Certified Public Accountant, Licensed
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
An applicant for a Michigan Certified Public Accountant (CPA) License must complete 150 semester-hours of college education, including a Bachelor's degree or higher with a concentration in Accounting. Upon meeting this requirement, the required CPA exam must be taken and passed. Finally, after 2,000 hours of qualifying experience has been attained, a licensing application can be submitted along with a $300 application fee to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
- Division
- Bureau of Professional Licensing
- Address
- P.O. Box 30670 Lansing, MI 48909
- Phone
- (517) 241-0199
- Last updated
- February 25, 2020
Occupations (O*NET)
- Certified Public Accountant 13-2011.00
Source and verification
This record is Michigan's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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