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Louisiana CPA Exam Requirements Print Page
Education requirements Residency requirements
150 Semester Hours Required to Sit for the Exam? Yes U.S. Citizenship Required: No
Minimum Degree Required: Associates Applicant must be a resident, employee, OR have office in the state? Yes
Other:

Baccalaureate with 150 semester hours

Other:

First-time candidates must have maintained continuous residency for 120 days within one year preceding the examination.


Additional Educational Requirements
•an accounting concentration of 24 semester hours at the undergraduate level or 21 semester hours at the graduate level and
•24 semester hours of business courses other than accounting including Commercial Law suitable for the CPA Exam
•Louisiana specifies the courses included in the 24 hours of accounting with only 6 hours of electives allowed.

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Florida CPA Exam Requirements Print Page
Education requirements Residency requirements
150 Semester Hours Required to Sit for the Exam? No U.S. Citizenship Required: No
Minimum Degree Required: Baccalaureate Applicant must be a resident, employee, OR have office in the state? No
Other:
Need 150 hours to be granted licensure, but do not need 150 to sit for exam. Candidates who pass the exam have three years to apply for licensure or CPA exam grades expire and applicant must reapply and retake the CPA exam.

Other:

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•Completion of 120 semester or 160 quarter hours as follows:
•24 semester or 36 quarter hours in accounting education at the upper division level which shall include coverage of auditing, cost and managerial accounting, financial accounting, accounting information systems, and taxation.
•24 semester or 36 quarter hours in general business education which shall include not less than the equivalent of 6 semester or 8 quarter hours in business law courses which include coverage of the uniform commercial code, contracts and torts.


Additional Educational Requirements Age requirements
Age Minimum: Not Required


Note: The requirements shown relate specifically to "applying for" and "taking" the exam. Additional requirements may be in effect relating to "certification" and "licensing", Please contact the appropriate state board for "certification" and "licensing" requirements.

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