Wyoming CPA Exam Requirements 2026
Wyoming's current exam-eligibility formula is A bachelor's degree with 24 accounting hours and 24 business hours; no separate total-hour threshold. It is not expressed as one separate total-credit threshold. Check your education, application route, current known fees, deadlines, and next steps in one place.
Wyoming CPA requirements at a glance
Exam eligibility and CPA licensure are different decisions. This page leads with the rules to sit and keeps licensing information in a separate comparison.
Are you eligible for the CPA Exam in Wyoming?
Wyoming's current sitting rule is: A bachelor's degree with 24 accounting hours and 24 business hours; no separate total-hour threshold. No separate total-hour number should be inferred. The application authority makes the final decision from official documents.
What to confirm before applying
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Provide a Social Security number unless an official exception applies.
- Complete bachelor's degree.
- Complete 24 qualifying accounting semester hours.
- Complete 24 qualifying business semester hours.
Named coursework and accreditation
- Accounting: financial accounting and reporting.
- Accounting: governmental or not-for-profit accounting.
- Accounting: auditing or assurance.
- Accounting: managerial or cost accounting.
- Accounting: taxation.
- Accounting: accounting information systems, data analytics, fraud, internal controls, research, or related accounting subjects.
- Business: business law.
- Business: economics.
- Business: finance.
- Business: management or marketing.
- Business: business communications or technical writing.
- Business: statistics or quantitative methods.
- Business: information technology, ethics, or data analytics.
Degree and courses must satisfy Wyoming Board standards.
| Question | Current answer | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Can I sit before 150 hours? | Yes, if every other requirement is met. | Keep licensing education separate from exam eligibility. |
| Can I apply before the degree is awarded? | No published pre-degree application route is available. | Follow every final-transcript deadline. |
| Must I live in the jurisdiction? | No Wyoming jurisdiction-residency rule was identified. | Check separate U.S. residency, citizenship, SSN, and identity rules. |
| Are nontraditional credits accepted? | Treatment differs by credit type. | Use the credit-treatment checklist below and confirm unknowns. |
Education-hour details
| Requirement | Semester hours | Quarter hours | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total college credit | Degree + courses | Degree + courses | A bachelor's degree with 24 accounting hours and 24 business hours; no separate total-hour threshold |
| Accounting | 24 | 36 | Named subjects: financial accounting and reporting, governmental or not-for-profit accounting, auditing or assurance, managerial or cost accounting, taxation, accounting information systems, data analytics, fraud, internal controls, research, or related accounting subjects. |
| Business | 24 | 36 | Named subjects: business law, economics, finance, management or marketing, business communications or technical writing, statistics or quantitative methods, information technology, ethics, or data analytics. |
Published education pathways
Degree-and-coursework route
- Completed bachelor's degree
- 24 accounting hours
- 24 business hours
- 24 hours covering the Board-listed accounting subjects
- 24 hours covering the Board-listed business subjects
- No more than 6 internship hours may apply
- The degree and coursework must be complete before initial exam eligibility.
- A separate Wyoming nexus requirement also applies.
Credit types to confirm
- Community-college credit: Confirm with the application authority
- Online credit: Confirm with the application authority
- CLEP credit: Confirm with the application authority
- AP credit: Confirm with the application authority
- Pass/fail credit: Confirm with the application authority
- Internship credit: Allowed subject to the published conditions
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How to apply for the CPA Exam in Wyoming
Wyoming Board of Certified Public Accountants is the application authority. Application method: Signed Board application submitted by email or mail.
Your application sequence
- Audit your transcriptsMatch total hours, degree status, accounting, business, and named-course requirements.
- Read the current official instructionsConfirm personal rules, deadlines, fees, and the exact application route.
- Submit the applicationApply through Wyoming Board of Certified Public Accountants and pay the amount shown in the live application.
- Send official documentsArrange transcripts and evaluations through the method required by the application authority.
- Resolve follow-up requestsMonitor the applicant portal and respond to education or identity questions.
- Download the NTS and scheduleUse the exact name and expiration printed on the Notice to Schedule.
Documents to prepare
- signed Board examination application.
- copy of valid unexpired government-issued identification.
- official transcripts sent directly by each institution.
- foreign credential evaluation when applicable.
- required fee.
Processing time
Most complete applications are processed within five to seven business days.
Always follow the live application instructions in case a recipient, document method, address, or fee has changed.
Build your Wyoming application plan
The calculators use currently published numeric fees and time limits. Any amount or period not published is excluded.
Incomplete public fee snapshot
The official sources do not publish the current provider examination charge needed for a reliable total.
Known published line items—not a total:
- First-time application or evaluation: $110.00
Open the official application page and confirm every Board, evaluation, application, administration, and provider section charge before paying. No total is calculated until the provider fee is established.
Never pay for all four sections at once. Life happens. Purchase only the section or sections you can realistically study for and sit before the NTS expires. Keeping flexibility is more valuable than loading all four sections into one NTS or application cycle.
6-month NTS planner
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Wyoming application checklist
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Wyoming exam, NTS, and retake rules
Eligibility gets you into the exam. These rules determine how long your authorization and passing scores remain useful.
Pass four sections with a 75
Pass AUD, FAR, and REG plus one discipline: BAR, ISC, or TCP. Each required section uses a passing score of 75.
- Core sections are generally available through continuous testing.
- Discipline sections follow the applicable AICPA administration windows.
- Schedule only sections you can reasonably prepare for before the NTS expires.
Your 30-month credit window
The Authorization to Test expires six months after the application date if no NTS is obtained. Once issued, the NTS is valid for six months. Passing credit is retained for 30 months from the date the candidate sat for the section.
- Discipline sections follow AICPA testing windows.
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Important limits for international candidates
Foreign-education acceptance, the application jurisdiction, and the country where you physically test are separate decisions.
If your education was earned outside the U.S.
- Foreign education accepted: Yes, subject to evaluation conditions
- Credential evaluation required: Yes
- NIES required: Yes
- Approved evaluation services: NASBA International Evaluation Services (NIES)
- Certified translation: Required
The Board directs candidates with foreign academic credentials to NASBA for evaluation.
If you want to test outside the United States
An international Prometric location does not create independent CPA Exam eligibility. You must first qualify through a participating U.S. jurisdiction.
Confirm that Wyoming participates for the country where you want to test and check the international administration fee before scheduling.
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Wyoming CPA licensure comparison
Passing the exam is not the same as receiving a CPA license. This limited comparison prevents the licensing threshold from being mistaken for the rule to sit.
| Requirement | To sit for the exam | For licensure |
|---|---|---|
| Education | A bachelor's degree with 24 accounting hours and 24 business hours; no separate total-hour threshold | 150 hours under the current comparison route |
| Experience | Not treated as an exam-sitting requirement unless the application instructions expressly say otherwise | 1 year required |
| Ethics exam | Separate from the Uniform CPA Exam | Required |
| Alternative pathway | Do not apply a licensure alternative automatically to exam eligibility | No Change Identified: No enacted alternative licensure pathway was identified in the official sources reviewed for this update. |
Pathway timing matters: Confirm the current licensing pathway after passing the exam.
Wyoming CPA Exam requirements FAQ
How many college hours do I need to sit for the CPA Exam in Wyoming?
Wyoming's current education formula is: A bachelor's degree with 24 accounting hours and 24 business hours; no separate total-hour threshold. The jurisdiction does not express that formula as one separate total-hour threshold.
Do I need 150 semester hours to sit in Wyoming?
No. Wyoming allows a qualified candidate to begin testing before completing 150 hours. Licensure education is a separate requirement.
Do I have to live in Wyoming to take the CPA Exam?
No Wyoming jurisdiction-residency requirement applies to exam eligibility. Other personal requirements can still apply.
Can I apply before my degree is awarded in Wyoming?
Wyoming does not offer a published pre-degree application route. Wait for the required degree or obtain written direction from the application authority.
How much does the CPA Exam application cost in Wyoming?
Wyoming's official sources publish one or more Board or application charges but not a reliable current provider examination fee. The page lists known components without calculating a misleading total.
How long do Wyoming CPA Exam credits last?
Wyoming provides a 30-month examination-credit window. Follow the jurisdiction's exact start-date rule and the expiration shown in your candidate account.
Can I use education earned outside the United States for Wyoming?
Wyoming accepts foreign education subject to an approved credential evaluation. The official instructions require NIES.
Your next CPA Exam research steps
Use this Wyoming page as your eligibility command center, then move into application timing and study-material research.
Official Wyoming sources used for this guide
Open the controlling source before paying a non-refundable fee if your education, residency, identity, or pathway is unusual.
Confirm your situation before applying: We reviewed each requirement against the official sources below. Rules, fees, and Board interpretations can change quickly and sometimes without a widely distributed announcement, and your transcript or circumstances may be evaluated differently. Before you apply, pay a fee, or enroll in coursework, confirm your situation directly with Wyoming Board of Certified Public Accountants.
- CPA Exam InformationWyoming Board of Certified Public Accountants · State Board
- CPA Exam Application InformationWyoming Board of Certified Public Accountants · Official Application
- Initial Exam ApplicantsWyoming Board of Certified Public Accountants · Official Application
- Wyoming CPA ExamNational Association of State Boards of Accountancy · NASBA
- Wyoming Statutes section 33-1-114Wyoming Legislature · Statute
Editorial standard: Proposed rules are not presented as effective, and interactive results are planning guidance rather than official eligibility determinations. Official sources last reviewed: August 9, 2026.
Reviewed by Bryan Kesler, CPA
Bryan Kesler is the founder of CPA Exam Guide. Regulatory eligibility is always determined by the applicable Board or examination authority.