# Rhode Island — CPA licensure pathway by state

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Pathway status:** PATHWAY 3 (NEW 2026) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date of the new pathway:** June 23, 2026 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Education required for licensure:** Bachelor’s Degree with an Accounting Major or Concentration as required by the Board’s Regulation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Experience requirement:** At least 2 years (3,640 hours) of experience verified by a CPA licensed in any US jurisdiction _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or bill citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-3.1-5 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## 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

## 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.

## Source

- https://dbr.ri.gov/building-design-fire-professionals-board-accountancy/board-accountancy

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/).