As I indicated in my prior post, I was kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. After thinknig about it some more and doing additional research, I came up with a better solution.
I’m going to do some self-study CPE classes. Essentially, you download a course (including an exam) and you can get your credit hours in on your own time. I found a company that specializes in self-study CPE that the New York State Society of CPAs approves.
I think this works out to be the best solution:
-I will be taking 2- 8 hour and 1- 4 hour self-study classes online
-I will be going to the Buffalo session of the 4 hour Ethics course offered in August…hopefully I’m back from leave at that point! 🙂
-I don’t have to go to Rochester
-I don’t have to worry about when I go into labor or when I’ll be back to work (for the most part)
-I won’t have to worry about missing work and it having to conflict with month end close
-and I’ll have until the end of August to complete my CPE
The kicker to all of this? The self-study CPE classes are more than HALF THE COST of the other courses. Work pays for my classes but still, its going to be a lot cheaper for me to get my CPE in this way.
Woo hoo!!!
Let’s just hope I can find 20 hours of time to get these classes done in the next month or two. 🙂