How to Become a CPA in Kansas 2026

To meet the Kansas requirements to sit for the CPA exam, the Kansas CPA education requirements must be attained first. For Kansas applicants, candidates in Kansas must be of good moral character and hold a baccalaureate or higher degree with an accounting concentration.

42 semester hours in business/general education, 11 hours in written and oral communication, a data analytics course, and 30 semester hours in accounting theory and practice.

After completing the educational requirements for the CPA exam, sign up for an Okta account through NASBA’s dashboard, then access CPA Portal to submit your Kansas CPA Exam application, payments, exam-section applications, notice to schedule documents, and score notices.

The NASBA fees for Kansas include a $96.00 education evaluation application fee, a $96.00 exam application fee, and a $262.64 exam section fee. The four exam-section fees total $1,050.56 before application/evaluation fees.

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

Allow enough time for your application to be reviewed and accepted. Receive the Scheduling Notice (NTS). The NTS will be delivered to you via the type of notification you have chosen. If you choose email, the NTS would be delivered from cbtnts@nasba.org.

Candidates should apply for an exam section only if they are ready to take it, because the Notice to Schedule is valid for a limited time and fees are lost if the candidate does not take the section within that window.

Once candidates have met the academic requirements and proven residency, they can apply for the exam on the NASBA website.

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.

You 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.

To meet the Kansas CPA experience requirements, Kansas requires at least one year of qualifying experience, consisting of full- or part-time employment over no less than one year and no more than three years, with at least 2,000 hours involving attest or nonattest skills.

The candidate must also meet the Kansas CPA ethics exam requirements by passing the Professional Ethics: The AICPA’s Comprehensive Course For Licensure. Candidates must complete the self-study course and exam with a score of 90 percent or above. The AICPA ethics course and take-home exam are available for purchase on the AICPA website.

Kansas is a two-tier state. After passing the CPA Exam and ethics requirement, candidates apply for a CPA certificate. To practice as a CPA, candidates must also obtain a permit to practice. Kansas Board forms state that applicants may apply for an initial permit at the same time as applying for a certificate, and the certificate fee is currently $250.

In Kansas, CPA licenses renew on a biennial basis, with half of the state’s licenses renewing each year. CPAs with certificates that end in an odd number must renew by July 1 of each odd-numbered year. CPAs with certificates that finish in an even number must renew by July 1 of each even-numbered year.

For each biannual renewal, all CPAs must complete 80 hours of continuing education (CE). Two hours of ethics education must be included in the CE.