Utah

Before applying for an Academic Credential Evaluation through NASBA’s Licensing Service, please familiarize yourself with this jurisdiction’s educational requirements below. Please Note: NASBA’s Licensing Service evaluates only the educational requirement for licensure in this state. All other licensure inquiries are to be directed to the State Board of Accountancy.

To apply for an educational evaluation, you will be asked to create a user account upon your first usage of our licensing online application tool. Registering for a user account will allow you to obtain the required documents to submit with your application, apply for the evaluation, maintain your current information and check the status of your application.

Please allow up to two weeks from your file completion date (when application, fees and all additional required materials have been received) for your application to be processed. Acknowledgment of receipt of application will be sent to you via email, unless otherwise indicated. This notice is sent only as acknowledgment of receipt of application.

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EDUCATION

Below are the requirements to apply for a CPA license in Utah.

One hundred and fifty (150) semester hours of education

Plus ONE of the following options:

Option 1:

Graduate degree in Accounting or Taxation from an institution accredited in business by the AACSB or ACBSP.

Option 2a:

Master of Business Administration degree from an institute accredited in business by the AACSB or ACBSP,
Twenty-four (24) semester hours in upper division accounting courses, an equivalent combination of graduate and upper division accounting courses to include coverage of: Financial Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Managerial/Cost Accounting, and Accounting Information Systems or Data Analytics

Option 2b:

Master of Business Administration degree from a regionally accredited AACSB or ACBSP business program
Twelve (12) semester hours of graduate level accounting courses to include coverage of: Financial Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Managerial/Cost Accounting, and Accounting Information Systems or Data Analytics

Option 3:

Bachelor’s degree in business or accounting from an institution accredited in business by the AACSB or ACBSP.
Twenty-four (24) semester hours in upper division or graduate level accounting including at least one course in each of the following subjects: Financial Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Managerial/Cost Accounting, and Accounting Information Systems or Data Analytics
30 additional semester hours upper division or graduate level business or accounting

Option 4:

Baccalaureate degree or higher (any major) from a regionally accredited institution
Twenty-four (24) semester hours in upper division or graduate level accounting with a minimum of 2 semester hours or 3 quarter hours in each of the following subjects: Financial Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Managerial/Cost Accounting, and Accounting Information Systems or Data Analytics

24 semester (36 quarter) hours in non-accounting business or related courses with a minimum of 2 semester hours or 3 quarter hours in each of the following subjects: business law, Information Systems, Economics, Business Ethics, Finance, Statistics/Quantitative Methods, Written and Oral Communications, Business Administration (marketing, production, management, policy, or organizational behavior).

Thirty (30) additional semester hours in graduate or upper division accounting and business

FEES

Initial – $65
Transfer of Grades – $65
Reciprocal – $65

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INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES

Applicants who obtained their education outside the United States must have an evaluation report completed and submitted by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) organization.