Connecticut CPA License

In order to obtain a CPA license in Connecticut, you need to have 150 credit hours. It also has some of the most stringent standards for job experience. However, before you have completed the total of 150 credit hours, you can sit for the exam. As long as you have graduated and completed at least 120 college semester hours with an accredited bachelor’s degree. Let’s take a look at what you need to do in order to pass the exam and get your CPA license in Connecticut.

How do I get my CPA license in Connecticut?

Any certified public accountant in the state must receive 150 semester hours of college credit and a bachelor’s degree. Make sure that the Connecticut State Board of Accountancy accepts your accounting credits if you are either enrolled in an accounting program or have recently graduated. Your curriculum must be approved by one of the following accrediting regional organizations:

• Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges

If your program is not accredited by a regional accreditation body, it must be deemed equivalent by the Connecticut State Board of Accountancy. Only Bob Jones University and Everest University currently hold equal status.

Credits must be reviewed by a member agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services if you attended school in another country. Approved credential assessment agencies include:

• Center for Applied Research, Evaluations & Education, Inc.
• Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
• Education Evaluators International
• Evaluation Service, Inc.
• Educational Records Evaluation Service, Inc.
• Educational Perspectives
• Global Credential Evaluators, Inc.
• The Foreign Educational Document Service
• Foreign Academic Credential Service, Inc.
• SpanTran Educational Services, Inc.
• Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. International Education Consultants
• International Education Research Foundation, Inc.
• International Consultants of Delaware, Inc.
• Global Services Associates, Inc.
• World Education Services, Inc.
• Foundation for International Services, Inc.

Connecticut CPA license requirements

You need:

• 150 total semester hours from an accredited school
• 36 semester hours in accounting
• 30 semester hours in economics and business administration
• 60 semester hours in general education

You should also have 2 years of public or non-public accounting experience supervised and verified by an active CPA licensee and pass the AICPA ethics exam (cost of course is $149 or $119 for AICPA members).

The cost of taking all four portions of the Connecticut CPA exam is $743, plus the initial application fee of $135. The registration fee for re-examination varies depending on the number of sections you sign up for.

You do not have to apply and pay for sections of the exam that are not completed within 6 months because your Notice to Schedule (NTS) in Connecticut will expire 6 months after issue.

The simplest way to verify a CPA license is with our Connecticut CPA license lookup tool. To use the CPA license lookup CT, you will need to enter either a license number, or a person’s name, and/or a business name.

What are the continuing professional education requirements for CPA in the state of Connecticut?

Every fiscal year, from July 1 through June 30, Connecticut requires 40 hours of CPE to be completed. After that it must be reported to the Board as part of the renewal process by December 31 of every year.

How much experience do you need for CPA in Connecticut?

Prior to applying, applicants are expected to complete at least 2-3 years of experience within the last 10 years. All applicants who have passed the CPA exam before/or after 1 January 2000 and have completed 150 semester education hours are expected to document no less than 2 years/104 weeks of experience with the last 10 years.

How can you renew your CPA license in Connecticut?

The CPA license and/or registration should be renewed annually, expiring on the 31st of December of each year. During the renewal period from October 1st to December 31st, renewal notices are emailed to all credential holders. Please remember to keep your email current with this office.