The table below indicates earning a masters of accounting is deemed to meet the education requirements for licensure in that State. The Lundquist College of Business and the School of Accounting are both accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Licensure or certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is not required to work in the field of accounting. However, some employment opportunities may require a CPA license. Passage of the Uniform CPA Exam is a requirement for CPA licensure or certification in all states. Educational requirements to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam and to apply for a CPA license or certification vary by state. Contact information for State Boards of Accountancy are posted on the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy website. Please note that this table does not include an evaluation of state specific requirements beyond that of educational and curricular requirements.
More information by state and territory
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Alabama State Board of Public AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Alaska Board of Public AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Arizona State Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Arkansas State Board of Public AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
California Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? Yes-Graduate; Master's of Accounting grads with Undergraduate accounting degrees No-Undergraduate | Applicants may be eligible to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination (CPA Exam) if they are currently enrolled in a college or university and are within 180 days of completing all examination educational requirements. Educational requirements include the conferral of a bachelor's or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution that includes 24 semester hours in accounting subjects (accounting, auditing, financial reporting, external or internal reporting, financial statement analysis or taxation) and 24 semester hours in business subjects (accounting subjects in excess of 24 hours, business administration, economics, finance, business management, marketing, computer science/information systems, statistics, business communications, mathematics, business law, or business related law courses offered by an accredited law school). NOTE: To convert semester hours to quarter credit hours multiple by 1.5. | In addition to the educational requirements to sit for the uniform CPA exam in California, applicants must complete an additional 20 semester hours in accounting study, and 10 semester hours of ethics study for a total of 150 total semester hours. The accounting study requirement may be met through completion of a MAcc program or through completion of at least 6 semester hours in accounting subjects and 14 semester hours of business-related subjects. NOTE: To convert semester hours to quarter credit hours multiple by 1.5. |
Colorado Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Connecticut State Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Delaware Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Florida Department of Business and Professional RegulationDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Georgia State Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer AffairsDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Idaho State Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Illinois Board of ExaminersDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Indiana Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and LicensingDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Kansas Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Kentucky Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Louisiana State Board of Certified Public AccountantsDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Maine Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Maryland Board of Public AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Massachusetts Board of Public AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Minnesota Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Mississippi State Board of Public AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Missouri Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Montana Board of Public AccountantsDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Nebraska Board of Public AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Nevada State Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
New Hampshire Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
New Jersey State Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
New Mexico Regulation and Licensing DepartmentDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
New York Office of the ProfessionsDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant ExaminersDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
North Dakota State Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Accountancy Board of OhioDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Oklahoma Accountancy BoardDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Oregon Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? Yes-Graduate; Master's of Accounting grads with Undergraduate accounting degrees No-Undergraduate | Candidates for admission to the CPA exam applying under the educational requirements of ORS 673.050(1) must demonstrate eligibility as follows: Satisfactory evidence that the candidate has successfully completed 120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours, including a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university); a minimum of 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours, or the equivalent thereof, in the study of core accounting coursework at the upper division or graduate level; and a minimum of 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours in business or accounting courses, at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. | Applicants for CPA licensure must complete at least 150 semester hours or 225 quarter hours of postsecondary education, including completion of a bachelor degree at a regionally accredited institution; a minimum of 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours, or the equivalent thereof, in the study of core accounting coursework at the upper division or graduate level; and a minimum of 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours in business or accounting courses, at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. |
Pennsylvania State Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Rhode Island Department of Business RegulationDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
South Carolina Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
South Dakota Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Tennessee Department of Commerce and InsuranceDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Texas State Board of Public AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional LicensingDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Vermont Secretary of StateDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Virginia Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Washington Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? Yes-Graduate; Master's of Accounting grads with Undergraduate accounting degrees No-Undergraduate | Applicants for the uniform CPA exam must have completed: At least one hundred twenty semester hours (120 (one hundred eighty quarter hours (180)) of college education, including: a baccalaureate or higher degree; and an accounting major or concentration as defined as at least: Twenty-four semester hours (24) (thirty-six quarter hours (36)) or the equivalent in accounting subjects of which at least fifteen semester hours (15) (twenty-two and a half quarter hours (22.5)) must be at the upper level or graduate level (an upper-level course is defined as a course that frequently carries completion of a lower level course(s) as a prerequisite); and twenty-four semester hours (24) (thirty-six quarter hours (36)) or the equivalent in business administration subjects at the undergraduate or graduate level. | Applicants for the uniform CPA exam must have completed: At least one hundred fifty semester hours (150 (two hundred twenty-five quarter hours (225)) of college education, including: a baccalaureate or higher degree; and an accounting major or concentration as defined as at least: Twenty-four semester hours (24) (thirty-six quarter hours(36)) or the equivalent in accounting subjects of which at least fifteen semester hours (15) (twenty-two and a half quarter hours (22.5)) must be at the upper level or graduate level (an upper-level course is defined as a course that frequently carries completion of a lower level course(s) as a prerequisite); and twenty-four semester hours (24) (thirty-six quarter hours (36)) or the equivalent in business administration subjects at the undergraduate or graduate level. |
West Virginia Board of AccountancyDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Wisconsin Accounting Examining BoardDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
Wyoming Board of Certified Public AccountantsDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
District of Columbia Newest AgenciesDOES UO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS? No-Undergraduate | ||
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island | ||
U.S. Virgin Islands Requirements for CPA Licensure and Exam |
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Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Certified Public Accountants | ||
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA - Uniform CPA Exam) |
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