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

Requires at least 24 credits in accounting to meet, which the Bethel curriculum does not meet said requirement. Bethel currently has 20 upper-level accounting credits and would need to add additional credit hours in upper-level accounting courses to meet this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant Alaska Board of Accountancy Sep 26, 2025
American Samoa
Yes

Requires the achievement of an accredited accounting baccalaureate degree alongside 150 hours, with 12 upper-level accounting credits, which Bethel 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
Sep 28, 2025
Arizona
No

Bethel's degree does not meet the requirement. Arizona requires 36 semester hours of non duplicative accounting courses of which 30 semester hours must be upper level, but Bethel only offers 20 upper level accounting courses.

Certified Public Accountant Arizona State Board of Accountancy Sep 26, 2025
Arkansas
No

Requires at least 30 upper-level accounting credits and 36 business credits to meet. Bethel presently has 20 upper-level accounting credits, so additional credit hours would need to be added to meet this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy (ASBPA) Sep 26, 2025
California
No

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting credits to meet. Bethel presently has 20 upper-level accounting credits, so additional credit hours would need to be added to meet this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant California Board of Accountancy (CBA) Sep 26, 2025
Colorado
Yes

Requires at least 27 credit hours of accounting-related courses, 20 of which should be upper level, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Colorado State Board of Accountancy Sep 26, 2025
Connecticut
No

Requires at least 36 accounting credit hours, of which Bethel only has fails to meet. Additional credit hours would need to be added to meet this requirem.

Certified Public Accountant State Board of Accountancy - Connecticut Sep 26, 2025
Delaware
Yes

Requires at least 24 total credit hours in accounting to fulfill the requirement; Bethel presently meets this criterium.

Certified Public Accountant Delaware State Board of Accountancy Sep 26, 2025
District of Columbia
Yes

Requires 24 credit hours of accounting courses including accounting principles, intermediate accounting, cost accounting, tax, auditing, advanced accounting, accounting information systems, and law as possibilities along with 150 credit hours in total. Bethel meets those requirements.

Certified Public Accountant Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection - District of Columbia Board of Accountancy Sep 26, 2025
Federated States of Micronesia
No

Requires at least 24 upper-level credits in accounting, which are not met by the Bethel curriculum that contains 20 upper-level credits in accounting; additional credits of this nature would need to be added to meet this criterion.

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N/A
Sep 28, 2025
Florida
No

Requires at least 30 upper level accounting credit hours in accounting which the Bethel curriculum fails to meet. Additionally, requires 3 credit hours of commercial law to fulfill the requirements, Bethel includes 2 credits of business law.

Certified Public Accountant Florida Board of Accountancy (FLBOA) Sep 26, 2025
Georgia
No

Requires at least 30 upper level accounting credit hours in accounting which the Bethel curriculum fails to meet. Additional upper level accounting courses would need to be added to fulfill this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant Georgia State Board of Accountancy (GSBA) Sep 27, 2025
Guam
Yes

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

Certified Public Accountant Guam Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Hawaii
No

Requires at least 36 credit hours of accounting courses, 18 of which are to be graduate level to meet the criteria; Bethel curriculum contains 20 upper-level credit hours. Bethel curriculum needs to provide more lower level accounting courses, because they do not hit the 36 credit accounting requirements.

Certified Public Accountant Hawaii Board of Public Accountancy Sep 27, 2025
Idaho
Yes

Requires at least 20 credit hours of upper-level accounting courses to meet the criteria; Bethel cirriculum provides enough courses to complete this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant Idaho State Board of Accountancy (ISBA) Sep 28, 2025
Illinois
No

Requires at least 30 credit hours in accounting-related courses, which are not fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum which includes 26 accounting related credit courses.

Certified Public Accountant Illinois Board of Examiners (ILBOE) and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Public Accountancy Section Note: There are two boards, one for exam and one for licensing with split powers/duties. Sep 28, 2025
Indiana
Yes

Requires at least 24 credit hours in accounting, and 24 credits in business administration, which the Bethel curriculum meets.

Certified Public Accountant Indiana Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Iowa
Yes

Requires at least 24 business administrative credits and 24 credit hours to be from accounting-related courses, which the Bethel curriculum fulfills.

Certified Public Accountant Iowa Accountancy Examining Board Sep 28, 2025
Kansas
No

Requires 30 credits in accounting-related courses, which the Bethel curriculum does not fulfill. Also requires an accounting computer systems beyond an introductory course, which Bethel does not offer.

Certified Public Accountant Kansas Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Kentucky
No

Is met through 150 semester credits, at least 27 of which are in accounting, so Bethel has 26 and would need to add additional accounting related courses to fulfill this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant Kentucky State Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Louisiana
Yes

Requires a minimum of 24 semester hours in accounting courses and 24 hours in business related courses, which Bethel offers, thereby fulfilling this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant State Board of Certified Public Accountants of Louisiana Sep 28, 2025
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 Sep 28, 2025
Maryland
No

Requires 3 credit hours of managerial/cost accounting of which Bethel has 2 credit hours along with not having an ethics class. Bethel's curriculum currently does not fill requirements.

Certified Public Accountant Maryland State Board of Public Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Massachusetts
No

Requires 27 graduate accounting credits or 30 undergraduate accounting credits, which Bethel does not provide, only 26 accounting. Bethel needs additional specific undergraduate accounting credits to meet this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Michigan
Yes

Requires a minimum of 24 credit hours in accounting-related courses, 3 of which must be earned in auditing, which the Bethel curriculum meets.

Certified Public Accountant Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) - Michigan State Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Minnesota
Yes

Based on the secondary accreditation, 24 semester hours of intermediate, advance, or graduate-level courses which can be suplemented by business-related subjects as well. Bethel covers this criteria by including more than one of these business-related subjects to meet the 24 semester hour requirement. (Tax, Economics, Finance, Information Systems)

Certified Public Accountant Minnesota Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Mississippi
No

Requires 48 total business credits, with 24 upper division accouting specific. A 3 credit "accounting information systems" course is required, which Bethel does not offer, thereby not fulfilling requirements.

Certified Public Accountant Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Missouri
Yes

Requires at least 3 credit hours in auditing, 18 credit hours in accounting, and 27 credit hours in general business subjects, which are fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Missouri Board of Accountancy (MOSBA) Sep 28, 2025
Montana
No

Bethel's curriculum currently does not have an above introductory-level class in managerial accounting and therefore does not cover requirements.

Certified Public Accountant Montana Board of Public Accountants Sep 28, 2025
Nebraska
No

Requires 30 upper level accounting credits, and 30 credits in general business courses. An accounting information systems class is required, which Bethel does not offer, so additional courses would be required.

Certified Public Accountant Nebraska Board of Public Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Nevada
No

Requires at least 24 upper division accounting credits along with 24 other business-related credits which Bethel meets. A 3 credit Business Law course is required, which Bethel only offers a 2 credit Business Law class, so this requirement is not met.

Certified Public Accountant Nevada State Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
New Hampshire
No

30 credit hours in upper level accounting courses is required. Bethel offers 22 upper level courses, so does not meet this requirement.

Certified Public Accountant New Hampshire Board of Accountancy Sep 26, 2025
New Jersey
Yes

Requires 24 semester hours in accounting, as well as 24 semester hours in business courses. Bethel offers adequate courses, so these requirements are met.

Certified Public Accountant New Jersey State Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
New Mexico
No

Requires at least 30 credits in accounting, 3 of which may be from a Business Law course. Bethel has a Business Law course worth 2 credits, so that gives 28 credits in accounting and law. Additional credits of this nature would need to be added to meet this criterion.

Certified Public Accountant New Mexico Public Accountancy Board Sep 28, 2025
New York
No

Requires at least 33 credit hours in accounting as well as 24 credit hours in other business-related courses. Bethel only offers 26 accounting credits, so this requirement is not met.

Certified Public Accountant New York State Board for Public Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
North Carolina
No

Requires at least 30 credit hours in accounting-related courses and 20 of those credit hours in upper level accounting courses. We offer 26 accounting and 2 business law so only 28 total. Upper division we do 20.

Certified Public Accountant North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners Sep 26, 2025
North Dakota
Yes

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

Certified Public Accountant North Dakota State Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
Yes

Requires 24 credit hours of accounting including courses Bethel's curriculumn covers along with 24 other business credits. Bethel meets these criteria.

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
Sep 28, 2025
Ohio
Yes

Requires at least 24 credit hours in accounting and 24 credit hours in business, which is fulfilled by the Bethel cirriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Accountancy Board of Ohio Sep 28, 2025
Oklahoma
No

Requires at least 24 credit hours in upper-level accounting courses and 9 credit hours in general business courses, Bethel only offers 20 upper level accounting courses, so additional courses would be required to meet this criterium.

Certified Public Accountant Oklahoma Accountancy Board Sep 28, 2025
Oregon
No

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting-related credit hours and 24 business-related credit hours, which are not fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum (20 upper-level credits in accounting).

Certified Public Accountant Oregon Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Pennsylvania
Yes

Requires at least 24 credit hours in accounting and auditing, business law, finance or tax subjects, which are met by the Bethel curriculum.

Certified Public Accountant Pennsylvania Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Puerto Rico
No

Requires at least 32 accounting-related credit hours and 32 business-related credit hours, which are not fulfilled by the Bethel curriculum. Additional courses would be required.

Certified Public Accountant Puerto Rico Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Republic of Palau
Yes

Requires 150 credit hours of college education, with an accounting concentration.

Certified Public Accountant Palau Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Republic of the Marshall Islands N/A - No None found None found

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Sep 28, 2025
Rhode Island
No

Requires at least 24 accounting-related credit hours and 24 business-related credit hours, with 3 hours being from a Business Law course. Bethel offers a 2 credit Business Law course, so additional courses would be required.

Certified Public Accountant Rhode Island Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
South Carolina
No

Requires at least 24 upper-level credits in accounting, which are not met by the Bethel curriculum that contains 20 upper-level credits in accounting; additional credits of this nature would need to be added to meet this criterion.

Certified Public Accountant South Carolina Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
South Dakota
No

Requires at least 24 upper-level accounting-related credit hours and 24 business-related credit hours. Bethel has 20 upper-level accounting credits.

Certified Public Accountant South Dakota Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Tennessee
No

Requires at least 24 upper-level credit hours in accounting, which is not met by the Bethel curriculum, as it only offers 20 upper-level accounting courses.

Certified Public Accountant Tennessee State Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Texas
No

Requires at least 21 upper-level accounting-related credit hours and 24 business-related credit hours, we only have 20 upper division.

Certified Public Accountant Texas State Board of Public Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
U.S. Virgin Islands
Yes

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

Certified Public Accountant Virgin Islands Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Utah
No

24 upper-level accounting credits are required, which is not met by Bethel because Bethel offers 20 upper-level accounting credits.

Certified Public Accountant Utah State Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Vermont
No

30 credit hours in accounting is required, with three credits of business law completed. Bethel fails to meet this requirement because only 2 units of business law is offered.

Certified Public Accountant Vermont Board of Public Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Virginia
Yes

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

Certified Public Accountant Virginia Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Washington
Yes

Requires at least 24 accounting-related credit hours, 15 of which are to be upper-level, as well as 24 business credits; Bethel curriculum meets both of these requirements.

Certified Public Accountant Washington State Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
West Virginia
No

Requires 30 credits in accounting-related courses, with 3 credits in ethics and 3 credits in a Business Law course, which Bethel does not fulfill. Bethel offers a 2 credit Business Law course, but no ethics course, so additional courses are required.

Certified Public Accountant West Virginia Board of Accountancy Sep 28, 2025
Wisconsin
No

Requires at least 24 credits in accounting-related courses, 15 of which upper-level, as well as 24 credits in business-related courses. An "accounting information systems" course is required, which is not offered by Bethel, so this requirement is not met.

Certified Public Accountant Wisconsin Accounting Examining Board Sep 28, 2025
Wyoming
No

Requires at least 24 upper-level credits in accounting, which are not met by the Bethel curriculum that contains 20 upper-level credits in accounting; additional credits of this nature would need to be added to meet this criterion.

Certified Public Accountant Wyoming Board of Certified Public Accountants Sep 28, 2025