Mississippi: CPA ethics CPE requirement

Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy · 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	4 hours every 3 year(s)
Cycle notes	4 hours of Board-approved Ethics, Professional Conduct, Public Accountancy Law and Regulations per triennial period (current: 7/1/2025-6/30/2028), at least 1 hour exclusively in Mississippi Public Accountancy Law and Regulations.
Field of study accepted	Board-approved ethics (Mississippi)
Self-study permitted for ethics	Yes
Delivery notes	Self-study accepted only from NASBA QAS sponsors. Shortest recognized program 10 minutes.
Accepts National Registry sponsors	Yes
Board course approval required	Yes
Separate sponsor registration	No
Minimum passing score	70%
Notes	Board must approve content and all aspects of an ethics course before it counts; approval may be requested by sponsor or licensee via the Application for CPE Program Approval (no fee shown on form or forms page). Sponsor retention 5 years (Rule 4.4.4). Requires a Mississippi law/regs segment of at least 1.0 credit.
Sources	https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/mississippi https://www.msbpa.ms.gov/continuing-professional-education https://www.msbpa.ms.gov/forms-and-documents https://www.msbpa.ms.gov/sites/accounting/files/Forms%20and%20Documents/Application%20for%20CPE%20Approval.pdf
Verified	2026-09-09 (verified)

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