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South Dakota CPA Requirements for Exam and Licensing

To meet the South Dakota CPA requirements for the CPA Exam and license, you need 150 hours of higher education credits, a certain number of accounting classes, and an accounting degree. You must earn a certain number of experience hours, too, before applying for the CPA license. To help you navigate the process, here is a summary of the SD CPA Exam and CPA license requirements.

South Dakota CPA Requirements

1. Education Requirements to Sit for the CPA Exam

  • 150 semester hours of higher education from an accredited college or university
  • Must graduate with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting (or an equivalent degree)
  • Course requirements:
    • 24 hours in accounting (not including intro classes), including at least one course in upper-level accounting as well as auditing, cost accounting, and taxation
    • 24 hours in business courses (other than accounting courses)

2. Additional SD CPA Requirements to get the CPA License

Education

  • No additional requirements

Work Experience

  • One year of experience (no fewer than 2,000 hours) completed over a period of 1 to 3 years
  • Experience can be full-time or part-time
  • Experience must be verified by a CPA licensee from South Dakota or another state

CPA Ethics Exam in SD

  • You must pass the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) “Professional Ethics: The AICPA’s Comprehensive Course” before applying for the CPA license. However, you can take the ethics exam before you pass the CPA Exam.

3. SD CPA Requirements on Residency & Age

  •  A SSN (social security number) is required as part of the CPA Exam application

4. CPA Exam Fees in South Dakota

  • CPA Exam section fee (per section): $305.57 (includes a $40 application processing fee)
  • Initial CPA license application fee: $100

5. Continuing Education

CPE is required for license holders. Please click here for South Dakota CPA CPE requirements.

6. Other Useful Information

7. Contact

South Dakota Board of Accountancy
1501 South Highline Avenue, Suite 4A
Sioux Falls, SD 57110

  • Email: accountancy@state.sd.us
  • Phone: 605-367-5770
  • Fax: 605-367-5773

What if the SD CPA Requirements Don’t Work for Me?

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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!

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