CPA requirements in Georgia
Georgia licenses CPAs through the Georgia State Board of Accountancy. Exam eligibility: 120 semester hours including 20 semester hours in accounting above the introductory level. Licensure: 150 semester hours on the standing route, or the HB 148 degree-plus-experience routes. Experience: one year under the 150-hour route; two years under the bachelor's pathway.
$81,900
median accountant wage, GeorgiaBLS OEWS · May 2025
$93,640
mean annual wageBLS OEWS · May 2025
44,020
accounting jobs in the stateBLS OEWS · May 2025
Requirements
The sheet
| Exam eligibility (education) | 120 semester hours including 20 semester hours in accounting above the introductory level |
| License education | 150 semester hours on the standing route, or the HB 148 degree-plus-experience routes |
| Experience | One year under the 150-hour route; two years under the bachelor's pathway |
| Ethics requirement | No separate pre-license ethics exam |
| CPE after licensure | 80 hours per two-year cycle, including accounting-and-auditing hours |
Compiled 2026-08-02 from the board's published framework. Rules change; Georgia State Board of Accountancy is the source of record before you file anything.
Pathway status
The 120-hour question in this state
Enacted. Georgia HB 148 (April 2025) added master's-plus-one-year and bachelor's-plus-two-years routes effective January 1, 2026. Cross-jurisdiction context: AICPA/NASBA model legislation, May 2025NASBA · May 2025, and NASBA's licensure-pathways list.
Moving
Reciprocity
Reciprocity for substantially equivalent out-of-state licensees.
Neighbouring sheet: CPA requirements in Florida. Path overview: how to become a CPA; exam detail: the CPA exam; all states: the master table.