Wyoming CPA Requirements

Wyoming State Requirements & Education Options

General Requirement

Applicant must be a resident of Wyoming or have a place of business in Wyoming or, as an employee, be regularly employed in Wyoming.

Applicant must have attained the age of majority in Wyoming.

Applicant must provide documentation of lawful presence in the United States.

Education Requirement

Option 1 for Applicants who passed the CPA Examination Prior to January 1, 2012. Applicant must have completed a baccalaureate degree with at least 24 semester hours of upper division or graduate level accounting courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation and management accounting and at least 24 semester hours of business courses (other than accounting) at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Option 2 for Applicants who passed CPA Examination after January 1, 2012. Applicant must have 150 semester hours of education including a baccalaureate degree with a concentration in accounting with a minimum of 24 semester hours in upper division accounting course and 24 semester hours in business courses.

Transcripts that document a graduate degree with a concentration in accounting from a program that is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business is considered equivalent to Wyoming’s educational requirements.

College courses must be taken through institutions of higher learning that are accredited with certain agencies.