Vermont CPA Exam Requirements

For Vermont CPA Exam requirements, the State Board only requires 60 credit hours to sit for the exam, and a Bachelor degree to get the CPA license.

After passing the CPA exam, you will need to accumulate 1-4 years of experience under the direct supervision of an active CPA licensee.

Vermont CPA Exam Requirements

1. Education Requirements To Sit For The Exam:

• Bachelor degree or above
• 60 semester units from an accredited university or educational institution
• Course requirement: 30 semester units of business course, including
  • 6 hours of non-elementary accounting
  • 3 hours of auditing
  • 3 hours of US income tax
  • 3 hours of US business law

2. Additional Requirements To Get CPA Certificate:

Work Experience

• 1-4 years of public or non-public accounting experience, depending on the level of degree (bachelor vs masters degree). Please note that non-public accounting experience must parallel public accounting experience – please double check with State Board for individual cases.
• The experience has to be supervised and vertified by a licensed CPA or equivalent (generally means CPA from Austrlia, or CA from Australia, Canada, Ireland, and Mexico. Please double check with VT State Board).
• You will have 8 years to complete the experience requirements after passing the CPA exam.

Ethics Qualification

• Passing of the CPA Ethics Exam administered by AICPA.

3. Residency & Age Requirements:

• US citizenship not required
• Vermont residency not required
• Minimum age: none

4. Fees:

• First-timers: $823 (4 CPA exam fees) + $ 220 (initial application fee) = $1,043
• Retakers: exam fees + $65-110

5. Other Useful Information

• VT State Board Of Accountancy Rules including the education and workin experience requirements

6. Contact:

Vermont Board of Public Accountancy
Office of Professional Regulation
26 Terrace Street, Drawer 09
Montpelier, VT 05609-1106

• Email: pskinner@sec.state.vt.us, cpaes-vt@nasba.org
•  Phone: 802-828-2837
• Fax: 802-828-2465

How About Other States?

Check out the other states’ non-Vermont CPA Exam Requirements here.

Your Next Step

Now that you have begun the process of applying for the CPA exam, it’s time to compare the CPA Exam review courses. The earlier you start, the better you can get prepared and pass the exam. You can also drop me a note on Facebook here if you have specific questions regarding CPA exam requirements. Good luck!

* 1 semester = 1.5 quarters. Photograph courtesy of Paulmoody

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