- (1) A candidate shall be allowed to sit for each section of the uniform certified public accountant examination individually.
- (2) A candidate shall retain credit for any section passed for 30 months. A candidate may retake a section once the grade for the previous attempt of the same section has been released.
- (3) A candidate must pass all sections of the uniform certified public accountant examination within a rolling 30-month period that begins on the date the candidate is notified that the first section is passed.
- (4) If any section of the uniform certified public accountant examination is not passed within the rolling 30-month period, credit for any section passed outside the 30-month period shall expire and that section shall be retaken.
(5) The board may on a case-by-case basis extend the 30-month period of credit for sections of the Uniform CPA Examination passed, or the duration of the 30-month rolling period, upon the applicant showing to the board’s satisfaction that the inability to pass all sections of the examination within the 30-month period was due to one of the following:
- (a) The sickness of the candidate or a member of the candidate’s immediate family if the candidate substantiates the illness by a doctor’s certificate.
- (b) A death in the candidate’s immediate family if the candidate provides proof of death.
- (c) Temporary military service.
- (d) Other good reason deemed acceptable by the board.
History
History: Cr. Register, November, 1993, No. 455, eff. 12-1-93; CR 02-149: r. and recr. Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; 2015 Wis. Act 217: renum. from Accy 3.06 and am. (title), (1), (3), (4) Register May 2016 No. 725, eff. 6-1-16; CR 19-160: am. (2) Register June 2020 No. 774, eff. 7-1-20; CR 21-013: cr. (5) Register December 2021 No. 792, eff. 1-1-22; CR 24-071: am. (2) to (5) (intro.) Register April 2025 No. 832, eff. 5-1-25; 2025 Wis. Act 166: am. (3) Register April 2026 No. 844, eff. 4-4-26.