Exam

Becoming a CPA

Exam

All parts of the exam are computerized and test your level of accounting knowledge.

  • A passing score is 75 percent or better.
  • Once you sit for your first section of the exam, you have 18 months to pass all four sections before you start to lose previously passed sections.
  • There are four sections:
    1. Auditing and Attestation (AUD),
    2. Business Environment and Concepts (BEC),
    3. Regulation (REG), and
    4. Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR). 

You can learn more about the Uniform CPA Exam here.

Remember: In Connecticut, you must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year school before you can sit for the CPA Exam. Learn more about the education requirements.

 

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To become a CPA in Connecticut, you need to check off the four Es:

  1. Education 
  2. Experience 
  3. Exam
  4. Ethics 
Download our handy cheat sheet.