicts of interest; rules and regulations.
1-109 - Board; annual register; contents; personnel; executive director; duties.
1-110 - Board member; salary; expenses.
1-112 - Board; professional conduct; rules and regulations.
1-113 - Advisory committee; membership.
1-114 - Certificate as a certified public accountant; granted; qualifications.
1-116 - Certified public accountant; examination; eligibility.
1-117 - Certified public accountant; completion of examination; additional requirements.
1-118 - Certified public accountant; reexamination; waiting period.
1-119 - Certified public accountant; examination fee.
1-120 - Certified public accountant; reexamination fee.
1-121 - Certified public accountant; fees; when payable.
1-122 - Certified public accountant; certificate; use of abbreviation C.P.A.; list.
1-124 - Certified public accountant; reciprocal certificate; waiver of examination; fee.
1-125.02 - Foreign accountant; temporary practice privilege; conditions; limitations; fee.
1-134 - Public accountant; corporation; registration.
1-135 - Public accountant; offices; registration; fee; manager.
1-136 - Public accountant; permits; issuance; fees; failure to renew; effect; inactive list.
1-136.01 - Permit; renewal; professional development; rules and regulations.
1-136.02 - Permit; when issued.
1-136.04 - Permit issuance; experience in lieu of being a college or university graduate.
1-137.01 - Actions in another state; disciplinary action; grounds; board; investigatory duty.
1-138 - Partnership or limited liability company; disciplinary action; grounds.
1-139 - Corporation; disciplinary action; grounds.
1-140 - Disciplinary action; board; initiation of proceedings.
1-141 - Disciplinary action; notice to accused; how given.
1-142 - Disciplinary action; failure of accused to appear and defend; hearing; order.
1-143 - Disciplinary action; appearance by accused; privileges.
1-144 - Disciplinary action; hearing; board; powers.
1-145 - Disciplinary action; board; rules of evidence.
1-146 - Disciplinary action; record of hearing.
1-147 - Disciplinary action; board; legal representation.
1-148 - Disciplinary action; action of board.
1-149 - Disciplinary action; appeal; procedure.
1-150 - Disciplinary action; additional board powers.
1-151 - Certified public accountant; person; use of term C.P.A.; requirements.
1-153 - Peer review; rules and regulations.
1-155 - Use of terms, prohibited; exception.
1-156 - Corporation; use of terms, prohibited; exception.
1-157 - Accountant or auditor; use of terms; when permitted.
1-158 - Partnership or limited liability company; use of terms; requirements.
1-159 - Corporation; use of terms; requirements.
1-160 - Public accountant; absence of permit; requirement to so state; exceptions.
1-162 - Certified public accountant; employees and assistants; not prohibited.
1-162.01 - Firms; owners permitted; conditions; rules and regulations.
1-164 - Banking, law, and agricultural services; not prohibited.
1-164.01 - Services related to financial statements; not prohibited.
1-164.02 - Formation of business partnership or limited liability company; not prohibited.
1-164.03 - Use of title accountant; not prohibited.
1-165 - Board; unlawful practice; injunction.
1-166 - Unlawful use of terms; penalty.
1-167 - Unlawful use of terms; advertising; prima facie evidence of violation.
1-168 - Certified public accountant; working papers and memoranda; property rights.
1-169 - Transferred to section 1-105.
1-170 - Audit, report, or financial statement; public agency of state; made by whom.
1-171 - Audit, report, or financial statement; federal regulation; made by whom.