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State Meets Licensure Requirements License Title Board/Agency Contact Last Reviewed
Alabama
No

Requires at least 33 upper-level credit hours in accounting; Bethel currently has 24 and would need to add additional credit hours in upper-level accounting courses to meet this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy May 26, 2023
Alaska
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level credits in accounting to meet, which the Bethel curriculum (24) fulfills.

Certified Public Accountant Alaska Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
American Samoa
Yes

Requires at least 12 upper-level accounting-related credit hours which the Bethel curriculum fulfills.

Certified Public Accountant American Samoa Territorial Board of Public Accountancy

Office of the Governor A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building Pago Pago, American Samoa, 96799
May 26, 2023
Arizona
No

Requires at least 30 upper-level accounting credits and 36 accounting credits to meet. Bethel presently has 24 upper-level accounting credits and 31 total accounting credits, so additional credit hours would need to be added to meet this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant Arizona State Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Arkansas
No

Requires at least 30 upper-level accounting credits to meet. Bethel presently has 24 upper-level accounting credits, so additional credit hours would need to be added to meet this requirement. Further mandates candidates to have taken an accounting information systems course.

Certified Public Accountant Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy (ASBPA) May 26, 2023
California
Yes

Requires at least 24 credit hours of accounting-related courses, 24 credit hours in business-related courses, and 10 units of ethics study, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant California Board of Accountancy (CBA) May 26, 2023
Colorado
No

Requires at least 27 upper-level accounting-related credit hours, of which Bethel only has 24. Also mandates 6 hours in auditing (Bethel has 3) and 3 specific ethics-related credit hours.

Certified Public Accountant Colorado State Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Connecticut
No

Requires at least 36 total credit hours in accounting to fulfill the requirement; Bethel presently has a total of 31 credit hours in accounting, so additional accounting-related credit hours would need to be added to meet the criteria for this state.

Certified Public Accountant State Board of Accountancy - Connecticut May 26, 2023
Delaware
Yes

Requires at least 24 credit hours in accounting to fulfill the requirements, which the Bethel curriculum (24) meets.

Certified Public Accountant Delaware State Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
District of Columbia
Yes

Requires at least 24 credit hours in accounting along with 3 credit hours of commercial law to fulfill the requirements, which the Bethel curriculum meets.

Certified Public Accountant Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) District of Columbia Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Florida
No

Requires at least 30 credit hours of upper-level accounting courses to meet the criteria; Bethel curriculum contains 24 upper-level credit hours, so additional credits would need to be added in order to meet the requirements of this state.

Certified Public Accountant Florida Board of Accountancy (FLBOA) May 26, 2023
Georgia
No

Requires at least 30 credit hours of upper-level accounting courses to meet the criteria; Bethel curriculum contains 24 upper-level credit hours, so additional credit hours would need to be added in order to meet the requirements of this state.

Certified Public Accountant Georgia State Board of Accountancy (GSBA) May 26, 2023
Guam
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level credit hours in accounting-related courses, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum (24).

Certified Public Accountant Guam Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Hawaii
Yes

Requires at least 24 credit hours in accounting, 18 of which must be upper-level, to fulfill the requirements, which the Bethel curriculum meets.

Certified Public Accountant Hawaii Board of Public Accountancy May 26, 2023
Idaho
Yes

Requires at least 20 credit hours to be from accounting-related courses, which the Bethel curriculum fulfills.

Certified Public Accountant Idaho State Board of Accountancy (ISBA) May 26, 2023
Illinois
No

Requires 3 hours in a specific business ethics course, which the Bethel curriculum does not fulfill, although recent experience with petition was successful to achieve this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant Illinois Board of Examiners (ILBOE) May 26, 2023
Indiana
Yes

Requires a minimum of 24 semester hours in accounting-related courses and 24 hours in business-related courses, which the Bethel curriculum meets.

Certified Public Accountant Indiana Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Iowa
No

Requires a minimum of 24 semester hours in upper-level accounting courses excluding internships, which the Bethel curriculum does not meet, as 3 of its 24 accounting hours come from the internship course.

Certified Public Accountant Iowa Accountancy Examining Board May 26, 2023
Kansas
No

Requires a minimum of 30 upper-level accounting courses to meet the criteria for this state, of which the Bethel curriculum only contains 24. Also mandates two courses in business law, of which Bethel only has one, as well as an additional upper-level economics course beyond micro and macroeconomics.

Certified Public Accountant Kansas Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Kentucky
Yes

Requires a minimum of 27 credit hours in accounting courses and 39 credit hours in other business courses, which the Bethel curriculum meets.

Certified Public Accountant Kentucky State Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Louisiana
Yes

Requires a minimum of 24 upper-level accounting credits and 24 general business credits to fulfill, which the Bethel curriculum meets.

Certified Public Accountant State Board of Certified Public Accountants of Louisiana May 26, 2023
Maine
Yes

Requires a minimum of 15 credit hours in accounting-related courses, 3 of which must be earned in auditing, which the Bethel curriculum meets.

Certified Public Accountant Maine Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Maryland
No

Requires at least 27 credit hours in accounting, nine of which must be in financial accounting, which the Bethel curriculum fulfills. It also mandates and 3 credit hours in ethics, which the Bethel curriculum likely includes but does not have a specific course.

Certified Public Accountant Maryland State Board of Public Accountancy May 26, 2023
Massachusetts
Yes

Requires at least 30 total credit hours in accounting courses, supplemented by 24 credit hours in related business courses, which the Bethel curriculum meets.

Certified Public Accountant Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy May 26, 2023
Michigan
Yes

Requires at least 3 credit hours in auditing, 21 credit hours in accounting, and 24 credit hours in general business subjects, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) - Accountancy May 26, 2023
Minnesota
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting credits as well as 24 business-related credits, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Minnesota Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Mississippi
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting credits as well as 24 business-related credits, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy May 26, 2023
Missouri
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting credits as well as 27 business-related credits, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Missouri Board of Accountancy (MOSBA) May 26, 2023
Montana
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting credits as well as 24 business-related credits, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Montana Board of Public Accountants May 26, 2023
Nebraska
No

Requires at least 30 upper-level credits in accounting, which are not met by the Bethel curriculum that contains 24 upper-level credits in accounting; additional credits of this nature would need to be added to meet this criterion.

Certified Public Accountant Nebraska Board of Public Accountancy May 26, 2023
Nevada
No

Requires at least 30 upper-level credits in accounting, which are not met by the Bethel curriculum that contains 24 upper-level credits in accounting; additional credits of this nature would need to be added to meet this criterion.

Certified Public Accountant Nevada State Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
New Hampshire
Yes

Requires at least 30 credit hours in accounting as well as 24 credit hours in other business-related courses, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant New Hampshire Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
New Jersey
Yes

Requires at least 24 credit hours in accounting-related courses and 24 credit hours in business-related courses, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant New Jersey State Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
New Mexico
Yes

Requires at least 30 credit hours in accounting (3 of which may be from a business law course), which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant New Mexico Public Accountancy Board May 26, 2023
New York
No

Requires at least 33 credit hours in accounting, which are not fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum that presently contains a total of 31 credits.

Certified Public Accountant New York State Board for Public Accountancy May 26, 2023
North Carolina
Yes

Requires at least 30 credit hours in accounting-related courses and 24 credit hours in general business courses, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners May 26, 2023
North Dakota
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting-related credit hours and 24 business-related credit hours, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant North Dakota State Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting-related credit hours and 24 business-related credit hours, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Accountancy Board

PO Box 504053 Saipan, CNMI 96950 Phone: 671-727-3362 Fax: 671-632-1209 Email: burger@pticom.com
May 26, 2023
Ohio
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting-related credit hours and 24 business-related credit hours, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Accountancy Board of Ohio May 26, 2023
Oklahoma
No

Requires at least 30 upper-level credits in accounting, which are not met by the Bethel curriculum that contains 24 upper-level credits in accounting; additional credits of this nature would need to be added to meet this criterion.

Certified Public Accountant Oklahoma Accountancy Board May 26, 2023
Oregon
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting-related credit hours and 24 business-related credit hours, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Oregon Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Pennsylvania
Yes

Requires at least 24 credit hours in general business-related courses and an additional 12 credit hours in accounting-specific courses, which are met by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Pennsylvania Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Puerto Rico
No

Requires at least 32 accounting-related credit hours, which are not fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum that contains 31; additional credit hours would need to be added to meet this criterion.

Certified Public Accountant Puerto Rico Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Rhode Island
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting-related credit hours and 24 business-related credit hours, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Rhode Island Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
South Carolina
No

Requires at least 36 accounting-related credit hours, which are not met by Bethel's curriculum that contains 31; additional credit hours would need to be added to fulfill this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant South Carolina Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
South Dakota
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting-related credit hours and 24 business-related credit hours, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant South Dakota Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Tennessee
Yes

Requires at least 30 total credit hours in accounting-related courses, 24 credit hours in general business courses, and 24 upper-level credit hours in accounting-related courses, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Tennessee State Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Texas
No

Requires at least 30 upper-level credits in accounting, which are not met by the Bethel curriculum that contains 24 upper-level credits in accounting; additional credits of this nature would need to be added to meet this criterion.

Certified Public Accountant Texas State Board of Public Accountancy May 26, 2023
U.S. Virgin Islands
Yes

Requires the achievement of an accredited accounting baccalaureate degree alongside 150 hours, which Bethel fulfills.

Certified Public Accountant Virgin Islands Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Utah
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level credit hours in accounting-related courses and 30 credit hours in general business courses, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Utah State Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Vermont
Yes

Requires at least 30 credit hours in accounting and business, specifically pertaining to financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and business law, which are fulfilled by Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Vermont Board of Public Accountancy May 26, 2023
Virginia
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting-related credit hours and 24 business-related credit hours, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Virginia Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Washington
Yes

Requires at least 24 (15 upper-level) accounting-related credit hours and 24 business-related credit hours, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Washington State Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
West Virginia
No

Requires at least 30 upper-level credit hours in accounting, which are not fulfilled by the 24 included in the Bethel curriculum. Also mandates the presence of a business ethics course along with six credit hours from audit and/or accounting information systems.

Certified Public Accountant West Virginia Board of Accountancy May 26, 2023
Wisconsin
No

As of June 1, 2021, applicants must complete a specific Accounting Information Systems course to fulfill the AIS requirement, which the Bethel curriculum does not meet.

Certified Public Accountant Wisconsin Accounting Examining Board May 26, 2023
Wyoming
Yes

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting hours, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum (24).

Certified Public Accountant Wyoming Board of Certified Public Accountants May 26, 2023