Arizona CPA Requirements

Arizona State Requirements & Education Options

General Requirement

Applicant must be at least 18 years old.

Applicant must be of good moral character.

Applicant has not engaged in any conduct that would constitute grounds for revocation or suspension of a certificate or other disciplinary action under Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 32-741.

All registrants must complete and submit the Arizona Statement of Citizenship and Alien Status for State Public Benefits form. Under Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-1080, an individual applying for licensure with the State of Arizona must provide documentation that the applicant is lawfully present in the United States.

Education Requirement

Applicant must have:

A baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university

150 semester hours

36 semester hours of non-duplicative accounting, of which at least 30 semester hours are upper level courses

30 semester hours of related courses: business administration, statistics, computer science (including information systems or data processing), economics, finance, management, business law, college algebra or more advanced mathematics, advanced written communication, advanced oral communication, ethics and other courses closely related to the subject of accounting and satisfactory to the board.