Maryland CPA Requirements

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Getting your Maryland CPA

CPA Exam Requirements


Education Requirements

Credit Requirements: 120 semester units

Minimum Degree: Baccalaureate degree

Additional Requirements: Must complete 27 general semester hours of accounting and a minimum of 21 hours in related subjects, plus 3 hours of ethics. There are two options to complete specific course requirements.

Group 1 - Accounting & Ethics Education: 3 semester hours in each of the following: auditing, cost or managerial accounting, US Federal Income Tax, ethics, and at least 9 hours in financial accounting courses and 9 hours in elective accounting courses

Group 2 - Business-Related Education: 21 undergraduate semester hours in five of the nine subject areas: statistics, economics, corporate or business finance, management, marketing, US business law, business communication, quantitative methods, and computer science/information systems


Residency Requirements

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship is not required

Minimum Age: 18

Additional Requirements: It is not necessary to be a resident, employee, or keep office(s) in the state