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.

Supporting documents may be uploaded directly to your CPA Portal. Transcripts must be submitted directly from the institution(s) to [email protected] or mailed directly from the institution to:

NASBA Licensing Services
PO Box 198589
Nashville, TN 37219

Eligibility Requirements

    Effective November 20, 2025, to be eligible to sit for the CPA Exam and for CPA licensure, you must have completed one of the general education requirements:

    Option A:

    • Baccalaureate degree
    • Accounting concentration or equivalent

    Option B:

    • Post-baccalaureate degree
    • Accounting concentration or equivalent

    Option C:*

    • Baccalaureate degree
    • Accounting concentration or equivalent
    • Plus, an additional 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of college education

    *If you sat for the CPA Exam as a Washington State Exam candidate through Option A and apply for CPA licensure through Option C, you must complete the additional hours indicated and submit your official transcript to NASBA Licensing Services for evaluation prior to applying for licensure. This option expires December 31, 2035.

    Accounting Concentration or Equivalent

    To qualify under any of the options above, your education must include an accounting concentration or equivalent, which is defined as:

    • 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) or the equivalent in accounting subjects; and
    • 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) or the equivalent in business administration subjects at the undergraduate or graduate level.
    • Excess accounting hours may count towards the required business administration semester hours.

    If you have completed educational requirements at institutions outside the U.S., you must:

    • Have your educational credentials evaluated by NASBA International Evaluation Services.
    • Require the agency to evaluate as follows:
      • An equivalency summary that indicates the analogous academic degrees in the U.S. you hold;
      • A credential analysis that specifies:
        • The name of the country;
        • The degree awarded;
        • The year the degree was awarded; and
        • The entity that awarded the degree;
      • A course-by-course listing; and
      • A course credit analysis that includes:
        • Total credits earned toward the degree as stated on transcripts submitted;
        • Total accounting credits earned; and
        • Total business credits earned.
    • All educational requirements must be met at the time of application. Official educational transcript(s) and/or foreign evaluations are required to be submitted to NASBA Licensing directly from the academic institution(s) or the evaluation service.
    • A copy of the international transcript must be included with the report sent to NASBA for each individual evaluation from the evaluation service. The application will be considered incomplete without these documents, and the processing of the application will not move forward until transcripts are provided.

    Note: the transcript for courses taken at a campus located outside the U.S. for a U.S. school must be issued by the registrar at the U.S. campus.

    You must meet the Board’s education requirements before you apply to sit for the CPA Exam or apply for CPA licensure.

    Fees

      Initial – $100   

      International Candidates

        Applicants who obtained their education outside the United States must have an evaluation report completed and submitted by one of the following companies: NASBA International Evaluation Services             

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