APPLYING FOR THE CPA EXAM Ready to apply for the CPA Exam, but not sure where to begin? Begin this brief quiz designed to help put you on the right path. BEGIN THE QUIZ Opening Slide

Did you complete all of your education from a United States Regionally Accredited School? First Question YES NO NOT SURE

ALL OF MY EDUCATION WAS COMPLETED IN THE U.S. Do you know which jurisdiction you want to apply to for the CPA Exam? Yes. YES NO Back to previous question

Accountancy Licensing Library No. I’m not sure which jurisdiction to apply to for the CPA Exam. Visit the Accountancy Licensing Library (ALL) to research the best jurisdiction to apply to with your current education. You may have access to ALL through your college’s accounting department. No START OVER VISIT all

Yes. I know which jurisdiction I want to apply to. Click the jurisdiction below. Alabama Georgia Maryland New Mexico South Dakota Alaska Guam Massachusetts New York Tennessee Arizona Hawaii Michigan North Carolina Texas Arkansas Idaho Minnesota North Dakota Utah California Illinois Mississippi Ohio Vermont CNMI Indiana Missouri Oklahoma Virgin Islands Colorado Iowa Montana Oregon Virginia Connecticut Kansas Nebraska Pennsylvania Washington Delaware Kentucky Nevada Puerto Rico West Virginia District of Columbia Louisiana New Hampshire Rhode Island Wisconsin Florida Maine New Jersey South Carolina Wyoming Back to previous question

Beginning your application process is easy. Alaska Colorado Connecticut Delaware Georgia Hawaii Indiana Iowa Kansas Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Ohio Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Utah Vermont Washington Wisconsin Beginning your application process is easy. Follow the instructions below. Visit cpacentral.nasba.org. Create and activate your user account. Review the materials required to submit. Complete one of the following Advisory Evaluation (No NTS) First Time Application (NTS provided) Submit required documentation including college transcripts and jurisdiction specific forms. Return to the original list of jurisdictions. ADDITIONAL TIPS TO GET STARTED

MORE TIPS TO KEEP YOU ON YOUR PATH Select the sections you plan to take within the valid timeframe given for your specific Notice to Schedule (NTS). List all colleges attended on your application. Transfer credits are not accepted. Submit transcripts from all colleges. Your NTS is very important. Required to schedule your Exam. Required to enter Exam facility. Save your NTS to access in the future. Upon receipt of ALL materials, the 2-4 week education evaluation begins. MORE TIPS TO KEEP YOU ON YOUR PATH

ADDITIONAL TIPS FOR CPA EXAM Read the Candidate Bulletin (most answers to your questions will be found there). Visit NASBA’s CPA Exam section for more detailed instructions including contact information. START OVER

Beginning your application process is easy. Florida Return to the original list of jurisdictions. Beginning your application process is easy. Follow the instructions below. Complete your application through the Florida Board of Accountancy website. The Florida Board of Accountancy will approve and transmit your application to NASBA. NASBA will send a letter containing your Jurisdiction ID. NEXT STEPS AFTER YOU RECEIVE LETTER

ADDITIONAL TIPS TO GET STARTED After you receive the letter with your Jurisdiction ID, you will complete the following. Visit cpacentral.nasba.org. Create and activate your user account. After you login, click Apply Online Import your Florida registration by entering the Jurisdiction ID. Once completed, you will receive your Notice to Schedule. ADDITIONAL TIPS TO GET STARTED

Beginning your application process is easy. Arizona California District of Columbia Guam Idaho Illinois Kentucky Nevada North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Texas Virginia West Virginia Wyoming Beginning your application process is easy. Follow the instructions below. Complete your first time application through your Board of Accountancy website. Once approved, you will receive a payment coupon from the Board of Accountancy. Visit https://ncd.nasba.org/gwprdv2/servlet/hgwcc01 and enter your payment. Once completed, you will receive your Notice to Schedule. Return to the original list of jurisdictions. ADDITIONAL TIPS TO GET STARTED

Beginning your application process is easy. Alabama Arkansas Maryland Mississippi North Carolina South Dakota Virgin Islands Beginning your application process is easy. Follow the instructions below. Complete your first time application through your Board of Accountancy website. Click on the state in the sidebar to visit the board’s website. Once approved, you will receive your Notice to Schedule. Return to the original list of jurisdictions. ADDITIONAL TIPS TO GET STARTED

The CNMI Board of Accountancy was established in May 2003 and was approved as NASBA’s 55th member board in July 2005. The Board has not established a website at this time and is currently not accepting applications for the Uniform CPA Examination. START OVER

ALL OR SOME OF MY EDUCATION WAS COMPLETED OUTSIDE THE U.S. Are you a chartered accountant from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Mexico, Scotland or New Zealand? Yes. YES NO

If your country is not listed, please start over here. Yes, I’m a chartered accountant from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Mexico, Scotland or New Zealand. Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) were signed with the countries listed above that enable you to qualify for IQEX. LEARN MORE ABOUT IQEX If your country is not listed, please start over here.

Do you plan to take any parts of the CPA Examination at an international testing location? YES NO

If you are a U.S. citizen or have legal status of permanent or long term resident, you are eligible to take the CPA Exam in any of the countries listed below. NEXT *Countries with flags have a testing site.

Do you have a U.S. Citizenship or Legal Resident Status in the U.S? YES NO

Do you physically reside in the state in which you would like to apply? YES NO

Do you have a place of business or are you regularly employed in the state in which you would like to apply? YES NO

Below are the jurisdictions you may apply for the CPA Exam. Visit nasba.org to learn more about each jurisdiction by clicking the titles below. Alaska Hawaii Michigan North Dakota Tennessee Arizona Illinois Minnesota Ohio Texas Arkansas Indiana Missouri Oklahoma Utah Colorado Iowa Montana Oregon Vermont Connecticut Kansas Nebraska Pennsylvania Virginia District of Columbia Louisiana Nevada Puerto Rico Washington Florida Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island West Virginia Georgia Maryland New Mexico South Carolina Wisconsin Guam Massachusetts New York South Dakota Wyoming View the approved international education evaluation companies by jurisdictions. START OVER

Below are the jurisdictions you may apply for the CPA Exam. Visit nasba.org to learn more about each jurisdiction by clicking the titles below. Alaska Hawaii Michigan North Dakota Tennessee Arizona Illinois Minnesota Ohio Texas Arkansas Indiana Missouri Oklahoma Utah Colorado Iowa Montana Oregon Vermont Connecticut Kansas Nebraska Pennsylvania Washington District of Columbia Louisiana Nevada Puerto Rico West Virginia Florida Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Wisconsin Georgia Maryland New Mexico South Carolina Wyoming Guam Massachusetts New York South Dakota View the approved international education evaluation companies by jurisdictions. START OVER

Below are the jurisdictions you may apply for the CPA Exam. Visit nasba.org to learn more about each jurisdiction by clicking the titles below. Alaska Hawaii Minnesota Ohio Utah Arizona Illinois Missouri Oregon Vermont Arkansas Indiana Montana Pennsylvania Washington Colorado Iowa Nebraska Puerto Rico West Virginia Connecticut Kansas Nevada Rhode Island Wisconsin District of Columbia Maine New Hampshire South Carolina Wyoming Florida Maryland New Mexico South Dakota Georgia Massachusetts New York Tennessee Guam Michigan North Dakota Texas View the approved international education evaluation companies by jurisdictions. START OVER

Below are the jurisdictions you may apply for the CPA Exam. Visit nasba.org to learn more about each jurisdiction by clicking the titles below. Alaska Georgia Maryland New York Tennessee Arizona Guam Massachusetts North Dakota Texas Arkansas Hawaii Michigan Ohio Utah Colorado Illinois Montana Oregon Vermont Connecticut Indiana Nevada Pennsylvania Washington District of Columbia Iowa New Hampshire South Carolina West Virginia Florida Maine New Mexico South Dakota Wisconsin View the approved international education evaluation companies by jurisdictions. START OVER

Do you have a U.S. Citizenship or Legal Resident Status in the U.S? YES NO

Do you physically reside in the state in which you would like to apply? YES NO

Do you have a place of business or are you regularly employed in the state in which you would like to apply? YES NO

Below are the jurisdictions you may apply for the CPA Exam. START OVER Below are the jurisdictions you may apply for the CPA Exam. Visit nasba.org to learn more about each jurisdiction by clicking the titles below. Alabama Georgia Maryland New Mexico South Dakota Alaska Guam Massachusetts New York Tennessee Arizona Hawaii Michigan North Carolina Texas Arkansas Idaho Minnesota North Dakota Utah California Illinois Mississippi Ohio Vermont CNMI Indiana Missouri Oklahoma Virgin Islands Colorado Iowa Montana Oregon Virginia Connecticut Kansas Nebraska Pennsylvania Washington Delaware Kentucky Nevada Puerto Rico West Virginia District of Columbia Louisiana New Hampshire Rhode Island Wisconsin Florida Maine New Jersey South Carolina Wyoming View the approved international education evaluation companies by jurisdictions.

Below are the jurisdictions you may apply for the CPA Exam. START OVER Below are the jurisdictions you may apply for the CPA Exam. Visit nasba.org to learn more about each jurisdiction by clicking the titles below. Alaska Guam Massachusetts New York Texas Arizona Hawaii Michigan North Dakota Utah Arkansas Idaho Minnesota Ohio Vermont California Illinois Mississippi Oklahoma Washington CNMI Indiana Missouri Oregon West Virginia Colorado Iowa Montana Pennsylvania Wisconsin Connecticut Kansas Nebraska Puerto Rico Wyoming Delaware Kentucky Nevada Rhode Island District of Columbia Louisiana New Hampshire South Carolina Florida Maine New Jersey South Dakota Georgia Maryland New Mexico Tennessee View the approved international education evaluation companies by jurisdictions.

Below are the jurisdictions you may apply for the CPA Exam. START OVER Below are the jurisdictions you may apply for the CPA Exam. Visit nasba.org to learn more about each jurisdiction by clicking the titles below. Alaska Guam Minnesota Oregon West Virginia Arizona Hawaii Missouri Pennsylvania Wisconsin Arkansas Illinois Montana Puerto Rico Wyoming California Indiana Nebraska Rhode Island CNMI Iowa Nevada South Carolina Colorado Kansas New Hampshire South Dakota Connecticut Kentucky New Jersey Tennessee Delaware Maine New Mexico Texas District of Columbia Maryland New York Utah Florida Massachusetts North Dakota Vermont Georgia Michigan Ohio Washington View the approved international education evaluation companies by jurisdictions.

Below are the jurisdictions you may apply for the CPA Exam. Visit nasba.org to learn more about each jurisdiction by clicking the titles below. Alaska District of Columbia Kentucky New Jersey South Dakota Arizona Florida Maine New Mexico Tennessee Arkansas Georgia Maryland New York Texas California Guam Massachusetts North Dakota Utah CNMI Hawaii Michigan Ohio Vermont Colorado Illinois Montana Oregon Washington Connecticut Indiana Nevada Pennsylvania West Virginia Delaware Iowa New Hampshire South Carolina Wisconsin View the approved international education evaluation companies by jurisdictions. START OVER