Minnesota CPA Exam Requirements

Education requirements

Residency requirements
150 Semester Hours Required to Sit for the Exam? No U.S. Citizenship Required: No
Minimum Degree Required: Baccalaureate Applicant must be a resident, employee, OR have office in the state? Yes

Other:

  • 24 semester hours of accounting and 24 hours in business related courses
  • Baccalaureate (accounting concentration)
  • May sit for exam with lessor or no degree if qualifying experience requirements are satisfied
  • 1 year experience plus 150 hours is required to be granted certificate
  • Need 150 hours to be granted certificate but do not need 150 to sit for exam
  • Educational requirements must be completed no later than 150 days after the actual date the candidate took the first exam section.

Other:

Be a resident, be regularly employed, or working in Minnesota within 90 days preceding or following the examination.

Additional Educational Requirements

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Age requirements

Age Minimum: 18

Note: The requirements shown relate specifically to "applying for" and "taking" the exam. Additional requirements may be in effect relating to "certification" and "licensing", Please contact the appropriate state board for "certification" and "licensing" requirements.

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Minnesota CPA exam application process

Minnesota Application Process

  1. Review exam requirements
  2. Submit your exam application, enroll in Becker
  3. Request and forward your transcripts
  4. Pay your exam fees
  5. Schedule your exam

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Exam process links

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Minnesota exam fees

Initial Application Fee: $175
Audit: $226.28
Financial: $214.35
Regulation: $190.50
Business: $178.58
Total: $984.71
Special Fees:
Re-exam registration fee (varying amounts based on number of parts) 		 

All Fees are Non-Refundable

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Minnesota state board contacts

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

Web: www.boa.state.mn.us >>
Phone: 651-296-7938
Fax: 651-282-2644
Email: cpaes-mn@nasba.org

Additional information about the exam/process

Exam Links: AICPA >>
NASBA >>
CPA-Exam.org >>
Become a CPA: http://www.beckercpa.com/become-a-cpa/Become-a-CPA.pdf >>
Exam FAQ's: http://pdfs/NewExamFAQs.pdf >>
“Test Drive” Prometric: http://www.prometric.com/TestDrive/default.htm >>
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Minnesota CPA exam application process

  1. Review exam requirements

    To sit for the CPA exam as a first-time four-part candidate in Minnesota, follow these steps: Before applying for the exam, evaluate your current credentials. You must be a resident of, regularly employed in, or working in the State of Minnesota for the purpose of obtaining qualifying experience, and you will need to meet one of the following four conditions:
    1. Earned a graduate degree in Accounting from a Level Three accredited institution as determined by an accrediting agency listed with the U. S. Department of Education, or
    2. Earned a graduate degree from a Level Two accredited business school or college of business with 24 undergraduate hours, or 15 graduate hours, in Accounting*, or
    3. Earned a bachelor's degree from a Level Two accredited business school or college of business with 24 hours in Accounting* and 24 hours in other business-related or Accounting courses, or
    4. Earned a bachelor's degree, or higher, from a Level One accredited institution with 24 hours of Accounting* at the upper-division (junior/senior), or graduate level.
    5. Educational requirements must be completed no later than 150 calendar days after the actual date the candidate took the first exam section.  A certificate of enrollment form must be submitted.
    *Accounting includes coverage of, but not necessarily separate courses in, financial accounting, auditing, taxation and management accounting.

  2. Submit your exam application, enroll in Becker

    If you meet the educational requirements, submit your application to the CPA Examination Services Minnesota Coordinator in Nashville, Tennessee. The application fee will be $175, the exam fees will total $809.71, and the process may take as long as eight weeks. Your name on the application should exactly match your name on your primary form of identification, which is usually your driver’s license. At this time you should also begin planning your study approach by making inquiries into CPA reviews available in your area. The Becker CPA Review offers classes live, online or self-study to accommodate the needs of all candidates.

  3. Request and forward your transcripts

    Contact any educational institutions attended and request that transcripts be forwarded to CPA Examination Services for their evaluation. If you do not expect any problems in processing your application it is best to make plans to start your review at this time. The Becker CPA Review will significantly increase your chances of passing the exam.

  4. Pay your exam fees

    After receiving the required information, CPA Examination Services will issue your Authorization to Test (ATT) to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). You will receive a Notice to Schedule (NTS) which is good for six months; however, since every third month is non-testing, the NTS covers four testing months.

  5. Schedule your exam

    Your NTS allows you to start scheduling your exams. You can sit for the exam parts in any sequence so you can plan your reviews to coincide with your exam scheduling. The most efficient approach is to sit for two parts in each exam window; however, exam fees paid for parts not taken are not refundable. Exam times are scheduled with Prometric and can be set up online at www.prometric.com/cpa. You can take the exam at a site in Duluth, Edina, Rochester, Woodbury, or any other Prometric location that is convenient to you.

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