The accrediting agencies may list the accredited colleges and universities on their web sites. If the accrediting agency does not list your school:

• Many schools list the accreditation on the back of their transcripts
• Contact the school to find out if it is accredited through one of the above agencies

If an on-line college or university is accredited by one of the above accrediting agencies, then the Board will recognize the school.

The Board will recognize colleges/universities outside of the US, but you must have your education evaluated by the Foreign Academic Credential Service, Inc., or a comparable service as approved by the Board.

If an institution was not accredited at the time your degree was received but was accredited at the time the application was filed with the board, the institution will be recognized as acceptable to the board for the purposes of SDCL 36-20B-15, if the institution:

(1)  Certifies that the applicant's total educational program would qualify the applicant for graduation with a baccalaureate degree during the time the institution has been accredited; and

(2)  Furnishes the board satisfactory proof, including college catalogue course numbers and descriptions, that the pre-accrediting courses used to qualify the applicant as an accounting major can be matched with substantially equivalent post-accredited courses;

(3)  A graduate of a four-year degree granting institution which was not accredited at the time the applicant's degree was received or at the time of filing shall be recognized by the board as a graduate of a four-year accredited college or university, if:

(4)  An accredited college or university, as defined in rule 20:75:02:12, accepts the applicant's non-accredited baccalaureate degree for admission to a graduate business degree program;

(5)  The applicant satisfactorily completes at least 15 semester or 22 quarter hours, or the equivalent, in post-baccalaureate education at the accredited institution, of which at least 9 semester or 13 quarter hours, or the equivalent, shall be in accounting; and

(6)  The respective accredited college or university certifies that the applicant is in good standing for continuation in the graduate program or has maintained a grade point average in these courses that is necessary for graduation.

A graduate seeking recognition under this section shall provide to the board, at the graduate's own expense, a complete course evaluation of any foreign transcripts by the Foreign Academic Credential Service, Inc., or a comparable service as approved by the board.