Nevada Accounting Requirements

Effective January 1, 2001 an applicant for CPA Examination or CPA Certification must have a Bachelors Degree that includes 150 hours of education. Included in the 150 hours the applicant must have the following:

30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in Accounting courses above the introductory level. Subjects to be covered include:

Financial Accounting 9 Hours
Cost Accounting 3 Hours
Auditing 3 Hours
Federal Income Tax 3 Hours
Accounting Electives 12 Hours

3 semester hours or 4.5 quarter hours of Business Law

24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours in Business at the undergraduate or graduate level. The courses must in areas other than accounting and courses already provided above.
Subjects to covered include

Behavior of Organizations
Business Finance
Business Law
Computers
Data Processing
Economics
Ethics in Business 		Management
Marketing
Oral Communication
Quantitative Applications in Business
Statistics
Communication
Legal & Social Environment

All foreign evaluated transcripts must give a detailed listing of each course indicating the U.S. equivalency of the semester hours and course descriptions in order to apply the 150 hour requirement accurately.

If you have questions regarding your education and the new requirement please contact the Nevada State Board of Accountancy office at (775) 786-0231.

For more information, click here to visit the Nevada State Board of Accountancy.

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