The Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy may by rule provide for granting a credit to an applicant for his or her satisfactory completion of an examination in any one (1) or more of the subjects specified in § 17-12-301(a)(2) given by the licensing authority in any other state. The rules shall include such requirements as the board shall determine to be appropriate in order that any examination approved as a basis for any credit shall be, in the judgment of the board, at least as thorough as the most recent examination given by the board at the time of the granting of the credit.