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To be eligible to take the Uniform CPA Examination, you must meet one of the following requirements:
Option 1 (120 licensure requirement): If you applied for licensure and completed their education prior to August 1, 2009, you must meet one of the following:
Completed a registered 120 program approved by NYSED (CPA Examination Services reviews education. Complete Registered Program Form), or
Completed a bachelor's degree with a major in accounting from a school accredited in accounting by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). (CPA Examination Services reviews education,) or
Completed a bachelor's or higher degree and a minimum of 120 semester hours in the following areas:
24 semester hours in accounting to include each of the following:
Financial accounting,
Cost accounting,
Taxation,
Audit and attestation, and
21 semester hours in business and accounting,
6 semester hours (or 4 semester hours at the graduate level) in business law,
6 semester hours in finance,
3 semester hours in statistics, and
6 semester hours in economics.
Option 2 (120 sit rule): If you did not apply for licensure prior to August 1, 2009, or if you completed your education after August 1, 2009 and want to sit before completing 150 semester hours, you must meet each of the following:
120 semester hours of college level education;
A course covering each of the following:
Financial accounting,
Cost or management accounting,
Taxation,
Audit and attestation.
Option 3 (150 licensure requirement): If you applied for licensure or completed your education after August 1, 2009 and have completed 150 semester hours, you must meet one of the following:
Completed a registered 150 program approved by NYSED (CPA Examination Services reviews education. Complete Registered Program Form), or
Completed a master's degree with a major in accounting from a school accredited in accounting by AACSB(CPA Examination Services reviews education), or
Completed a bachelor's or higher degree and a minimum of 150 semester (225 quarter) hours in college level education to include the following:
33 semester (49.5 quarter) hours in accounting to include each of the following:
Financial accounting,
Cost accounting,
Taxation,
Audit and attestation,
Accounting research, and
36 semester (54 quarter) hours in general business.
Note: The following two subjects: Communications and Ethics and Responsibilities, arerequired and may come from accounting or business.
Option 4: Fifteen years of public accounting experience acceptable to the State Board for Public Accountancy may be substituted for education for the admission to the examination. This experience must be earned under the direct supervision of a U.S. certified public accountant or a New York State public accountant, involve the application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and generally accepted auditing standards(GAAS), and contain substantial exposure to auditing and financial statement preparation. The New York State Education Department reviews experience (Complete Form 4 – Applicant Experience Record).
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To be eligible to take the Uniform CPA Examination, you must meet one of the following requirements:Option 1 (120 licensure requirement): If you applied for licensure and completed their education prior to August 1, 2009, you must meet one of the following:
Completed a registered 120 program approved by NYSED (CPA Examination Services reviews education. Complete Registered Program Form), or
Completed a bachelor's degree with a major in accounting from a school accredited in accounting by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). (CPA Examination Services reviews education,) or
Completed a bachelor's or higher degree and a minimum of 120 semester hours in the following areas:
24 semester hours in accounting to include each of the following:
Financial accounting,
Cost accounting,
Taxation,
Audit and attestation, and
21 semester hours in business and accounting,
6 semester hours (or 4 semester hours at the graduate level) in business law,
6 semester hours in finance,
3 semester hours in statistics, and
6 semester hours in economics.
Option 2 (120 sit rule): If you did not apply for licensure prior to August 1, 2009, or if you completed your education after August 1, 2009 and want to sit before completing 150 semester hours, you must meet each of the following:
120 semester hours of college level education;
A course covering each of the following:
Financial accounting,
Cost or management accounting,
Taxation,
Audit and attestation.
Option 3 (150 licensure requirement): If you applied for licensure or completed your education after August 1, 2009 and have completed 150 semester hours, you must meet one of the following:
Completed a registered 150 program approved by NYSED (CPA Examination Services reviews education. Complete Registered Program Form), or
Completed a master's degree with a major in accounting from a school accredited in accounting by AACSB(CPA Examination Services reviews education), or
Completed a bachelor's or higher degree and a minimum of 150 semester (225 quarter) hours in college level education to include the following:
33 semester (49.5 quarter) hours in accounting to include each of the following:
Financial accounting,
Cost accounting,
Taxation,
Audit and attestation,
Accounting research, and
36 semester (54 quarter) hours in general business.
Note: The following two subjects: Communications and Ethics and Responsibilities, arerequired and may come from accounting or business.
Option 4: Fifteen years of public accounting experience acceptable to the State Board for Public Accountancy may be substituted for education for the admission to the examination. This experience must be earned under the direct supervision of a U.S. certified public accountant or a New York State public accountant, involve the application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and generally accepted auditing standards(GAAS), and contain substantial exposure to auditing and financial statement preparation. The New York State Education Department reviews experience (Complete Form 4 – Applicant Experience Record).