Non-interactive self-study courses not CE for long.

• Position: CBA Update - Brief Article

Non-interactive self-study courses will not qualify as CE if they are completed after Dec. 31, 2004, according to the California Board of Accountancy.

In addition, all paper-text courses will be required to be in an interactive format to qualify as CE.

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Courses must feature the following to be considered interactive:

* Require frequent participant response to questions that test for understanding of the material.

* Provide evaluated...