Ethics CPE requirement
Wisconsin: CPA ethics CPE requirement
Wisconsin Accounting Examining Board (DSPS) · board website
Overtime Education courses are designed to the NASBA/AICPA Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs. An application to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors is pending. Courses are not offered for CPE credit until that application is approved.
- Ethics required
- 3 hours every 2 year(s)
- Cycle notes
- Wis. Admin. Code Accy 2.602(2): 3 of the 80 biennial CPE credits (compliance period 12/15 odd year - 12/14 odd year; min 20 per 12 months) must be formal learning on the subject of ethics.
- Field of study accepted
- Regulatory Ethics or Behavioral Ethics
- Self-study permitted for ethics
- Yes
- Delivery notes
- Accy 2.603(1)(c): vendor-developed self-study courses are acceptable formal learning if participation can be objectively confirmed by the sponsor and materials disclose subject, prerequisites, advance prep, format and credits. Credits claimable in tenths (5 minutes).
- Accepts National Registry sponsors
- Yes
- Board course approval required
- No
- Separate sponsor registration
- No
- Minimum passing score
- 70%
- Notes
- No sponsor approval or registration; the Board evaluates activities against Accy 2.603 criteria. NASBA's Wisconsin summary page returned no content. Licensee records 5 years. Requirement is 3 credits: a 2.0-credit course covers only two-thirds.
- Sources
- Verified
- 2026-09-09 (verified)
Courses for Wisconsin
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