Becoming a CPA

1. Complete at least 150 hours of education from an accredited college program
2. Pass the Uniform CPA Examination
   • Regarded as the most rigorous of all professional certification exams, the 14-hour CPA Exam has four sections:
     1. Auditing and Attestation
     2. Financial Accounting and Reporting
     3. Regulation
     4. Business Environment and Concepts
   • The Board of Examiners of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is responsible for preparing and grading the Exam
3. Acquire two years of real-world work experience
   • Experience constitutes the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax or consulting skills
   • Experience may be gained through employment in government, business and industry, academia or public practice
   • Experience must be verified by a licensee
   • Complete 120 hours of continuing professional education every three years to maintain CPA license, including at least 20 hours each year
   • Adhere to a professional code of conduct stressing the core values of the profession:
     • Independence
     • Objectivity
     • Integrity
     • Commitment to Serving and Protecting the Public Interest

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