North Dakota Accounting Requirements

To Become a North Dakota CPA Requires:

1. Good moral character

2. Passage of the Uniform CPA Examination, according to Board regulations and policies

3. Completion of Professional Ethics: The AICPA’s Comprehensive Course

4. Experience: One year of experience meeting relevant conditions (after December 31, 2000)

5. Providing details of accounting credentials

6. Payment of applicable fees

7. Education: At least 150 semester hours of college education including a baccalaureate or higher degree or their equivalent conferred by a college or university acceptable to the board, the total educational program to include an accounting concentration of 24 semester credits or equivalent of accounting education (not to include principles or equivalent), plus 24 credits of other business courses or equivalent. There is a provision available for those holding 4 years of appropriate experience or 120 education credits as of 12/31/99, and passing the Exam by 12/31/04; for details, contact the Board office.

One quarter credit = 2/3 semester credit.

An individual who met the earlier education provisions by 12/31/99 may be certified under those provisions, if they passed the exam in accordance with board rules before 12/31/04. Those earlier educational provision were: a baccalaureate degree or equivalent from a college or university acceptable to the board, and an accounting concentration or equivalent as determined by board rule to be appropriate, or 4 years of public accounting experience on one's own account or in the office of a public accountant in active practice, or in an accounting or auditing position with the government of the United States or a state.

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