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CPA exam and license requirements in Oklahoma

Oklahoma requires 120 semester credit hours to sit for the CPA exam. Licensure requires 150. Administered under the Oklahoma Accountancy Board. Last reviewed 2026-08-19.

Credit hours to sit
120
Credit hours to license
150
Exam fee per section
$262.64
Exam credit window
30 months
Notice to Schedule valid
6 months from issue
Transferring scores out
Through the board
State ethics requirement
See below

How many credit hours do you need to sit for the CPA exam in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma requires 120 semester credit hours to sit for the CPA exam. Candidates in Oklahoma sit under the rules of the Oklahoma Accountancy Board.

How many credit hours do you need for a CPA license in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma requires 150 semester credit hours for CPA licensure. That is 30 more than the 120 needed to sit, so candidates can begin testing before completing the licensure requirement.

How much does the CPA exam cost in Oklahoma?

The CPA exam in Oklahoma costs $262.64 per section, a $90 application fee. Four sections at $262.64 is $1,050.56 in section fees alone. These are Oklahoma board and NASBA fees and exclude review course costs and any re-take fees.

How long do you have to pass all four CPA exam sections in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma gives candidates a 30-month window to pass all four CPA exam sections. The clock starts when the first section is passed.

How long is your Notice to Schedule valid in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma gives you 6 months from the date your Notice to Schedule is issued to sit the section it covers. If it expires you forfeit the fees already paid for that section and must reapply.

From the Validation Periods map in the NASBA Candidate Guide, edition 2026-07-16. That is NASBA's summary of the board's rule rather than a reading of the board itself, so confirm it with the Oklahoma Accountancy Board before planning around it.

Can you appeal a failed CPA exam score in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma offers a score appeal. An appeal lets you view the multiple-choice questions or simulations you answered incorrectly and submit comments on them, under supervision, and it requires a formal request, board approval, a fee and a deadline that runs from the date your score was reported. A score review is separate and is available everywhere: it re-checks that the approved answer key was applied correctly to your responses, and it is not a way to have an alternative answer considered.

Appeal availability is listed in the NASBA Candidate Guide, edition 2026-07-16. See also what happens on test day.

How do you transfer CPA exam scores out of Oklahoma?

Not through NASBA. Oklahoma does not appear as an origin on NASBA's transfer service, so you request your scores from the Oklahoma Accountancy Board directly. This is read from NASBA's archived fee schedule rather than a current board page, so confirm it before posting anything.

Route read from NASBA's transfer service and cross-checked against NASBA's Interstate Authorization Fee Schedule, 2026-09-20, and every route claim was handed to a pass instructed to refute it. How exam credit moves between jurisdictions sets out the whole picture, including what moving does to your credit window.

Do your CPA exam credits expire after you pass all four sections in Oklahoma?

No deadline that costs you exam credit, but Oklahoma does have a clock worth knowing, and it is not the same thing. 5 years, then 120 hours of CPE earned in the 3 years before applying (59 O.S. 15.9). Nothing expires. Missing it costs you extra work before the license is issued, not the sections you have already passed.

Researched against Oklahoma's own statutes and administrative rules on 2026-09-20, not against the board FAQ alone. What happens to CPA exam credit after you pass all four sets out all 55 jurisdictions and the clocks that are mistaken for deadlines.

Does Oklahoma require a CPA ethics exam?

Oklahoma: Pass the AICPA Professional Ethics comprehensive course (or an equivalent) with a score of 90% or higher before applying for certification.

What work experience is required for a CPA license in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma requires one year (at least 1,800 hours) of accounting experience within the four years preceding the certification application, verified by a licensed CPA.

Who regulates CPAs in Oklahoma?

CPAs in Oklahoma are regulated by the Oklahoma Accountancy Board. Its published requirements are at https://oklahoma.gov/oab.html.

Can you become a CPA in Oklahoma without 150 credit hours?

Not yet. Oklahoma has enacted an alternative route to CPA licensure that does not require 150 semester hours, but it does not take effect until 2026-11-01, so 150 hours is still required today. The law is HB 4317 (2026).

What the alternative route requires: Bachelor's degree with an accounting concentration, two years of supervised work experience, and passage of all four sections of the Uniform CPA Exam, plus an ethics exam and criminal background check.

Worth knowingNot in force as of 2026-08-19. Oklahoma is a two tier jurisdiction, so the pathway governs issuance of the CPA certificate and a separate permit to practice public accounting is still required. Some review course sites (300hours) still describe Oklahoma as having no alternative pathway at all, which was accurate before May 2026 but is now out of date. The Oklahoma House of Representatives release of 2026-08-13 independently confirms the November 1 effective date.

Oklahoma Society of CPAs: https://oscpa.com/news/11e8c2f1-6419-4177-a870-2e364d805174:cpa-licensure-modernization-bill-signed-into-law-addressing-accounting-workforce-challenges. Verified 2026-08-19, and independently re-checked against the cited source.

Recent changes and notes for Oklahoma

The other jurisdictions with a route enacted but not yet in force

Oklahoma is one of 9 jurisdictions that have passed an alternative route which has not started yet. Each has a dated start.

The full picture, with every statute and the jurisdictions where the published trackers are behind, is on the 150-hour rule tracker.

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Source: https://oklahoma.gov/oab/departments/examination/new-applicant-information.html. Requirements change; confirm with the Oklahoma Accountancy Board before applying.