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Statutes > New-jersey > Title-45 > Section-45-2b > 45-2b-4945:2B-49 Application for licensure; requirements.
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.That the applicant is at least 18 years of age;
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.
