Oklahoma CPA requirements
If you’re ready to earn your CPA license, learn about the Oklahoma CPA requirements so you can plan your process and avoid setbacks. While this page provides the information you need, we recommend that you check with the Oklahoma Board of Accountancy for any changes or updates.
Oklahoma CPA license requirements
In addition to passing the CPA Exam, you must fulfill additional requirements for education, experience, residency and ethics.
Education requirements
You must complete 150 credit hours (225 quarter hours) to earn your CPA license, and those hours must include 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) in upper-level accounting coursework, including one course of auditing or assurance.
Experience requirements
You must have one year of full-time employment with a minimum of 2,000 hours providing either services or advice related to accounting, attestation, compilation, management or financial advisory, tax or consulting skills. This requirement can be satisfied through work experience in government, industry, academia or public practice, all of which must be verified by a licensed CPA or an individual approved by the Oklahoma Board of Accountancy.
Ethics requirements
All CPA candidates must score a 90 or above on the AICPA Professional Conduct and Ethics Course.
Residency requirements
You must have a Social Security number and be an Oklahoma resident to apply for your CPA license.
Oklahoma CPA license renewals
CPAs in Oklahoma must renew their licenses every year by the last day of their birth month. The renewal process is open for three months, but your license will be revoked if you have not renewed by midnight on the last day of the month immediately following your birth month.