Uniform CPA Examination Application
Checklist for First-time Applicants
The Uniform CPA Examination (CPA Exam) Application Checklist below is provided to assist you in
submitting a complete application.
To Apply for the CPA Exam, please complete the following steps:
Create your personal Exam Application account on the CBA’s website:
https://www.cba.ca.gov/cbt_public
Complete Exam Application Account information
Print and Sign Application Remittance Form
Mail Application Remittance Form with all educational transcripts and/or
foreign education evaluations with your $100.00 payment to the CBA.
Official educational documents submitted with your Application Remittance Form MUST be
in the original sealed envelope, or mailed directly to the CBA by the educational institution
or CBA-approved foreign credentials evaluation service provider.
ATTENTION RECENT GRADUATES: All required coursework and degree conferral must be
shown on official transcripts and/or evaluations. Prior to requesting official transcript(s), please
confirm with your school that your conferred baccalaureate degree has been posted.
Once qualified, you will be sent an approval notification from the CBA. The approval
authorizes you to select desired CPA Exam section(s) by submitting your request online for an
Authorization to Test.
Detailed information related to the CPA Exam is available online at the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountant’s website located at www.aicpa.org or at the National Association of State Boards
of Accountancy’s website at www.nasba.org.
(Rev. 1/2019)