Minnesota CPA Exam Requirements
Age Requirement: None
Citizenship Requirement: No
Residency Requirement: No
Social Security Number Requirement: Yes
Minnesota CPA Exam Education Requirements
Education Requirement for Licensure: 150 hours (including B.A.)
Participates in International Examination Program: Yes
Hours in accounting: Graduate degree from a business school with 24 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours in undergraduate or 15 hours in graduate level accounting or B.A. or higher degree with 24 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours in accounting at the upper or graduate level
Exam sitting requirements: B.A. or completion of B.A. within 120 days
Experience requirements: 1 year experience in public practice, government, industry or academia.
Ethics exam: Must pass AICPA Professional Ethics Exam for initial licensure
Minnesota CPA Exam Fees
All first-time applicants are required to pay both an application fee and an examination fee upon submission of the first-time application. All re-examination candidates are required to pay both a registration fee and an examination fee at the time of registration.
You are able to apply for one or more sections of the examination at a time; however, you are advised to only apply for a section of the examination if you are ready to take it within the next six months.
Application fee $190.00
Examination Fees
Auditing and Attestation (AUD) $192.03
Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) $172.51
Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) $192.03
Regulation (REG) $172.51
Registration Fees
4 examination sections $115.00
3 examination sections $115.00
2 examination sections $115.00
1 examination section $115.00
Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants
Stephanie Schmidt
Phone Number: 952-831-2707
Toll Free (MN, IA, SD, ND, WI only): 1-800-331-4288
Address: 1650 West 82nd Street, Suite 600, Bloomington, MN 55431
Email: sschmidt@mncpa.org
Minnesota State Board of Accountancy
Phone Number: 651-296-7938
Fax Number: 651-282-2644
TTY: 800-627-3529
Address: 85 7th Place E, Suite 125, St. Paul, MN 55101
Email: doreen.frost@state.mn.us
