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Virginia
State & Territory Requirements
Last Updated 6/26/2020
Requirements
| Age Requirement | No |
| Citizenship Requirement | No |
| 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: | 24 semester hours including auditing, financial accounting, management accounting and taxation. Also required for licensure: 24 semester hours in business courses, with no more than 6 semester hours of accounting courses (not included in the 24 hours of accounting courses). Principles or introductory courses do not qualify in the 48 required hours. |
| Exam sitting requirements: | 120 semester hours (including B.A.) with accounting concentration or equivalent. |
| Experience Requirements: | Employed full-time equivalent of 1 year in academia, a firm, government or industry in any capacity involving the substantial use of accounting, financial, tax or other skills that are relevant. Whether other skills are relevant shall be determined by the Virginia Board of Accountancy on a case-by-case basis. Self- employment does not qualify as experience. |
| Ethics Exam: | Must pass AICPA's Professional Ethics Comprehensive Course. |
State Society
Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Molly Wash
804-612-9417
4309 Cox Road
Glen Allen, VA
23060
Email:
mwash@vscpa.com
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State Board
804-367-8505
9960 Mayland Drive
Suite 402
Henrico, VA
23233
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