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Instructions and help about Educational Requirements For CPA Licensure Self Assessment

to become a licensed cpa you need to do three things meet the requirements to sit for the cpa exam pass the cpa exam and meet the licensing requirements for the jurisdiction in which you plan to practice note that the requirements to sit for the cpa exam and the requirements to be licensed in the jurisdiction are different for each state now there are 55 jurisdictions in the u.s including the 50 u.s states washington dc puerto rico guam the u.s virgin islands and the northern mariana islands it's important that you check the requirements for your specific jurisdiction so i put a link in the description section below where you can find information for each jurisdiction now let's discuss the requirements to sit for the cpa exam most states require that you have a bachelor's degree 150 semester hours of college education and certain accounting courses like auditing and tax but every state is different so you need to check with your state board of accountancy to see the specific requiremen