Continuing Professional Education Credits (CPEs) for Audit Training Many of the Graduate School's daytime courses, particularly in acquisition, auditing and financial management, offer continuing professional education credits (CPEs). States and many professional organizations have CPE requirements to meet standards, maintain CPA licenses and professional certification to improve the professional proficiency of the individual and the quality of the financial management and auditing professions. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, individual state boards of accountancy, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, the Association of Government Accountants, U.S. Government Accountability Office are a few of the organizations and agencies that require CPEs. Each 50 minutes of a program or training activity will be recorded as one CPE credit. National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) The Graduate School, USDA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org. CPE credits are for group-live courses only. Unless noted under the "Who Should Attend" section for each course there is no advance preparation or prerequisites required for course attendance. All courses listed above are instructor-led/group live programs. |