Education Requirements to Sit for the CPA Exam
Those applying to take the CPA exam for the first time must have:
  • Completed at least 120 hours at a college or university accredited by a CHEA Regional Accrediting Organization
  • 46 semester hours in the study of accounting and related subjects, including, but not limited to:
    • 24 semester hours in accounting. The institution offering the course will designate these courses as accounting specific in their course offering, typically with the ACC or ACCT class designation.

 

CPA Exam Provider

The CPA Exam in Connecticut is administered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).

For assistance or questions, you can contact NASBA:

📞 Phone: 1-800-CPA-EXAM (1-800-272-3926)

📧 Email: cpaes-ct@nasba.org 

 

Examination Credit Extension
Due to the limited testing schedule and delayed score releases in 2024, the Board approved the following CPA Exam Credit Extension Policy:
  • Any candidate with Uniform CPA Examination credit(s) on January 1, 2024, had such credit(s) extended to June 30, 2025.  No action was required by the candidate.
  • In response to significant health, economic, education, and travel disruptions resulting in CPA Examination candidate hardships, the Connecticut Board of Accountancy extended credit periods through June 30, 2025, for CPA Examination credits that expired from January 30, 2020(1) through May 11, 2023(2), which had not been subsequently replaced by new credits for the same sections.
     
    1. The United States Department of Health and Human Services declared a national Public Health Emergency.
    2. The United States Department of Health and Human Services announced the expiration of the national Public Health Emergency.
     

Are my CPA exam credits still good?

  • Did your exam credits expire between January 30, 2020, and May 11, 2023?
    • Those credits are still valid through June 30, 2025.

  • Will/did you have valid exam credits on January 1, 2024?
    • Those credits are still valid through June 30, 2025.

  • Have you earned credits between April 1, 2021, and October 1, 2023, and applied to take an exam after October 1, 2023?
    • Those credits will be valid for 30 months or the expiration date calculated by the above extensions, whichever is later.

  • Have you applied to take an exam after October 1, 2023?
    • Your credits earned for any exam taken after October 1, 2023, will be valid for 30 months from the score release date.
 

For additional information regarding exam credit extensions visit CPA Exam Extension. 

 

Continuous Testing is Available in Connecticut

With the approval of changes to Section 20-280-23(e) of the Regulations of State Agencies, continuous testing is now available in Connecticut. Candidates who fail an exam section may sit for that section again at any time and do not have to wait for the end of the quarter as they did before.

 
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