# Mississippi — CPA licensure pathway by state

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Pathway status:** there will be a new pathway to licensure as a CPA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date of the new pathway:** July 1, 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Education required for licensure:** a baccalaureate degree and 2 years’ experience _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Experience requirement:** 2 years’ experience _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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.

## Source

- https://www.msbpa.ms.gov/news/new-cpa-pathway-effective-712026

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2026-11-29.
Part of [CPA licensure pathway by state](https://referencesource.org/cpa-licensure-pathway-by-state/).