{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-901.254","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 901.254","heading":"EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.","body":"To be eligible to take the uniform CPA examination, an applicant must:\n(1) hold a baccalaureate or graduate degree, or its equivalent as determined by board rule, conferred by a board-recognized institution of higher education; and\n(2) complete at least 120 semester hours or quarter-hour equivalents in board-recognized courses, including at least 24 semester hours of accounting or equivalent courses as determined by board rule.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1497, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 11 (S.B. 159), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF FINANCIAL AND LEGAL SERVICES","SUBTITLE A. FINANCIAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 901. ACCOUNTANTS","SUBCHAPTER F. CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.901.htm#901.254","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"41097e67b44926cc72f579dbdd1b621c332d922fc1c453d8bb19cbdea15ce42b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-901.253","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-901.256"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}