New Jersey
State & Territory Requirements
Requirements
Age Requirement | 18 |
Citizenship Requirement | No |
Residency Requirement | No |
Social Security # Requirement | Yes |
Education Requirement for Licensure | Complete all of the following: A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, at least 150 semester hours of general college level credit, at least 24 semester hours in accounting courses, and at least 24 semester hours in general business courses |
Participates in International Examination Program | No |
Hours in Accounting: | At least 24 semester hours |
Exam sitting requirements: | As of July 1, 2017, complete all of the following: A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, at least 120 semester hours of general college level credit, at least 24 semester hours in accounting courses, and at least 24 semester hours in general business courses |
Experience Requirements: | 1 year of experience in the practice of public accounting or its equivalent, under the direction of a licensee, that includes evidence of intensive and diversified experience in auditing or accounting. |
Ethics Exam: | Complete a four-credit course on New Jersey Law and Ethics |
New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants
Susan Dyer
973-226-4494
105 Eisenhower Parkway
Suite 300
Roseland, NJ
07068
Email:
sdyer@njscpa.org
kcondurso@njcpa.org
Notes:

New Jersey State Board of Accountancy
973-504-6380
124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 45000
Newark, NJ
07101
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