Tex. Occupations Code § 901.252: ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

To be eligible to receive a certificate, a person must:

(1) satisfy the requirements of Section 901.253;

(2) complete:

(A) at least 150 semester hours or quarter-hour equivalents in board-recognized courses, including an accounting concentration or equivalent courses that meet the education requirements established under Section 901.254, as determined by board rule; or

(B) a baccalaureate degree with an accounting concentration or equivalent courses that meet the education requirements established under Section 901.254, as determined by board rule;

(3) pass the uniform CPA examination;

(4) meet the work experience requirements established under Section 901.256; and

(5) pass an examination on the rules of professional conduct as determined by board rule.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 11 (S.B. 159), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 447 (H.B. 2217), Sec. 3, eff. June 9, 2023.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 262), Sec. 1, eff. August 1, 2026.