How difficult is it to pass the CPA exam without having majored in accounting?

D Jones: How difficult is it to pass the CPA exam without having majored in accounting?
I have a BS in Business Administration plus plan to take over 24 extra hours (junior college classes) in accounting. Ideally, I could study on my own from there to pass the CPA exam. Is this possible/realistic?

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Answer by adiwsusanto
Yes, possible. At the end of the day the knowledge that you acquired depends on your own determination on top of what sort of information that you have received. Ie, back when there’s no internet, finding information is harder that it’s now. You basically depends on books/ notes & it’s not easy to find them as well.

Nowadays, you can search for resources (incl solved problems), bookmark them & starts reading & do the exercise yourself. That’s the only way of really acquiring a knowledge. You see/ read, you’ll forget. You do, then you remember.

Answer by Bravo 88
It’s certainly possible. You’ll have to study a lot more than people who have taken the higher-level accounting coursework, probably, and you might want to consider an exam preparation course, like Becker.