Minnesota Board of Accountancy

Regulation • Licensure • Enforcement • Public Service

 

Continuing Professional Education

Approved CPE Sponsors

No self-study, nano learning or blended learning courses may be taken from any sponsor other than one approved for that method on the NASBA Registry. (MN Rule 1105.3100 Subp.2)

Group (Live or Internet-based), Self-study, Nano, Blended:

  • NASBA Registry of CPE Sponsors
    • NOTE: Not all NASBA Registry sponsors are approved for all methods (group live, self study, nano, etc) of CPE delivery. Check the detail for a particular sponsor on the Registry to confirm its approved delivery method(s).

Group (Live or Internet-based):

  • The office of the Legislative Auditor or State Auditor, if a peer review has been completed in the last three years and an unmodified report on such a review has been filed with the Board. This peer review must be similar in scope to a system review level peer review conducted on a CPA firm.
  • CPA firms who have had a system review level peer review completed in the last three-years and an unmodified report on such review has been filed with the Board.
  • Colleges and Universities whose academic programs qualify an applicant to sit for the CPA examination. (To convert college credits to CPE credits - one semester credit is equal to 15 CPE credits; one quarter credit is equal to 10 CPE credits.)
  • CPE programs sponsored by professional organizations recognized by the Board as Report Acceptance Bodies pursuant to part 1105.5300.
  • CPE programs sponsored by professional organizations recognized by another state's board of accountancy.

Note to CPE providers not listed above: In order to be considered an approved CPE provider, you must be registered with NASBA's CPE Registry. Please visit NASBA's website for more information.

Non-Approved CPE

CPAs are allowed to take group internet-based and group live programs from non-NASBA CPE Registry/non-approved sponsors, provided the program contributes to the professional knowledge and competence of the individual CPA (keeping in mind that at least 72 CPE hours must be obtained through approved CPE sponsors). The program must meet the minimum standards of quality of development, presentation, measurement, and reporting of credits in the Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs jointly approved by NASBA and AICPA or such other standards acceptable to the board.

Note: Self-study, nano learning and blended learning courses cannot be taken from non-approved sponsors. Those courses must be provided by a sponsor listed on the NASBA Registry as approved for the specific delivery method.

Documentation for non-registry programs must consist of the following:

  • a certificate of attendance from the program sponsor containing the name and contact information of the sponsor, the title and description of the content of the program, its date and location and the number of CPE hours for which the licensee attended;
  • a copy of the detailed timed agenda for the program; and
  • a statement by the licensee describing how the program contributes to the licensee's professional knowledge and competence.

 

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