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1944]

U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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Committee. This certified statement must be signed by at least two of the Board of Examiners. 30. T h e list of successful applicants, as certified by the Board of Examiners, shall be certified to the President of the University by the University Committee in charge, unless, in the opinion of that Committee, there exists some question concerning the eligibility or the honesty of the examination on the part of the candidate. In that case, the matter shall be referred back to the Board of Examiners, if it is a question of honesty in examination. If they certify to the honesty of the examination, the name of the candidate shall be certified by the Committee to the President. 31. In order to entitle any applicant to a recommendation for the certificate, he must secure a grade of at least 75 per cent in each subject on which he is examined. 32. T h e applications and credentials of applicants for the certificate of C.P.A. on the basis of the applicants' having the Illinois P.A. certificate or a C.P.A. in another state or both, under Section 4, paragraph a-l or a-2, or under Section 5 of the Act, shall be examined by the Committee on Accountancy. If the credentials furnished by such an applicant are sufficient, in the judgment of the Committee, they shall certify him to the President of the University for the certificate of C.P.A. as in the case of applicants who qualify for the certificate by written examination. 33. A candidate who passes in Theory of Accounts and Practical Accounting 1 and fails in one or both of the other examination subjects (Auditing and L a w ) , with a grade not lower than 60 in either subject, or a candidate who passes in Auditing and Law and fails in Theory of Accounts and Practical Accounting, 1 with a grade not lower than 60, who presents himself for reexamination at either one of the next two examinations may be credited with the subject or subjects in which he has received passing grades in the previous examination and will be required to write only on the subject or subjects in which he previously failed, such re-examination to be without fee. Such a candidate who does not appear at either of the next two examinations, or who, having appeared fails in the subject or subjects he is required to write, must, if he subsequently appears for examination, write on all of the prescribed subjects and pay the usual examination fee ($25.00). ( N o t e : A candidate who is unable to appear for such re-examination within the time specified because of service in the armed forces during the war period will be granted an extension of time.) A candidate for re-examination who fails to meet the provisions of the above paragraph must repeat the entire examination and pay the usual examination fee. 34. A candidate who fails in the examination so that he is not eligible for re-examination under Rule 33, may not present himself for re-examination until at least one examination shall have intervened, and then only upon his presentation of satisfactory evidence that he has made further preparation in the subjects in which he failed. ( N o t e : F o r the war period the candidate may write in the next examination upon proof of further preparation.) 35. Each candidate who meets all the requirements for eligibility and is duly certified as above required, shall receive a certificate designating him as a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.). This certificate shall be issued_ in the name of the University, and shall be signed by the President of the University and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. The certificate shall also be signed by members of the Board of Examiners where the candidate has qualified by examination.

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36. The Registrar shall open a set of books in which he shall keep the records of all successful candidates for the certificate, which shall set forth the time and place of the examination at which each candidate met the requirements for the certificate, the grades obtained on the examination, the number of the diploma issued, and the date of its issue. 37. T h e fees from applicants shall be turned over to the Comptroller of

J The examination in Theory of Accounts and the two sessions of the examination in Practical Accounting are considered as one subject in administering this rule.