Wisconsin Accounting Requirements

Effective January 1, 2001, all Candidates are required, as part of the 150 semester hours education, to meet one of the following conditions:

1) Earned a graduate degree with a concentration in accounting from an accounting program or department that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the board. OR

2) Earned a graduate degree from a business school or college of business that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the board and completed at least 24 semester hours in accounting at the undergraduate level or 15 semester hours at the graduate level, or an equivalent combination, including courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting. OR

3) Earned a baccalaureate degree with a major in accounting from a business school or college of business that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the board including all of the following:

• (a) At least 24 semester hours in accounting at the undergraduate or graduate level, including courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting. Note: In accounting, the courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting would be all courses taken beyond the introduction level.

• (b) At least 24 semester hours in business courses, other than accounting courses, at the undergraduate or graduate level. OR

4) Having obtained the reasonable equivalent of an accounting concentration by having earned a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited educational institution including all of the following:

• (a) At least 24 semester hours of accounting, including courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting. Note: In accounting, the courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting, would be all courses taken beyond the introduction level.

• (b) At least 24 semester hours in business courses, other than accounting courses, at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Educational requirements must be met within 60 days of the date the examination is taken. Official transcript(s), Certificate of Enrollment, foreign evaluations, etc are to be submitted to CPA Examination Services at the time of application.

Candidates who have completed educational requirements at institutions outside the US must have their credentials evaluated by any member organization of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), www.naces.org. The evaluation of a foreign transcript must be a course by course comparison to Wisconsin requirements. Candidates should obtain forms directly from the evaluation service. This evaluation must be submitted to CPA Examination Services at the time of application.

All Wisconsin exam candidates whose education was obtained in another country must earn credit for one course each of income taxation and business law from a 4 year US institution with regional accreditation in addition to any other course deficiencies as determined by the educational evaluation.

Wisconsin State Board of Accountancy.

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