How to Become a CPA in Alaska 2026

To sit for the CPA exam in Alaska, first-time Alaska applicants must be of good moral character, at least 18, and meet one of several routes, including a completed bachelor’s degree with accounting/business-related coursework, being within 18 semester hours of completing a bachelor’s degree with 15 accounting hours, or having a bachelor’s degree plus one year of public accounting experience under a CPA.

Sign up for an Okta account through NASBA’s dashboard, then access CPA Portal to submit your Alaska CPA Exam application, payments, exam-section applications, Notice to Schedule documents, and score notices.

Alaska’s fees include a $121.00 education evaluation application fee, a $109.00 exam application fee, and a $262.64 exam section fee. The four exam-section fees total $1,050.56 before application/evaluation fees.

You would need to have your college or university send your official transcripts through mail at:

Alaska Coordinator
CPA Examination Services
PO Box 198469
Nashville, Tennessee 37219-8469

Or email it to etranscript@nasba.org

Click here to see a breakdown of the Alaska CPA exam costs.

Once your application has been approved, you can select the CPA exam that you want to take and pay the necessary fees using NASBA’s CPA Central website. Once you receive the Notice to Schedule (NTS), you may visit Prometric to schedule your exam/s.

The CPA exam consists of the three core sections and candidates would need to select one of the three discipline to demonstrate deeper skills and knowledge, allowing candidates to choose a specialization. There is no set order in which the exam portions must be completed.

Alaska candidates must pass all four CPA Exam sections within a rolling 30-month period beginning on the score-release date of the first passed section. Credit for a passed section remains valid for 30 months.

The candidate must also meet the Alaska CPA ethics exam requirements by passing the Professional Ethics: The AICPA’s Comprehensive Course for Licensure. Active Alaska CPAs must complete at least 4 hours of ethics CPE during each biennial licensing period.

To meet the Alaska CPA experience requirements, candidates must have two years in a public accountancy firm and three years in a private or government firm.

Effective January 1, 2026, Alaska no longer requires 150 semester hours for CPA licensure. Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree or equivalent, an accounting concentration or equivalent, and two years of accounting experience satisfactory to the Board.

Alaska CPA licenses expire on December 31 of odd-numbered years. Active licensees must complete at least 80 CPE hours during the two-year licensing period, including at least 20 hours each year and at least 4 hours of ethics. For licensing periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026, no more than 12 CPE hours may be earned in a single day.

To maintain your CPA license in Indiana, you will need to renew your license every two years. All licenses expire on December 31 of odd-numbered years regardless of when first issued.