FAQ CPA Exam Score Release Timeline

FAQ:  Frequently asked questions about the CPA Exam including information scoring, score release dates, scoring timeline, etc
Published on March 12, 2013

Uniform CPA Exam - Average Test Scores Table

Overview:  An overview of the Uniform CPA Exam average test scores
Published on April 26, 2013

CPA Exam FAQs - The Score Review and Appeal Processes

Overview:  Score review is a verification of a candidate's Uniform CPA Examination score. In the jurisdictions that allow appeals, the appeal process provides Uniform CPA Examination candidates with the opportunity...
Published on January 06, 2012

Early Score Reporting FAQ (Score Reporting Timeline for the CPA Exam)

FAQ:  On October 1, 2011 the CPA Exam will adopt an Early Score Reporting timeline that will improve the frequency and predicability of score releases
Published on July 06, 2012

Linking Current and Future Score Scales for the AICPA Uniform CPA Exam

Report:  An evaluation of equating designs and investigation of issues in linking exams based on item response theory (IRT), particularly for the multiple-choice sections
Published on March 11, 2010

Setting Passing Scores on the 2011 Uniform CPA Examination

Overview:  An overview provided to state boards of accountancy that explaining standard setting and the process used to set the passing score on the CPA Exam. The CBT-e changes introduced to the CPA Exam on January 1, 2011 are sufficient enough to require a reevaluation of the passing scores. The overview accompanied...
Published on December 29, 2010

SBC Standard Setting Invitation to State Boards of Accountancy

Article:  A letter from Dr. Whit Broome inviting state boards of accountancy to comment on Standard Setting – the process of setting the passing score for each section of the CPA Exam. Changes introduced by CBT-e on January 1, 2011 are sufficient enough to require a reevaluation of the passing scores
Published on December 29, 2010

CPA Examination Alert - March 2011

Newsletter:  The March 2011 issue of the Uniform CPA Examination Alert Newsletter discusses eligibility requirements for the international administration of the CPA Exam, and recent changes introduced to the CBT-e update - a new candidate performance report, score release timeline, and scoring changes
Published on April 25, 2011

Uniform CPA Examination FAQs

Article:  If you have additional questions, please contact us.
Published on December 06, 2012

CPA Exam FAQs - Candidate Performance Report and Samples

FAQ:  Frequently asked questions for the CPA Exam candidate performance report, that includes samples and a guide for interpreting the results
Published on November 22, 2011

AICPA Technical Reports

Article:  2009 Zhou, Jiawen. A Review of Assessment Engineering Principles with Select Applications to the Certified Public Accountant Examination, October 2009. 2008 Zhang, Yanwei O. Summary of Uniform CPA Examination Candidate Test -Taking and Pass-Fai
Published on October 22, 2012

Written Communication

Article:  Simulations on the Uniform CPA Examination may include a writing skills exercise. In this portion of the exam, candidates must read a situation description and then write an appropriate document (“constructed response”) relating to the situation. The candidate’s response should provide the correct information in writing...
Published on June 02, 2010

The Uniform CPA Examination Organizations

Article:  The Uniform CPA Examination enterprise is large and complex. Close collaboration among several organizations is necessary to deliver the examination on an ongoing basis to large numbers of candidates (more than 93,000 in 2009), while maintaining the hi
Published on May 21, 2010

CPA Exam Bibliography

Report:  A list of AICPA technical reports providing information about the Uniform CPA Examination's structure, delivery, and scoring.
Published on January 28, 2011

Uniform CPA Examination FAQs - Scoring

FAQ:  Answers to frequently asked questions about the scoring of the Uniform CPA Exam
Published on October 01, 2012