{"id":1000836825,"date":"2023-09-27T13:30:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T17:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goingconcern.com\/?p=1000836825"},"modified":"2023-09-27T13:30:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T17:30:34","slug":"cpa-exam-candidates-you-better-hurry-up-and-apply-for-bec-before-its-gone-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goingconcern.com\/cpa-exam-candidates-you-better-hurry-up-and-apply-for-bec-before-its-gone-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"CPA Exam Candidates: You Better Hurry Up and Apply For BEC Before It&#8217;s Gone Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/profjackc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@profjackc<\/a> has tweeted a very important reminder for current CPA exam candidates and once again we&#8217;re here signal boosting said reminder because it&#8217;s important information.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you are a first time BEC section exam candidate most states will stop processing your NTS after next Monday, Oct. 1. Do not delay! Get in your BEC NTS ASAP. BEC has a 60% pass rate &#8211; by far the highest. You don\u2019t want to take a discipline! Run, don\u2019t walk to NASBA\u2019s site now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zn8LrdEVxr\">pic.twitter.com\/Zn8LrdEVxr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Castonguay, PhD, CPA (@profjackc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/profjackc\/status\/1706426576017949006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you are sitting for the exam in Arizona or Texas, sorry but your window to apply for BEC as a first-time taker is already closed.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates <strong>sitting for BEC for the first time<\/strong> in the following jurisdictions have until Sunday, October 1 to apply for this section:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alaska<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas<\/li>\n<li>California<\/li>\n<li>Colorado<\/li>\n<li>Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>Delaware<\/li>\n<li>DC<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Guam<\/li>\n<li>Hawaii<\/li>\n<li>Illinois<\/li>\n<li>Indiana<\/li>\n<li>Iowa<\/li>\n<li>Kansas<\/li>\n<li>Louisiana<\/li>\n<li>Maine<\/li>\n<li>Maryland<\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts<\/li>\n<li>Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota<\/li>\n<li>Missouri<\/li>\n<li>Montana<\/li>\n<li>Nebraska<\/li>\n<li>New Hampshire<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey<\/li>\n<li>New Mexico<\/li>\n<li>New York<\/li>\n<li>North Dakota<\/li>\n<li>Ohio<\/li>\n<li>Oregon<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>Puerto Rico<\/li>\n<li>Rhode Island<\/li>\n<li>South Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Tennessee<\/li>\n<li>Utah<\/li>\n<li>Vermont<\/li>\n<li>Virgin Islands<\/li>\n<li>Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Washington<\/li>\n<li>Wisconsin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A few jurisdictions are allowing a bit more time, South Dakota being the most generous with a deadline of November 14. Check the chart if yours isn&#8217;t listed above. Check the chart anyway because like an idiot I typed all the states above by hand.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates who want to sit for a <strong>retake of BEC<\/strong> before it disappears forever have until November 12 to apply except for those candidates sitting in Idaho (November 15), Kentucky (November 8), North Carolina (October 15 for both first-time and retake BEC sections), Virginia (November 14), and West Virginia (November 8).<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of how much time you have left, we strongly advise getting that NTS in ASAP as the last quarter of the year is typically a very popular period for CPA exam testing and especially so with a big change coming at the start of the new year. There are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goingconcern.com\/an-alleged-insider-warns-about-chaos-and-hell-behind-the-scenes-at-prometric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rumors about Prometric closing down the less popular testing centers<\/a> so that&#8217;s another variable to keep in mind. Just get it done now if you can.<\/p>\n<p>As the good professor said, you really don&#8217;t want to have to do a discipline in 2024. If you pass BEC before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goingconcern.com\/tags\/cpa-evolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CPA Evolution<\/a> drops in January, you can avoid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goingconcern.com\/taking-the-cpa-exam-in-2023-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-rolling-your-scores-over-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new CPA exam sections<\/a> completely assuming you pass AUD, REG, and FAR before your scores start expiring.<\/p>\n<p>Here, I&#8217;ll even save you a click. GO!<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/nasba.org\/exams\/cpaexam\/<\/p>\n<p>Also, and this has nothing to do with anything, October 1 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daysoftheyear.com\/days\/national-homemade-cookies-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Homemade Cookies Day<\/a> so go ahead and make yourself a batch after you get that NTS in. 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