Wyoming CPA Requirements

Wyoming Requirements & Education Options

General Requirement

Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

Residency Requirement: Wyoming residency is required to apply for licensure. But U.S. citizenship is not required. 

An examination candidate who passes all sections of the CPA Exam must meet Wyoming’s education and experience requirements before applying for licensure.

Education Requirement

CPA Exam candidates in Wyoming must complete at least 120 semester hours of college education, including a baccalaureate or higher degree conferred by a college or university acceptable to the Wyoming Board of Certified Public Accountants. The education must include a concentration in accounting or its equivalent as determined by the Board.

A concentration in accounting requires completion of at least 24 semester hours of upper-level accounting courses beyond the introductory level. The accounting coursework must include coverage of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and managerial or cost accounting.

In addition to accounting coursework, applicants must complete at least 24 semester hours of business-related courses in subjects other than accounting. Acceptable subjects may include areas such as economics, finance, management, marketing, business law, and other business disciplines approved by the Board.

To obtain a CPA license in Wyoming, an applicant must complete 150 total semester hours of college education, including the required accounting and business coursework described above. Applicants must also fulfill applicable work experience requirements as established by the Board.

Official transcripts must be submitted directly from each college or university attended. If education was completed outside the United States, a foreign credential evaluation from a Board-approved evaluation service must be submitted to determine U.S. equivalency of semester hours and coursework.

An applicant who is within a specified timeframe of completing the required education may qualify to sit for the CPA Exam by submitting appropriate documentation, as determined by the Board.

A transcript from a post-secondary educational institution located outside the United States shall be certified by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy’s (NASBA) International Evaluation Service (NIES) or a credentialing agency that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc.