Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XIX - Certified Public Accountants
Chapter 13 - Maintenance of Competency; Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
Section XIX-1303 - Standards for Program

1. The program shall contribute directly to the professional competence of the participants.

2. The stated program objectives shall specify the level of knowledge the participant should have obtained or level of knowledge he should be able to demonstrate upon completing the program.

3. The education and/or experience prerequisites for the program should be stated.

4. Programs shall be developed by individual(s) qualified in the subject matter.

5. Program content shall be current.

6. A program shall be reviewed by an individual(s) qualified in the subject matter and knowledgeable in instructional design, other than the preparer(s).

1. Participants should be informed in advance of objectives, prerequisites, experience level, content, advance preparation, teaching methods, and continuing professional education credit.

2. Instructors, lecturers or speakers should be qualified with respect to program content and teaching method used.

3. The number of participants and physical facilities should be consistent with the teaching method(s) specified.

4. Written evaluations shall be solicited from participants for each program, summarized to provide an effective means for evaluating program quality, and retained.

5. There must be a reasonable method for the CPE sponsor to monitor group programs in order to verify attendance for the duration of the program.

6. In cases of group programs that are presented online, or via the Internet, there must be a process to monitor and verify participation. Monitoring must be of sufficient frequency and lack predictability in order to verify that participants are engaged for the duration of the program. If polling questions are used as the monitoring process, at least three polling questions must be used per CPE credit hour.

7. In cases where a small group is allowed to participate in an online program, and the sponsor allows one participant to facilitate by logging in and/or to submit questions on behalf of the group of participants, the attendance must be documented and verified by the small group facilitator or administrator in order to verify participation for the duration of the program.