Core 1 eligible (All admission requirements complete)
All practical experience requirements must be met before starting CPA Professional Readiness.
Note: The final offering of the CPA PEP Core 1 module starts in January 2027. The final exam offerings will be in March 2027 and June 2027.
Core 1
All practical experience requirements must be met before starting CPA Professional Readiness.
Note: The final offering of the CPA PEP Core 2 module starts in May 2027. The final exam offerings will be in June 2027 and September 2027.
Core 2 but not Core 1
All practical experience requirements must be met before starting CPA Professional Readiness.
Note: The final offering of the CPA PEP Core 1 module starts in January 2027. The final exam offerings will be in March 2027 and June 2027.
Core 1 and Core 2
All practical experience requirements must be met before starting CPA Professional Readiness.
Note: The final offering of the CPA PEP elective modules starts in October 2027. The final exam offerings will be in December 2027 and March 2028.
1 Elective
All practical experience requirements must be met before starting CPA Professional Readiness.
Learners intending to pursue a career in public accounting must complete CPA Core - Licensure.
Note: The final offering of the CPA PEP elective modules starts in October 2027. The final exam offerings will be in December 2027 and March 2028.
2 Electives
All practical experience requirements must be met before starting CPA Professional Readiness.
Completion of CPA PEP Tax and Assurance modules allows for exemption from the CPA Core Licensure module.
Any other combination of elective modules completed grants exemption from the CPA Core Common module.
Learners will write the version of the Professional Final Exam Part 1 that corresponds to the exempted module.
Note: The final offering of the CPA PEP Capstone 1 module starts in May 2028, with the final presentation in July 2028. The final offering of the Capstone 2 module starts in July 2028.
CFE Day 1 Only
All practical experience requirements must be met before starting the CPA Professional Readiness module.
The final offering of the CFE is in September 2028.
CFE Days 2/3 Only
All practical experience requirements must be met before starting the CPA Professional Readiness module.
The final offering of the CFE is in September 2028.
CFE All Days
If you have passed all days of the CFE, you do not need to transition to complete CPA Professional Program education or exams. You may need to transition your practical experience, depending on how much you have completed.
