State Requirements

West Virginia

Last Updated 10/17/2014

Age Requirement	18
Citizenship Requirement	No
Residency Requirement	Yes
Social Security # Requirement	Yes
Education Requirement for Licensure	150 hours (including B.A.)
Participates in International Examination Program	Yes
Hours in Accounting:	27 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours in specific accounting courses, excluding introductory accounting courses covering the principles of accounting components, including the minimum requirements of 6 hours in financial accounting or intermediate accounting, 6 hours in auditing or accounting information systems with a minimum of 3 hours in auditing, 3 hours in taxation, 3 hours in cost, managerial, governmental or not-for-profit accounting and 9 hours in accounting electives
Exam sitting requirements:	B.A. (120 hours)
Experience Requirements:	1 year general experience gained through the employment in private practice, government, industry, not-for-profit organization, academia or public practice.
Ethics Exam:	No ethics exam