Washington State

In this state, applicants should at least finish 150 college credits, which include a baccalaureate degree, 24 college credits in accounting courses and 24 college credits in business administration. In addition, applicants should complete 15 credits in the graduate level. Aside from these, applicants must also be sure that the state board accredits the schools where they completed the above-mentioned courses. For applicants who finished the courses in other countries, the board should evaluate their education before they get the chance to take the exam. It is also important that they get a passing grade in the four sections of the accounting examination.

Oregon

Applicants should complete a bachelor degree and should finish 20 semester hours in accounting and 10 accumulated hours in business law, finance and economics. In addition to these, applicants should have at least two years working experience and should be under the supervision of a licensed accountant.

Nevada

To apply for the examination, graduates should submit a copy of their transcripts to the state board. Additionally, they should finish 150 semester hours in college. Nine hours of the 150 hours should be allotted in financial accounting, 12 hours in accounting electives, three hours in cost accounting, three hours in auditing and three hours in federal income tax. Above all, it is necessary that applicants have at least two years working experience related to accounting.

Texas

In Texas, applicants should hold a bachelor degree in any college or university in the United States. It is necessary that they completed 30 semester hours in accounting, 24 semester hours in business course and three semester hours in ethics. To become a CPA in this state, applicants should get 85 per cent in the licensure examination. It is also important to have at least a year job experience as an accountant. It is important that applicants be under the supervision of a registered accountant or a Certified Public Accountant. Applicants should also have sufficient working experience on issuing financial statements, offering financial consultancy services and offering forensic accounting as well as internal auditing services.

Residency and Educational Requirements

In qualify for the Uniform CPA exam in Texas, applicants should satisfy the educational requirements set by the state board. It is necessary that they have a baccalaureate degree and they have completed 150 semester units. In addition to these requirements, applicants must have finished 30 semester units in accounting and 21 units in courses related to business administration or business management. Above all, applicants should have finished three semester units in ethics.

When it comes to residency requirements, the state board is lenient about the citizenship of applicants. It does not limit the eligibility to take the exam to residents of the state as well as citizen of the United States. Even citizens of other nations who want to get CPA license and work in the state are allowed to file their applications for the exam.

Testing Dates

To avoid having problems, applicants should have ideas about the schedule or testing dates for CPA in Texas. The usual dates of the exam are from January 1 to February 29, from April 1 to May 31, from July 1 to August 31 and from October 31 to November 30. The schedule of the exam is subject to change so applicants should coordinate with any of the staff of the state board.

The Uniform CPA Exam

To prevent complaints from applicants, the state board makes sure that the examination contains valid and reliable questions. To make the exam, members of the state board define the knowledge and skills that should be evaluated. Afterwards, experts will make an outline of the examination. The outline will be given to the assigned committee of the board. The committee will evaluate the outline. As soon as the outline was approved, state board members will develop the questions that would be included in the exam. The questions should have multiple-choice answers. Aside from the multiple-choice part of the exam, the state board also develops simulations that would test the skill of applicants on accounting concepts and theories.