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The Board of Public Accountancy proposed
new regulations to implement legislation that will permit
college graduates to qualify for the examination who have
earned accounting degrees after completing a minimum of
120 semester hours of course work. The legislation,
which was signed into law by Governor O’Malley in May, goes
into effect October 1, 2011.
Beginning in October 2011, individuals can qualify for candidacy for the Uniform CPA Examination upon the
completion of 120 semester hours and the attainment of a degree in accounting or its equivalent. Currently, CPA Exam applicants must complete a minimum of 150 semester hours to qualify for the examination. The
current requirements can be found on the Board's website.
The proposed regulations will require CPA Exam applicants to complete
a minimum of 30 semester hours in courses including, but
not limited to: auditing, cost accounting, nine semester
hours in financial accounting, U.S. federal income tax,
and business/accounting ethics as part of the 120 hour requirement.
The Board will begin accepting applications under these new requirements by mid October. Updates will be
posted on the Board's website as they become available. Applications received under the new requirements
prior to the posted acceptance date will be denied, and the applicant's fee will not be returned.
Individuals who pass the CPA Examination will still need to have earned a minimum of 150 semester hours of
college education to fulfill the education requirements to obtain a license. To qualify for a license, an
applicant will need to have completed a minimum of 21 semester hours in five of the nine following business
subjects: 1) statistics; 2) economics; 3) corporation or business finance; 4) management; 5) U.S. business law;
6) marketing; 7) business communication; 8) information technology/systems; and 9) quantitative methods.
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