Nevada CPA Requirements

Nevada Requirements & Education Options

General Requirement

Applicants must be of good moral character.

There is no minimum age requirement to sit for the CPA Exam or to apply for a
CPA license in Nevada.

Residency Requirement: Nevada residency is not required to sit for the CPA
Exam or to apply for licensure. U.S. citizenship is not required.

An examination candidate who passes all sections of the CPA Exam must meet
Nevada’s education and experience requirements before applying for
licensure.

Education Requirement

To obtain a CPA license in Nevada, an applicant must complete 150 total
semester hours of education that include a Bachelor’s degree from a
regionally accredited institution.

The 150-hour requirement must include 24 semester credits or 36 quarter
credits in accounting courses above the introductory level. The accounting
coursework must include 6 semester credits in financial accounting, 3
semester credits in cost and managerial accounting, 3 semester credits in
auditing, 3 semester credits in federal income tax, and 9 semester credits
in accounting electives.

In addition, the applicant must complete 3 semester credits or 4.5 quarter
credits in business law.

The applicant must also complete 24 semester credits or 36 quarter credits in
business courses at the undergraduate or graduate level. These business
courses must be in subjects other than accounting and must not duplicate
coursework used to satisfy the accounting or business law requirements
described above.

A transcript from a post-secondary educational institution located outside
the United States shall be certified by the National Association of State
Boards of Accountancy’s (NASBA) International Evaluation Service
(NIES) or a credentialing agency that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services,
Inc.