[Sally]

Hi everyone,

I have a question about licensing. I passed CPA exam in California 1 year ago, and I’m a stay-at-home mom. We moved to Oklahoma and I planned to transfer my credit. HOWEVER, I’m 1 credit short for the upper-division course because I had my bachelor’s degree back in China, and some credits doesn’t count.

I will start working later this year. Is it possible to get the working experience here in Oklahoma and get the California license? Or should I take one more course and then transfer the score?

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Your best bet is to check with the board in the state you plan to work (i.e. Oklahoma).

[Anonymous]

On the CA work experience certificate the business address field includes state, and the certificate can be signed by any CPA, so I'd assume it doesn't have to be in-state.

https://www.dca.ca.gov/cba/applicants/gexp-pub.pdf

Also I don't think upper division/lower division matters if you already have your bachelor's.

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