Virginia scores are posted on NASBA’s website initially and then sent to the VBOA within 24 to 48 hours. Candidates should allow at least 24 to 48 hours after NASBA releases test scores before re-applying for a failed section.
To retrieve your scores, enter your section ID and date of birth. The section and attendance date will automatically populate. The Score button will retrieve the exam score. Because all scores are not received at once, some candidates may have to wait longer than others before their scores are available.
If you pass an exam section, the credit you earn will have a lifespan of 30 months beginning on the score release date. (There is one exception to this policy. Please see “Exam Score Expiration.”)
CPA exam score release timeline
CORE score release schedule
The Core sections are available with continuous testing. The target release dates include when scores are released by NASBA to the state boards of accountancy.
| 2025 | |
| If your exam data file is received by: | Your target score release date is: |
| Sept. 7 | Sept. 16 |
| Sept. 30 | Oct. 9 |
| Oct. 23 | Nov. 7 |
| Nov. 15 | Nov. 25 |
| Dec. 8 | Dec. 16 |
| Dec. 31 | Jan. 13 |
| 2026 | |
| If your exam data file is received by: | Your target score release date is: |
| Jan. 23 | Feb. 10 |
| Feb. 14 | Feb. 24 |
| March 9 | March 17 |
| March 31 | April 9 |
| April 23 | May 7 |
| May 16 | May 27 |
| June 8 | June 16 |
| June 30 | July 10 |
DISCIPLINE score release dates
The Discipline sections are administered in the first month of each quarter.*
| Discipline test dates: | Your target score release date is: |
| 2025 | |
| October | Dec. 16 |
| 2026 | |
| January | March 13 |
| April | June 16 |
Exam score expiration
As noted, the credit you earn when you pass an exam section has a lifespan of 30 months, which begins on the score release date, with one exception. When a candidate has three active credits and is attempting the last section needed to complete the CPA exams, the credit for that last section is earned based on the date the candidate sat for the exam and not the score release date.
Once you have passed all four exam sections within the required 30-month timeframe, your scores will no longer expire (for the VBOA).
Learn more about the 30-month credit earning window on the About the Exam page.
CPA exam score transfers
The VBOA requires an exam score transfer fee of $25 for candidates requesting an exam score be transferred from Virginia to another state. Complete the CPA Exam Score Transfer Form and submit it to the VBOA with the fee.
Exam rescore
Visit NASBA’s Score Information page to request a rescore of an exam section.
