Georgia CPA Requirements 2027
Match coursework, full-time experience, and recency. Build your 2027 application and study plan from dated official evidence.
Checkpoint 1
Can I take the exam?
24 accounting
Georgia’s exam accounting requirement changed to 24 credits on January 1, 2026. Exam admission must be distinguished from the larger licensing concentration.
Check exam entryCheckpoint 2
Can I obtain the license?
Georgia lists three licensing combinations, with 30 accounting and 18 business credits and route-specific experience.
Degree, concentration, qualifying experience, and any additional application conditions must be checked together.
Review license choicesYour 2027 application roadmap
Match coursework, full-time experience, and recency
For 2027, the useful planning question is how your degree, course concentration, full-time work, and recency fit together.
Before applying
Check Georgia exam entry and map your transcript. 24 accounting
Before choosing classes
Choose a licensing route and record the remaining accepted subjects. Extra credits help only when they meet that route’s conditions.
Before booking a section
Coordinate your NTS, study readiness, published 2027 testing windows, and the July exam-interface transition.
Before counting experience
Confirm the work, duration, supervisor, and documentation accepted for your Georgia license path.
What this edition adds to your 2026 reference
Use this edition to organize a 2027 application, choose your next evidence check, and connect it to an exam preparation schedule. Unchanged state rules retain their actual review dates. A new guide year does not itself change eligibility.
Your state-specific decision: Georgia’s bachelor’s route requires two years and 4,000 hours. The shorter routes have different education requirements, and all routes have experience timing conditions. Map the intended work completion and application dates before choosing the route; keep exam preparation moving alongside that plan.
Open the dated 2026 reference| Decision | What to save | Question to resolve |
|---|---|---|
| Exam entry | Degree status, transcript, course descriptions, and the official exam checklist. | Georgia’s exam accounting requirement changed to 24 credits on January 1, 2026. Exam admission must be distinguished from the larger licensing concentration. |
| License route | The chosen education and experience route, its effective date, and the authority’s instructions. | Georgia lists three licensing combinations, with 30 accounting and 18 business credits and route-specific experience. |
| Exceptions and transitions | Dated authority replies for disputed courses, foreign education, prior exam credit, or a new pathway. | Confirm how the published route applies to your own degree, courses, and experience. |
| Application budget | Separate evaluation, section application, exam, and later license charges. | Confirm the amount payable when you apply. Dated fees in this guide are not a guaranteed 2027 tariff. |
Choose a realistic testing window
Check the published schedule and July transition before setting a target appointment.
Read the guidePlan practice around the exam format
Use the reviewed specification and its stated coverage limits to balance MCQs and simulations.
Read the guideConnect your license and career plan
Compare wage benchmarks, offer conditions, experience supervision, and preparation support.
Read the guidePermission to sit
Georgia CPA Exam eligibility
Georgia’s exam accounting requirement changed to 24 credits on January 1, 2026. Exam admission must be distinguished from the larger licensing concentration.
- Use NASBA’s current degree and transcript instructions to establish the complete exam-entry option.
- The 30 accounting and 18 business licensing totals should not be substituted for the exam checkpoint.
Map your transcript
Georgia accounting and business coursework
Read each row as a separate checkpoint. Course level, required subjects, degree status, and exceptions can matter as much as the total. The board or designated evaluator determines which courses qualify.
| Checkpoint | Accounting | Business / related subjects | Degree and other conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam accounting | 24 credits from January 1, 2026 | Check NASBA’s complete exam option | Degree and transcript evaluation remain applicable |
| License | 30 credits | 18 credits | Selected qualifying degree and experience combination |
Collect the evidence
Degree award, official transcript, course descriptions, and any required evaluation.
Map accepted subjects
Separate accounting, business, ethics, and other required subjects without assuming overlap.
Resolve the exact gap
Ask about the disputed course or condition before paying for another class or application.
Education plus experience
Georgia CPA license pathways
Georgia lists three licensing combinations, with 30 accounting and 18 business credits and route-specific experience.
| Route / availability | Education | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| 150-credit route | Qualifying bachelor’s degree and 150 credits | 1 year / 2,000 hours |
| Accounting or tax master’s route | Qualifying master’s degree | 1 year / 2,000 hours |
| Bachelor’s route | Qualifying bachelor’s degree | 2 years / 4,000 hours |
- The 150-credit and qualifying accounting/tax master’s routes use one year and 2,000 hours; the bachelor’s route uses two years and 4,000 hours.
- Qualifying experience is full-time and must satisfy the board’s recency rule, including completion no more than one year before application.
Dates that affect your decision
Planning for Georgia CPA requirements in 2027
For 2027, the useful planning question is how your degree, course concentration, full-time work, and recency fit together.
January 1, 2026
EffectiveNew exam accounting threshold
Use 24 accounting credits for the published exam checkpoint instead of an older count.
Worked planning example
A bachelor’s graduate choosing an experience route
Illustrative candidate scenario, not an eligibility determination.
Starting point
You have the licensing concentration and are comparing another 30 credits with a longer period of qualifying work.
What the rules mean
Georgia’s bachelor’s route requires two years and 4,000 hours. The shorter routes have different education requirements, and all routes have experience timing conditions.
Next action
Map the intended work completion and application dates before choosing the route; keep exam preparation moving alongside that plan.
From education to an appointment
How to apply and prepare in Georgia
- 1
Confirm the application owner
Use the official exam instructions linked above to identify the board or designated exam service. Exam and license applications may go to different owners.
- 2
Prepare the education record
Arrange official transcripts and any required evaluation, degree evidence, course descriptions, identity, and state-specific records. Resolve the exact eligibility question before paying.
- 3
Apply for a section you can prepare for
After the responsible authority confirms eligibility, follow its section application and payment instructions. Keep the actual application and examination charges separate.
- 4
Use the Notice to Schedule
Check the authorized section, name, and expiration on the NTS. Book the testing appointment through the official scheduling process within that authorization.
- 5
Complete the exam and license file
Pass AUD, FAR, REG, and one Discipline, then complete the selected license route’s education, experience, ethics, and documentation requirements. Track each official deadline separately.
This sequence organizes your planning. The state-specific facts and exceptions in the sections above take priority; the official application instructions establish the required filing order.
Budget separate charges
Georgia CPA exam and application fees
These are individually sourced charges, not a complete licensing budget or an official 2027 fee schedule. Evaluation, section applications, testing, ethics, background checks, international testing, rescheduling, and licensing can be separate costs.
| Charge | Published amount | What it covers | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education evaluation | $96.00 | Evaluation charge listed by NASBA. Foreign-education evaluation may be separate. | Verify this charge |
| Exam section application | $96.00 | Follow the jurisdiction’s section-application rules. Do not assume one application charge covers all four sections. | Verify this charge |
| Each exam section | $268.59 | One section’s examination charge, separate from its application charge. | Verify this charge |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How should I plan for Georgia CPA requirements in 2027?
- For 2027, the useful planning question is how your degree, course concentration, full-time work, and recency fit together.
- What education should a 2027 Georgia CPA Exam candidate check?
- Based on the September 15, 2026 source review: Georgia’s exam accounting requirement changed to 24 credits on January 1, 2026. Exam admission must be distinguished from the larger licensing concentration. Use NASBA’s current degree and transcript instructions to establish the complete exam-entry option. The 30 accounting and 18 business licensing totals should not be substituted for the exam checkpoint.
- Which Georgia CPA license paths should I compare for 2027?
- Georgia lists three licensing combinations, with 30 accounting and 18 business credits and route-specific experience. Review the route-specific effective dates and experience conditions before applying.
- What changed in this 2027 Georgia guide?
- This edition adds a candidate decision roadmap, application evidence checklist, study milestones, and links to the 2027 exam schedule. Its state-specific focus is: Match coursework, full-time experience, and recency. Unchanged rules retain their source dates.
- Are the fees in this guide guaranteed for 2027?
- No. Each listed charge retains its actual source review date. Confirm evaluation, application, exam-section, and licensing charges before payment.
- What still needs confirmation for a Georgia application?
- Confirm accepted courses, degree evidence, qualifying experience, application instructions, and current charges with the board or its designated evaluator.
- Does the guide guarantee that I qualify for a CPA license?
- No. The board or designated service decides eligibility. Use this guide to organize your evidence and prepare specific questions; CPAPass supports exam practice and study planning.
Evidence and review dates
Official Georgia requirements sources
Core research date: . Licensing review date: . Proposed rules, effective dates, and unresolved details remain labeled in the relevant sections. Official authorities decide eligibility; this guide helps you prepare the questions and records.