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Oklahoma CPA Requirements (Rules on Exam and Licensing)
Oklahoma State Board requires a standard 150 credit hours and 1 year of experience in either public or non-public accounting.
Please note that OK has two levels of qualifications for accountants: CPA and PA. Please make sure you read the CPA section for the correction information.
Oklahoma CPA Requirements
1. Education Requirements to Sit for the CPA Exam in OK
- Bachelor’s degree or above with at least 120 semester hours and a major or concentration in accounting. Your degree must be from an accredited university or educational institution.
- Accounting course requirements:
- 24 semester hours of accounting (above the intro level)
- 1 course must be in audit or assurance
- Business course requirements: 9 hours (upper-division)
2. Additional Oklahoma CPA Requirements for the License
Education
- You must have 150 hours of higher education (we have a post about how to meet the so-called 150-hour rule)
Work Experience
- 1 year (2,000 hours) of full-time experience in public or non-public accounting in the service of accounting, attestation, consulting, compilation, financial advisory, management, or tax
- This experience must be verified by an active CPA licensee.
- For details please refer to section 15.9E (p.13 of the Oklahoma Accountancy Act).
Ethics Qualification
- Passing of the CPA Ethics Exam administered by the AICPA.
3. Oklahoma CPA Requirements on Residency & Age
- You must have a SSN (social security number)
- OK residency IS required.
- Minimum age: none.
4. Oklahoma CPA Fees
- OAB (Oklahoma Accountancy Board) Application Fee: $75
- CPA Exam Fees (per section): $262.64
5. Continuing Education for CPAs in Oklahoma
CPE is needed for license holders. Click here for Oklahoma CPA CPE requirements.
6. Other Useful Information for OK CPAs
7. Contact for OK State Board of Accountancy
Oklahoma Accountancy Board
201 N.W. 63rd Street, Suite 210
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
- Email: okaccybd@oab.ok.gov
- Phone: (405) 521-2397
- Fax: (405) 521-3118
What if these CPA Requirements don’t Work for Me?
You may want to check out these pages to learn about the educational and experience requirements, with my recommendation at the end of the posts:
- CPA educational requirements: Rules, Obstacles and Solutions
- States with more flexible CPA experience requirements
- How to get extra credit hours for the 150-hour rule
If you have questions, feel free to drop a note in the comment section, or visit my Facebook page.
About the Author Stephanie Ng
I am the author of How to Pass The CPA Exam (published by Wiley), and I also passed all 4 sections of the CPA Exam on my first try. Additionally, I have led webinars, such as for the Institute of Management Accountants, authored featured articles on websites like Going Concern and AccountingWeb, and I'm also the CFO for the charity New Sight. Finally, I have created other accounting certification websites to help mentor non-CPA candidates. I have already mentored thousands of CPA, CMA, CIA, EA, and CFA candidates, and I can help you too!
