# Montana — CPA licensure pathway by state

For Montana, pathway status is a baccalaureate degree with a concentration in accounting; education required for licensure is a baccalaureate degree with a concentration in accounting; experience requirement is two years of accounting experience; statute or bill citation is ARM 24.201.503, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State or jurisdiction:** Montana _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Pathway status:** a baccalaureate degree with a concentration in accounting _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Education required for licensure:** a baccalaureate degree with a concentration in accounting _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Experience requirement:** two years of accounting experience _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or bill citation:** ARM 24.201.503 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> a baccalaureate degree with a concentration in accounting as required by ARM 201.501 and two years of accounting experience meeting the requirements of ARM 24.201.502

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statute or bill citation

> Meet one of the following education and experience pathways per ARM 24.201.503 :

## Source

- https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/public-accountants/license-information/education-requirements

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/).