Louisiana CPA Exam Requirements

Education requirements

Residency requirements
150 Semester Hours Required to Sit for the Exam? Yes U.S. Citizenship Required: No
Minimum Degree Required: Baccalaureate Applicant must be a resident, employee, OR have office in the state? Yes

Other:

Baccalaureate with 150 semester hours

Other:

First-time candidates must have maintained continuous residency for 120 days within one year preceding the examination.

Additional Educational Requirements

  • an accounting concentration of 24 semester hours at the undergraduate level or 21 semester hours at the graduate level and
  • 24 semester hours of business courses other than accounting including Commercial Law suitable for the CPA Exam
  • Louisiana specifies the courses included in the 24 hours of accounting with only 6 hours of electives allowed.

Age requirements

Age Minimum: None

Note: The requirements shown relate specifically to "applying for" and "taking" the exam. Additional requirements may be in effect relating to "certification" and "licensing", Please contact the appropriate state board for "certification" and "licensing" requirements.

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Louisiana CPA exam application process

Louisiana Application Process

  1. Review exam requirements
  2. Submit your exam application, enroll in Becker
  3. Request and forward your transcripts
  4. Pay your exam fees
  5. Schedule your exam

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Exam process links

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Louisiana exam fees

Initial Application Fee: $130
Audit: $209.33
Financial: $197.40
Regulation: $173.55
Business: $161.63
Total: $871.91
Special Fees:
Re-exam registration fee (varying amounts based on number of parts) 		 

All Fees are Non-Refundable

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Louisiana state board contacts

State Board of CPAs of Louisiana
601 Poydras Street, Suite 1770
New Orleans, LA
70130

Web: www.cpaboard.state.la.us >>
Phone: 504-566-1244
Fax: 504-566-1252
Email: sitemaster@cpaboard.state.la.us
Email: cpaes-la@nasba.org

Additional information about the exam/process

Exam Links: AICPA >>
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CPA-Exam.org >>
Become a CPA: http://www.beckercpa.com/become-a-cpa/Become-a-CPA.pdf >>
Exam FAQ's: http://pdfs/NewExamFAQs.pdf >>
“Test Drive” Prometric: http://www.prometric.com/TestDrive/default.htm >>
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Louisiana CPA exam application process

  1. Review exam requirements

    To sit for the CPA exam as a first-time four-part candidate in Louisiana, follow these steps: Before applying for the exam, evaluate your current credentials. You must have been a continuous resident of Louisiana for 120 days within one year of applying and you will need:
    1. A Bachelor's degree, or higher, with 150 credit hours from an academic institution recognized by the Board, and
    2. 24 hours in business courses other than accounting with at least 3 hours in commercial law as it affects accounting, and
    3. 24 undergraduate hours of accounting with 6 hours in Intermediate, 3 hours in Cost Accounting, Income Tax and Auditing, and 9 hours in Accounting electives*, or
    4. 21 graduate hours of accounting with 3 hours in Intermediate and Cost Accounting, Income Tax and Auditing, and 9 hours in Accounting electives*.
    *Accounting electives must include 3 hours in advanced financial accounting, not-for-profit accounting/auditing or accounting theory, and 6 hours in upper-division accounting. Accounting and business internships are not accepted toward the accounting or business requirements and no more than 6 internship hours may be used toward the 150-hour requirement.

  2. Submit your exam application, enroll in Becker

    If you meet the educational requirements, submit your application to the CPA Examination Services Louisiana Coordinator in Nashville, Tennessee. The application fee will be $130, the exam fees will total $741.91, and the process may take as long as eight weeks. Your name on the application should exactly match your name on your primary form of identification, which is usually your driver’s license. At this time you should also begin planning your study approach by making inquiries into CPA reviews available in your area. The Becker CPA Review offers classes live, online or self-study to accommodate the needs of all candidates.

  3. Request and forward your transcripts

    Contact any educational institutions attended and request that transcripts be forwarded to CPA Examination Services for their evaluation. If you do not expect any problems in processing your application it is best to make plans to start your review at this time. The Becker CPA Review will significantly increase your chances of passing the exam.

  4. Pay your exam fees

    After receiving the required information, CPA Examination Services will issue your Authorization to Test (ATT) to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). You will receive a Notice to Schedule (NTS) which is good for nine months; however, since every third is non-testing, the NTS covers six testing months.

  5. Schedule your exam

    Your NTS allows you to start scheduling your exams. You can sit for the exam parts in any sequence so you can plan your reviews to coincide with your exam scheduling. The most efficient approach is to sit for two parts in each exam window; however, exam fees paid for parts not taken are not refundable. Exam times are scheduled with Prometric and can be set up online at www.prometric.com/cpa. You can take the exam at a site in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Metairie, or any other Prometric location that is convenient to you.

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