Alaska CPA Exam Requirements

Alaska allows CPA candidates to sit for the exam before they graduate, specifically, within 18 credit hours of graduation. They also allow non-accounting degree holders to sit for the exam (provided they have 1 year of public accounting experience), but you will need 150 credit hours and 2 years of relevant experience in order to get a license.

Alaska CPA Exam Requirements

1. Education Requirements To Sit For The Exam:

• Bachelor degree or above
• Fulfill any one of the condition below:
  • Degree in Accounting: at least 15 credit hours of accounting courses;
  • Degree with concentration in Accounting: 24 credit hours of accounting, 3 hours of business law, 3 hours of economics and 3 hours of math/statistics/computer science;
  • Degree-in-progress in Accounting: 15 semester units in accounting and 18 or less credit hours remaining before graduation; or
  • Non-Accounting Degree (with <15 credit hour of accounting courses): 1 year of public accounting experience

Note: may sit for the exam before they graduate, specifically, within 18 credit hours of graduation 2. Additional Requirements To Get CPA License: Education

• 150 semester units from an accredited university or institution

Experience

• 2 years of relevant experience deemed appropriate by the Board
• I emailed Alaska State Board for further clarification on the above but they did not provide me a specific answer. I believe you will need to shown your own experience and ask if this could be deemed qualified.

Ethics Qualifications

• Passing of the CPA Ethics Exam administered by the AICPA.

3. Residency & Age Requirements:

• US citizenship not required
• Alaska residency not required
• Minimum age: none
• SSN is generally required but for those who don’t (e.g. because you don’t live in the US) you can fill out this waiver form

4. Fees:

• First-timers: $723 (4 CPA exam fees) + $150 (initial application fee)

5. Continuing Education Requirement CPE is required for license holders. Contact: Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy Box 110806 Juneau, AK 99811-0806

• Email: license@commerce.state.ak.us
• Phone: 907-465-3811
• Fax: 907-465-2974