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Georgia
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Requirements
| Age Requirement | 18 |
| Citizenship Requirement | Yes |
| Residency Requirement | No |
| Social Security # Requirement | Yes |
| Education Requirement for Licensure | 150 hours (including B.A.) |
| Participates in International Examination Program | Yes |
| Hours in Accounting: | 30 semester hours above the introductory level. Also required for licensure: 24 semester hours in business related subjects. |
| Exam sitting requirements: | Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 20 semester hours above the introductory level. 24 semester hours in business related subjects is also required for licensure. |
| Experience Requirements: | 1 year and 2,000 hours in public accounting; 1 and 2,000 hours in business, industry, government or college teaching (teaching at a 4 year college or university in at least two different areas of accounting above the introductory or elementary level); or a combination of work experience in public accounting, business, industry, government or college teaching. All work experience must have been supervised by a person who holds a live permit as a certified public accountant except for government or college teaching. In these two areas you must be supervised; however, the supervisor is not required to hold a CPA license. |
| Ethics Exam: | No ethics exam |
The Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants
404-504-2986
Six Concourse Parkway
Suite 800
Atlanta, GA
30328
Email:
memberservices@gscpa.org
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Georgia State Board of Accountancy
404-463-0365
200 Piedmont Avenue, SE
Suite 1604 West Tower
Atlanta, GA
30334
Information for first-time applicants - CPA Examination Services
Notes
For the citizenship requirement, documentation must be provided to demonstrate the applicant is either a citizen of the United States or is a lawfully present qualified alien. Quarter credit hours are also accepted and are equivalent to 2/3 of a semester hour (divide quarter credits by 1.5 or multiply semester credits by 1.5).
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