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Potential Professional Licensure/Certification Program Reporting form. 


PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE DISCLOSURE

Mississippi Licensure

All programs of The University of Southern Mississippi are designed to meet the licensure standards set by the Mississippi Department of Education and prepare students to sit for licensure/certification exams in Mississippi. 

Licensure Requirements Generally 
Licensing boards require more than successful degree completion to obtain a license or certification and laws relating to licensure/certification may change at any time, which may affect the educational requirements for licensure/certification. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

In addition to educational requirements, the licensing boards for each of the states and the  protectorates (American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Virgin Islands) may require applicants to meet other requirements including, but not limited to,  age, citizenship, examinations, clinical hours, criminal background checks, professional experience (which may require years of experience), residency, and specialized courses (not offered as part of any institutional curriculum) (i.e., History of the State, Ethics), etc.

RECOMMENDATION  
If you are considering a program at USM that leads to licensure or certification and you do not live in the State of Mississippi, it is our recommendation that you contact the appropriate state licensing agency in their state or the state where you intend to work

This will allow you to obtain the most up-to-date information about state licensure requirements before beginning any of our licensure/certification programs.

UPDATES
Due to the frequency at which requirements change, data on this page is only accurate as of the date listed below. The information contained on this page was last updated on 7/1/2024.
USM makes every effort to ensure information about educational requirements for licensure/certification are:

  • updated:annually   

AND

  • when changes are discovered If USM discovers that a program no longer meets the licensure/certification requirements of any state or protectorate, this page will be updated. 
     
    LICENSURE
    For all programs marketed or designed as leading to licensure or certification, the following federal regulations must be complied with by institutions of higher education:

For Online Programs

34 CFR 668.14(b)(32)

All programs that lead to licensure/certification must meet the educational requirements in each state and protectorate in which any of their students are located at the time of initial enrollment or in the state in which a student attests they intend to seek employment.  Students cannot be enrolled into programs if the educational requirements are not met unless they are moving to a state in which the requirements are met and execute an attestation confirming their future relocation. 

For Face-to-Face Programs

Regulation- 34 CFR 668.43(a)(5)(v)

All programs that lead to licensure/certification must disclose whether the program meets, does not meet or if a determination cannot be made as to whether the program meets the educational requirements in each state and protectorate. 

Since the program is a face-to-face program, students can be admitted even if the state in which they previously resided is a state in which the program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure/certification. 

Determinations

Determinations made by our subject matter experts (program coordinators) are made based on state licensing board rules and regulations or reciprocity agreements.

SCOPE OF PROGRAM ASSESSMENT

The information provided in the following tables is an assessment of whether the educational program, if successfully completed, meets a state or protectorate’s educational requirements for licensure/certification.
USM's analysis is limited to a determination as to whether their programs meet the educational requirements for licensure. 
Additional requirements are involved in obtaining a license as noted in the Additional Requirements section of this page. 

ROLE OF LICENSING/CERTIFICATION BOARD

Keep in mind that final eligibility determinations as to whether a program meets the educational requirements for licensure are made by the state/protectorate licensing/certification boards.  

ADDITIONAL RESOURCE

See below a link to access a comprehensive list of licensure requirements compiled by the national professional organization of Certified Public Accountants in the United States, The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants:

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Web Page Detailing State Licensure Requirements

APPROPRIATE USE OF DISCLOSURE DATA

To find information about a licensure program, select your program from the table below which contains information that we believe is accurate as of the review date indicated herein. To discuss information listed herein or to obtain current insight beyond the date listed on the page, please contact the program coordinator. 


 

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

 

National Licensing/Certification website

Program webpage

Bulletin

Program Coordinator:  Amber Hatten  by phone 601-266-6109 or by email amber.hattenFREEMississippi

 

SCOPE OF DISCLOSURE

This is a face-to-face program per 34 CFR 668.43(a)(5) and (c), higher education institutions must disclose a lists of all states and protectorates (locations) for which the institution has determined that its curriculum meets or does not meet the location's educational requirements for licensure or certification, as well as a list of those locations for which the institution has not made that determination. 

CPA LICENSE

To sit for the CPA exam, you must have either (1) 150 hours of college credit upon completing an undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting, or (2) have completed the Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) degree. 

DISCLOSURE DATA 

Below, please find a table listing the state and protectorates and indicating what determination if any we have made for this face-to-face program.  

QUESTIONS:

For questions, please contact Ms. Amber Hatten – amber.hatten@usm.edu (601) 266-6109

 

State/

Protectorate

Determination

Determination based on state regulations/ reciprocity

(Explanation)

Board Contact Information
Alabama Cannot Determine  

Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy
P.O. Box 300375
Montgomery, AL 36130-0375

(334)242-5700

https://www.asbpa.alabama.gov/contact.aspx 

https://www.asbpa.alabama.gov/ 

Alaska Cannot Determine  

Alaska Board of Public Accountancy

550 W 7th AVE, STE 1500
Anchorage, AK 99501-3567

(907) 269-8160

https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/cbp/main/Search/ContactForm 

https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofPublicAccountancy/ContinuingEducationRenewalReinstatement.aspx 

Arizona Cannot Determine  

Arizona State Board of Accountancy
100 N. 15th, Suite 165
Phoenix, AZ 85007

(602)-364-0804

https://www.azaccountancy.gov/ 

Arkansas Cannot Determine  

Arkansas State Board of Accountancy
900 W. Capitol, Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501)-682-1520

asbpa@arkansas .gov

http://www.arkansas.gov/asbpa/ 

California Cannot Determine  

California Board of Accountancy
2450 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95833

(916)-263-3680

examinfo@cba.ca.gov 

https://www.dca.ca.gov/cba/index.shtml  

Colorado No

State regulations-

3 hour additional ethics requirement needed

Colorado State Board of Accountancy
Division of Professions and Occupations
1560 Broadway Suite 1350 
Denver, CO 80202

(303)-894-7800

dora_accountancyboard@state.co.us  

https://dpo.colorado.gov/Accountancy  

Connecticut Cannot Determine  

Connecticut State Board of Accountancy

30 Trinity Street Hartford, CT 06106 

(860)-713-6000

DCP.LicenseCPA@ct.gov 

https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Occupational-and-Professional-Division/Occupational--Profess/Certified-Public-Accountants  

Delaware Cannot Determine  

Cannon Building, Suite 203
861 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19904

(302)-744-4500

customerservice.dpr@state.de.us  

https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/accountancy/  

District of Columbia (D.C.) Cannot Determine  

District of Columbia Board of Accountancy
1100 4th Street, SW
Fifth Floor, E500
Washington, DC 20024


 202-442-4320


Kevin.cyrus@dc.gov 


https://dcra.dc.gov/accountancy  

Florida Cannot Determine  

Florida Board of Accountancy
Division of Certified Public Accounting
240 NW 76 Drive, Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32607

(352)-333-2505

Roger.scarborough@myfloridalicense.com 

http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/certified-public-accounting/  

Georgia Yes State regulations

Georgia Board of Accountancy
200 Piedmont Avenue SE
Suite 1604, West Tower
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-9010

(404)-463-0365

GSBA@sao.ga.gov  

https://gsba.georgia.gov/  

Hawaii Cannot Determine  

Hawaii Board of Public Accountancy
Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
PO Box 3469
335 Merchant Street (96813)
Honolulu, HI 96801-3469

(808)-586-2696

accountancy@dcca.hawaii.gov 

http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/accountancy/  

Idaho Cannot Determine  

Idaho State Board of Accountancy
11351 W Chinden, Building #6
Boise, ID  83714

(208)-334-2490

isba@isba.idaho.gov  

https://isba.idaho.gov/ISBAPortal/  

Illinois Cannot Determine  

Illinois Board of Examiners
1120 E. Diehl Road, Suite 107
Naperville, IL 60563

(815)-753-8900

help@ilboe.org 

https://www.ilboe.org/  

Indiana Cannot Determine  

Indiana Board of Accountancy
Indiana Government Center S.
402 West Washington Street,
Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2246

(317)-234-8800

pla14@pla.in.gov  

https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/indiana-board-of-accountancy/  

Iowa Cannot Determine  

Iowa Accountancy Examining Board
200 E. Grand, Ste. 350
Des Moines, IA 50309


(515)-725-9022

AccountancyBoard@iowa.gov 

https://plb.iowa.gov/board/accountants  

Kansas Cannot Determine  

Kansas Board of Accountancy
Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson, Suite 556
Topeka, KS 66612-1239


 (785)-296-2162


ksboa@ks.gov 


https://ksboa.kansas.gov/  

Kentucky Cannot Determine  

Kentucky Board of Accountancy
332 West Broadway, Suite 310
Louisville, KY 40202-2115


(502)-595-3037


cpa@ky.gov 


https://cpa.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx  

Louisiana Yes State regulations

State Board of CPAs of Louisiana
601 Poydras Street, Suite 1770
New Orleans, LA 70130

 (504)-566-1244

sitemaster@cpaboard.state.la.us 

http://cpaboard.state.la.us/  

Maine Cannot Determine  

Maine Board of Accountancy
Dept. of Professional and Financial Regulation
Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333


(207)-624-8603


accountancy.board@maine.gov 

https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/accountancy  

Maryland Cannot Determine  

Maryland Board of Public Accountancy
500 N. Calvert Street, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202-3651


(410)-230-6258


DLOPLPublicAccountancy-DLLR@maryland.gov 


http://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/cpa/  

Massachusetts Cannot Determine  

Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy
1000 Washington St., Suite 710
Boston, MA 02118-6100

(617)-701-8635

accountingboard@mass.gov 


https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-public-accountancy  

Michigan Cannot Determine  

Michigan State Board of Accountancy
Bureau of Professional Licensing (BPL)
Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909


(517)-241-0199


bplhelp@michigan.gov 


https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600_72602_72731_72855---,00.html  

Minnesota Cannot Determine  

Minnesota State Board of Accountancy
85 East 7th Place, Suite 125  
St. Paul, MN 55101


(651)-296-7938


boa@state.mn.us 


http://www.boa.state.mn.us/  

Mississippi Yes State regulations

Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy
5 Old River Place, Suite 104
Jackson, MS 39202-3449


(601)-354-7320


executivedirector@msbpa.ms.gov 


https://www.msbpa.ms.gov/  

Missouri Cannot Determine  

Missouri State Board of Public Accountancy
PO Box 613
Jefferson City, MO 65102


(573)-751-0012


mosba@pr.mo.gov 


https://pr.mo.gov/accountancy.asp  

Montana Cannot Determine  

Montana Board of Public Accountants
301 S Park
Helena, MT 59601


(406)-841-6880


dlibsdpac@mt.gov 


https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/public-accountants/  

Nebraska Cannot Determine  

Nebraska State Board of Public Accountancy
PO Box 94725
Lincoln, NE 68509-4725


(402)-471-3595


Dan.Sweetwood@Nebraska.gov 


https://nbpa.nebraska.gov/  

Nevada Cannot Determine  

Nevada State Board of Accountancy
1325 Airmotive Way
Suite 220
Reno, NV 89502


(775)-786-0231


cpa@nvaccountancy.com 


https://www.nvaccountancy.com/  

New Hampshire Cannot Determine  

New Hampshire Board of Accountancy
Office of Professional Licensure & Certification
7 Eagle Square
Concord, NH 03301


(603)-271-2152


Accountancy@oplc.nh.gov 


https://www.oplc.nh.gov/accountancy/index.htm  

New Jersey Cannot Determine  

New Jersey State Board of Accountancy
124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
PO Box 45000
Newark, NJ 07101


 (973)-504-6380


accountancy@dca.lps.state.nj.us 


https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/acc/Pages/applications.aspx  

New Mexico Cannot Determine  

New Mexico Public Accountancy Board
5500 San Antonio Dr. NE, Suite A
Albuquerque, NM 87109


(505)-222-9850


accountancy.board@state.nm.us 


http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Accountancy.aspx  

New York Cannot Determine  

New York State Board for Public Accountancy
State Education Department Division of Professional Licensing Services
89 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor, East Mezzanine
Albany, NY 12234-1000


(518)-474-3817 ext. 160


cpabd@nysed.gov 


http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/cpa/  

North Carolina Cannot Determine  

North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners
1101 Oberlin Road, Suite 104
PO Box 12827Raleigh, NC 27605-2827


(919)-733-4222


communications@nccpaboard.gov 


https://nccpaboard.gov/ 

North Dakota Cannot Determine  

North Dakota State Board of CPA Examiners
215 N 3rd Street, STE 202
Grand Forks, ND 58203


(800)-532-5904


pdemaster@nd.gov 


https://www.ndsba.nd.gov/  

Ohio Cannot Determine  

Accountancy Board of Ohio
77 South High Street, 18th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6108


(614)-466-4135


john.e.patterson@acc.ohio.gov 


https://www.acc.ohio.gov/  

Oklahoma Cannot Determine  

Oklahoma Accountancy Board
201 NW 63rd Street, Suite 210
Oklahoma City, OK 73116


(405)-521-2397


rross@oab.ok.gov 


https://www.ok.gov/oab_web/  

Oregon Cannot Determine  

Oregon Board of Accountancy
200 Hawthorne Ave SE, Suite D450
Salem, OR 97301-5289


(503)-378-4181


boa.info@oregon.gov 


https://www.oregon.gov/BOA/Pages/Home.aspx  

Pennsylvania Cannot Determine  

Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy
2601 North Third Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110


1-(717)-783-1404


st-accountancy@pa.gov 


https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Accountancy/Pages/default.aspx#.VOTI5i6QfT8  

Rhode Island Cannot Determine  

Rhode Island Board of Accountancy
560 Jefferson Blvd, Suite 100
Warwick, RI 02886

(401)-889-5446


dawne.broadfield@dbr.ri.gov 


https://dbr.ri.gov/divisions/accountancy/  

South Carolina Cannot Determine  

South Carolina Board of Accountancy
110 Centerview Drive-Kingstree
Building 29210
PO Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211-1329

(803)-896-4770


Contact.Accountancy@llr.sc.gov 


https://llr.sc.gov/acct/  

South Dakota Cannot Determine  

South Dakota Board of Accountancy
301 East 14th Street, Suite 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57104

(605)-367-5770


nicole.kasin@state.sd.us 


https://dlr.sd.gov/accountancy/default.aspx 

Tennessee Yes State regulations

Tennessee State Board of Accountancy
500 James Robertson Parkway
Davy Crockett Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-1141


(615)-741-2550


accountancy.board@tn.gov 


https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/accountancy.html 

Texas Cannot Determine  

Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
505 E. Huntland Dr, Suite 380
Austin, TX 78752-3757


(512)-305-7800


exam@tsbpa.texas.gov 


https://www.tsbpa.texas.gov/  

Utah Cannot Determine  

Utah Board of Accountancy
PO Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741


(801)-530-6628


janajohansen@utah.gov 


https://dopl.utah.gov/licensing/accountancy.html  

Vermont Cannot Determine  

Vermont Board of Public Accountancy
Vermont Secretary of State, Office of Professional Regulation
89 Main Street, 3rd Floor


Montpelier, VT 05620-3402


(802)-828-1505


SOS.OPRLicensing2@Vermont.gov 


https://sos.vermont.gov/accountancy/board-meetings-members/  

Virginia Cannot Determine  

Virginia Board of Accountancy
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 402
Henrico, VA 23233


(804)-367-8505


boa@boa.virginia.gov


https://boa.virginia.gov/  

Washington Cannot Determine  

Washington State Board of Accountancy
PO Box 9131
Olympia, WA 98507


(360)-753-2586


ustomerservice@acb.wa.gov 


https://acb.wa.gov/ 

West Virginia Cannot Determine  

West Virginia Board of Accountancy
405 Capitol Street, Suite 908
Charleston,  WV 25301-1744


(304)-558-3557


wvboa@wv.gov


https://www.boa.wv.gov/  

Wisconsin Cannot Determine  

Wisconsin Accounting Examining Board
4822 Madison Yards Way
Madison, WI 53705


(608)-266-2112


brad.wojciechowski@wisconsin.gov 


https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/Accounting/Default.aspx  

Wyoming Cannot Determine  

Wyoming Board of Certified Public Accountants
325 West 18th Street, Suite 4 
Cheyenne, WY 82002


 (307)-777-7551


wycpaboard@wyo.gov 


https://sites.google.com/a/wyo.gov/wyoming-cpa/  

American Samoa






Cannot Determine  

American Samoa Territorial Board of Public Accountancy Office of the Governor A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building Pago Pago, American Samoa, 96799

(684)-633-4116 


info@go.as.gov 


https://nasba.org/blog/2016/05/16/Samoa-now-nasbas-56th-member/  

Federated States of Micronesia Cannot Determine  

 

Guam Cannot Determine  

Guam Board of Accountancy
335 S. Marine Corps Drive
Suite 101
Tamuning, GU 96913


(671)-647-0813


execdir@guamboa.org  


http://www.guamboa.org/  

Northern Mariana Islands Cannot Determine  

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
PO Box 504053
Saipan, CNMI 96950


(671)-727-3362


burger@pticom.com 


https://nasba.org/licensure/nasbalicensing/cnmi/  

Republic of Palau Cannot Determine  

Office of the Public Auditor
P.O. Box 850
Koror, Palau 96940


(680)-488-2889 ext. 5687


admin@palauopa.org 


http://www.palauopa.org/boa.html  

Puerto Rico Cannot Determine  

Puerto Rico Board of Accountancy
Box 9023271
Old San Juan Station
San Juan, PR 00902-3271


 (615)-564-2128


ecolon@nasba.org 


https://www.estado.pr.gov/en/authorized-public-accountants/  

Virgin Islands Cannot Determine  

Virgin Island Board of Public Accountancy
Dept. of Licensing & Consumer Affairs
Office of Boards and Commissions/VI Board of Public Accountancy
3000 Golden Rock Shopping Center, Ste. 9
Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820


(340)-713-3522


nathalie.hodge@dlca.vi.gov 


https://dlca.vi.gov/pdf/UAALegislationpass.pdf  


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