Section 16Sec./Art. 16

Rating in the Licensure Examination. - To be qualified as having passed the licensure examination for accountants, a candidate must obtain a general average of seventy five percent (75%), with no grade lower than sixty-five percent (65%) in any given subject.

In the event a candidate obtains the rating of seventy-five percent (75%) and above in at least a majority of subjects as provided for in this Act, he/she shall receive a conditional credit for the subjects passed: Provided, That a candidate shall take an examination in the remaining subjects within two (2) years from preceding examination: Provided, further, That if the candidate fails to obtain at least a general average of seventy-five percent (75%) and a rating of at least sixty-five percent (65%) in each of the subjects reexamined, he/she shall be considered as failed in the entire examination.