The University of New Haven offers a B.S. Accounting, M.S. Accounting and M.S. Taxation each designed to help students prepare to sit for the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) exam. Please note that students cannot earn CPA certification simply by earning a college degree. According to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) website, students will first need to determine where they intend to sit for the CPA exam, since the education requirements to sit for the CPA exam are different for every state. Most states require 150 total semester hours to sit for the CPA exam. Some state licensing board regulations include narrow educational requirements such as specific semester hours in accounting and business courses, and there are additional considerations such as experience, age and residency that must be considered.
The University of New Haven’s 121 credit hour B.S. in Accounting program does not meet the educational requirements for CPA licensure in:
AA, AE, AK, AL, AP, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, FM, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MH, MI, MN, MO, MP, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, PW, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
While the BS Accounting program consists of 121 credits, the additional required coursework may be completed at the University through our graduate accounting program.
The University of New Haven strongly encourages that you review the requirements and criteria for the state in which you intend to sit for the CPA exam in consultation with your academic advisor.
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