Mississippi
For Mississippi, pathway status is there will be a new pathway to licensure as a CPA; effective date of the new pathway is July 1, 2026; education required for licensure is a baccalaureate degree and 2 years’ experience; experience requirement is 2 years’ experience, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.
- State or jurisdiction
- Mississippi our reading
- Pathway status
- there will be a new pathway to licensure as a CPA verified
- Effective date of the new pathway
- July 1, 2026 verified
- Education required for licensure
- a baccalaureate degree and 2 years’ experience verified
- Experience requirement
- 2 years’ experience verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
The Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy is pleased to advise that effective July 1, 2026, there will be a new pathway to licensure as a CPA! This new pathway will require a baccalaureate degree and 2 years’ experience. The old pathway of a baccalaureate degree with additional hours up to 150 semester hours and 1 year experience is still acceptable.
— msbpa.ms.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- msbpa.ms.govhttps://www.msbpa.ms.gov/news/new-cpa-pathway-effective-712026