Update 6/9/06

Dear ANJO International CPA Students,

Since our last update message, MSU-Billings has made great progress towards making arrangements to serve your needs to continue taking the accounting and business related credit courses and exams which had previously been delivered through our partnership with ANJO International to help you prepare for successfully taking the U.S. CPA examination.

We thank you for your continued patience as we work to finalize these new arrangements. We are currently trying to finalize arrangements to collaborate with a new educational partner based in Japan and hope to have final decisions approved by the end of next week. By Tuesday, June 20th (Mountain Standard Time), we plan to communicate details to you on our intentions to provide you with specific information and timelines for offering you the following resources and services which will enable you to continue toward fulfilling your educational goals:

1. We intend to offer all students interested in preparing for the U.S. CPA examination, the opportunity to enroll in the same courses, using the same textbooks, DVD’s, and Internet course resources as what had previously been offered through ANJO International, but through a new educational partner in Japan. Additionally, we intend to continue offering you the opportunity to earn the same University credits through Montana State University-Billings which you had been able to earn previously.

2. We intend to schedule monthly dates, times and locations in Japan for students to complete final examinations for these courses, with the first exam to be offered in Tokyo on June 25th, and additional exams to be offered at least once a month in Tokyo and Osaka, at the end of each month thereafter. For those students not residing in Japan, we intend to assist you with arrangements to take proctored examinations at locations near where you reside. Additionally, we are researching the possibility of contracting with a testing service which could help you complete examinations with more frequent offerings at many locations throughout Japan and internationally.

3. As mentioned in previous update messages, we intend to hire Japanese staff who will work in a physical MSU-Billings office located in Tokyo, Japan, possibly in collaboration with a new educational partner. We will announce details of the office location and staff contact information by early July.

4. We intend to hold public information sessions in Japan in July and August to inform students of final decisions and arrangement that MSU-Billings will make to enable you to continue completing these courses to prepare for the U.S. CPA examination, and to allow students to have their questions and concerns addressed personally by MSU-Billings staff. All information provided during these information sessions will also be posted on our website at http://www.msubillings.edu/uscpa for those students who are unable to attend the public sessions.

Again, we thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. Although it will take some additional time to confirm the final arrangements described above, you can trust that MSU-Billings is committed to helping you continue toward your educational goals as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Dr. Kirk Lacy
Dean – College of Professional Studies & Lifelong Learning
1500 University Drive
Billings, Montana 59101

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