How to Become a CPA in Connecticut 2026

Applicants who wish to be eligible to take the CPA exam will first need to pass the Connecticut CPA education requirements. An applicant must have a baccalaureate degree with at least 46 semester hours in the study of accounting and related subjects which should also include but is not limited to 24 semester hours in accounting and at least one of each in a business law course, an economics course and one finance course.


However, to apply for a license, applicants are expected to have completed 150 semester hours with 36 semester hours in accounting, 30 semester hours in economics or business courses other than accounting and 60 semester hours in general education.

When you’ve met the education requirements, sign up for an Okta account through NASBA’s dashboard, then access CPA Portal to submit your Connecticut CPA Exam application, payments, exam-section applications, Notice to Schedule documents, and score notices.

Have all your official transcripts sent directly from your college or university to:

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

If your school offers official electronic transcripts, they may be emailed to etranscript@nasba.org.

Connecticut’s current NASBA fees include a $96.00 education evaluation application fee, a $96.00 exam application fee, and a $262.64 exam section fee.

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

Wait for your application to be approved and once accepted, NASBA will email or mail you the Notice to Schedule (NTS). Upon receiving the NTS, schedule your exam online through Prometric.

Only apply for an exam section when you are ready to take it within the next six months. The Notice to Schedule is valid for a limited time, and fees are forfeited if you do not test within that window.

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.

Connecticut 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.

To meet the Connecticut CPA experience requirements, Connecticut’s experience requirement depends on the pathway.

Connecticut DCP now says experience must be no more than 10 years old when the full application is submitted. Candidates need two years of experience if they have a bachelor’s degree with accounting concentration, or one year if they have either a bachelor’s degree with accounting concentration plus 30 additional semester hours or a post-bachelor’s degree.

Experience must be verified through the Board’s required form by a qualified supervising CPA, certain HR personnel under the direction of a qualified supervising CPA, or the Connecticut Auditor of Public Accounts in limited circumstances.

As part of the license application, candidates must also meet the Connecticut CPA ethics exam requirements by completing the AICPA Professional Ethics for CPAs self-study Comprehensive Course for Certification. In completing the course, applicants must score 90 or higher. Visit CTCPA for more details.

Effective October 1, 2025, Connecticut recognizes three CPA certification pathways: a post-baccalaureate degree plus one year of general experience; a bachelor’s degree plus 30 additional credit hours plus one year of general experience; or a bachelor’s degree plus two years of general experience. All pathways require passing the CPA Exam.

Connecticut applicants will need to apply for their licenses online. Applicants will have to submit their education transcripts, experience form and ethics course completion upon applying for said license.

License holders are required to have 40 hours of CPE which is to be completed every fiscal year from July 1 through June 30 and must be reported to the board by December 31st of every year as part of the renewal process. It is the CPA’s responsibility to maintain CPE records and these should be kept for at least three years for future audit purposes by the board.

CPA licenses in Connecticut are to be renewed annually as they expire on December 31st of each year. To be able to renew a CPA license, all license holders will have to undergo Continuing Professional Education (CPE). A renewal notice will be sent approximately 30 to 45 days prior to the expiration date of each license.

Connecticut CPA licenses and registrations renew annually and expire on December 31. Current renewal fees are $565 for a CPA license, $40 for a CPA registration, and $150 for a firm permit.