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As a member of one of the qualified accounting bodies, or a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)TM, you can take advantage of this rare opportunity to earn the Certified Internal Auditor® (CIA®) designation through an expedited process and join the more than 185,000 CIAs who have achieved this highly respected global certification. The challenge exam will include CIA content not already covered in the exam for the certificate or licence you already hold. In offering the challenge exam, The IIA continues to demonstrate the uniqueness of internal auditing as a profession and strengthens its strategic partnership with accounting bodies around the world.
Earning the CIA designation will elevate you among your peers and demonstrate that you are:
In addition to saving time, the CIA Challenge Exam offers significant financial savings. The CIA Challenge Exam bundle, priced at $1,195 USD for IIA members and $1,545 USD for non-IIA members, includes:
All fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
Application window: April & September 2023
Registration and Schedule: April & September 2023
First Attempt Testing Windows for April: June or August 2023
First Attempt Testing Windows for September: November 2023 or February 2024
You have 180 days to register, schedule and sit for the examination after application approval. The examination is only offered in the testing windows as listed above. The first exam registration is included in the application bundled price. Retake examinations are available for an additional fee.
The exam combines CIA Parts 1, 2 and 3 and removes all of the information tested on the exam for the certificate or license members already hold.
The CIA Challenge Exam has 150 questions based on the exam syllabus and the examination time is up to 180 minutes. Questions are divided into two categories based on proficiency:
The syllabus lists all three exam parts, their domains, and the topics within those domains that are testable.
As a member of one of the qualified accounting bodies, or a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)TM, you can take advantage of this rare opportunity to earn the Certified Internal Auditor® (CIA®) designation through an expedited process and join the more than 185,000 CIAs who have achieved this highly respected global certification. The challenge exam will include CIA content not already covered in the exam for the certificate or licence you already hold. In offering the challenge exam, The IIA continues to demonstrate the uniqueness of internal auditing as a profession and strengthens its strategic partnership with accounting bodies around the world.
Earning the CIA designation will elevate you among your peers and demonstrate that you are:
In addition to saving time, the CIA Challenge Exam offers significant financial savings. The CIA Challenge Exam bundle, priced at $1,195 USD for IIA members and $1,545 USD for non-IIA members, includes:
All fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
Application window: April & September 2023
Registration and Schedule: April & September 2023
First Attempt Testing Windows for April: June or August 2023
First Attempt Testing Windows for September: November 2023 or February 2024
You have 180 days to register, schedule and sit for the examination after application approval. The examination is only offered in the testing windows as listed above. The first exam registration is included in the application bundled price. Retake examinations are available for an additional fee.
The exam combines CIA Parts 1, 2 and 3 and removes all of the information tested on the exam for the certificate or license members already hold.
The CIA Challenge Exam has 150 questions based on the exam syllabus and the examination time is up to 180 minutes. Questions are divided into two categories based on proficiency:
The syllabus lists all three exam parts, their domains, and the topics within those domains that are testable.