# West Virginia — CPA licensure pathway by state

For West Virginia, pathway status is The education requirement for a certificate shall be met through any of the following pathways; effective date of the new pathway is May 24, 2026; education required for licensure is A baccalaureate degree conferred by a college or university acceptable to the Board; experience requirement is at least two years of experience for an applicant applying for licensure with the education of a baccalaureate degree, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State or jurisdiction:** West Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Pathway status:** The education requirement for a certificate shall be met through any of the following pathways _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Effective date of the new pathway:** May 24, 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Education required for licensure:** A baccalaureate degree conferred by a college or university acceptable to the Board _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Experience requirement:** at least two years of experience for an applicant applying for licensure with the education of a baccalaureate degree _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Effective May 24, 2026 - Experience requirements: at least one year of experience for an applicant applying for licensure with the education of a post baccalaureate degree or a baccalaureate degree plus an additional 30 semester credit hours; or at least two years of experience for an applicant applying for licensure with the education of a baccalaureate degree

## Where each value comes from

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

### Pathway status

> Effective May 24, 2026 - The education requirement for a certificate shall be met through any of the following pathways:

### Education required for licensure

> (C) A baccalaureate degree conferred by a college or university acceptable to the Board, the total education program to include an accounting concentration or equivalent as determined by board rule.

## Source

- https://www.boa.wv.gov/Licensing/EducationExaminationExperience.asp

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/).