Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 20 - RULES OF STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Chapter 20-3 - EXAMINATIONS, APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES, AND TEMPORARY PERMITS - CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS › Rule 20-3-.08 - Application for CPA License

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Upon passing the examination prescribed in Sections 20-3-.01 or 20-3 .06(b), an applicant believing himself or herself to be otherwise qualified may apply for a license as a CPA. The application form is obtainable from the Office of the Board. Said applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that said applicant has:
(a) Presented to the Board an affidavit that he or she is a United States citizen, a legal permanent resident of the United States, or that he/she is a qualified alien or non-immigrant under the Federal Immigration and Nationality Act. If the applicant is not a U.S. citizen, he/she must submit documentation that will determine his/her qualified alien status. The Board participates in the DHS-USCIS SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements or "SAVE") program for the purpose of verifying citizenship and immigration status information of non-citizens. If the applicant is a qualified alien or non-immigrant under the Federal Immigration and Nationality Act, he/she must provide the alien number issued by the Department of Homeland Security or other federal immigration agency;
(b) Attained the age of 18;
(c) Good moral character (for the purposes of this rule,"good moral character" means fiscal integrity and a lack of any history of acts involving dishonesty or moral turpitude);
(d) Presented to the Board evidence that the applicant has received a baccalaureate degree or completed the requirements therefore, conferred by a college or university accredited by a national or regional accrediting organization recognized by the Board, with a concentration in accounting or what the Board determines to be the substantial equivalent of an accounting concentration, or with a non-accounting concentration supplemented by what the Board determines to be the substantial equivalent of an accounting concentration, including related courses in other areas of business administration; and after January 1,1998, any individual who has not previously sat for the uniform written examination for the certificate of CPA must have completed a total of 150 semester hours or 225 quarter hours of college education, including a baccalaureate degree awarded by a college or university accredited by either a national or regional accrediting organization recognized by the Board. The total educational program shall include an undergraduate accounting concentration and related courses in other areas of business administration or the substantial equivalent of the foregoing. An applicant who has completed 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours in accounting subjects above the elementary level and 36 quarter hours or 24 semester hours in general business subjects at a four year accredited college or university which offers a baccalaureate degree will be deemed to have satisfied the accounting concentration and related business course requirements;
(e) This subsection shall be effective for applications received after June 30, 2009. One year of continuous experience immediately preceding the date of application for the license or within a reasonable time prior to the date of such application as provided herein by rule. Acceptable experience shall include employment in public accountancy, government, business, industry or academia;
(f) Submitted the application fee in the amount established by Board policy.