Rhode Island
For Rhode Island, pathway status is PATHWAY 3 (NEW 2026); effective date of the new pathway is June 23, 2026; education required for licensure is Bachelor’s Degree with an Accounting Major or Concentration as required by the Board’s Regulation; experience requirement is At least 2 years (3,640 hours) of experience verified by a CPA licensed in any US jurisdiction; statute or bill citation is R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-3.1-5, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.
- State or jurisdiction
- Rhode Island our reading
- Pathway status
- PATHWAY 3 (NEW 2026) verified
- Effective date of the new pathway
- June 23, 2026 verified
- Education required for licensure
- Bachelor’s Degree with an Accounting Major or Concentration as required by the Board’s Regulation verified
- Experience requirement
- At least 2 years (3,640 hours) of experience verified by a CPA licensed in any US jurisdiction verified
- Statute or bill citation
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-3.1-5 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
PATHWAY 3 (NEW 2026) Bachelor’s Degree with an Accounting Major or Concentration as required by the Board’s Regulation . At least 2 years (3,640 hours) of experience verified by a CPA licensed in any US jurisdiction Pass all parts of the Uniform CPA Examination
— dbr.ri.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Effective date of the new pathway
Effective June 23, 2026, to be licensed in Rhode Island as a CPA, you must meet at a minimum the requirements for one of the following pathways:
Statute or bill citation
please review the 2026 amended version of R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-3.1-5.
— all from dbr.ri.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- dbr.ri.govhttps://dbr.ri.gov/building-design-fire-professionals-board-accountancy/board-accountancy