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CFA® Program Information What is the CFA® Program all about? The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) Program is a globally recognised standard for professionals in the financial services industry. The CFA charter is given by the CFA Institute. The first charter was awarded in 1963; the program is over 50 years old. For more information, please visit www.cfainstitute.org. Kaplan Schweser is not affiliated with the CFA Institute. Kaplan Schweser is an independent educational training firm and assists candidates in preparing for the CFA exam. What are the CFA® Program requirements? To qualify for the award of the CFA charter, the CFA Institute has the following requirements: Pass the sequence of three exams, referred to as CFA Level I, CFA Level II, and CFA Level III. These are administered once a year, during the first weekend in June. A candidate can take only one exam per year. A second CFA Level I is given the first weekend in December. You can only take the next level exam after passing the previous level exam. This means that it will take you at least three years to pass all the exams. Have a bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree, or be in the final year of your bachelor’s degree program at the time of registration, or have 4 years of professional work experience, or have a combination of professional work and tertiary experience that totals at least four years. Part-time positions do not qualify, and the 4-year total must be accrued prior to enrolment. Fulfil the CFA Institute membership requirements, which includes membership with the CFA Institute, as well as a CFA Institute Member Society Chapter. After becoming a charterholder, the candidate must comply with the CFA Institute’s policies and other requirements. Have a valid international travel passport (required for enrolment and exam registration). Additional details can be found here. How do I register for the CFA® exam? You can register for the CFA Program online. Contact the CFA Institute for more information. Do you have the CFA Institute's contact information? Website: www.cfainstitute.org Email: info@cfainstitute.org Phone: 0011-800-8228-8820 (from Australia) What is a Learning Outcome Statement (LOS)? Starting from a general body of knowledge, the CFA Institute assigns a set of readings from textbooks and journal articles for different subject areas: economics, ethics, equity, corporate finance, accounting/financial statement analysis, fixed income securities, markets, portfolio management, and quantitative methods. Each reading has a set of learning outcomes and the CFA Institute constructs these learning outcome statements to focus the candidate’s study efforts on particular topics within a particular reading. What is the pass rate for the CFA® exams? Pass rates for the exams vary from year to year and from level to level. Visit the CFA Institute for more information. How long will it take for me to complete the CFA® Program? The minimum time needed is 2.5 years; people may take longer depending on their other time commitments, such as a full time job, etc. The average time to complete the 3 exams is over 4 years. Our goal is to help you minimise this time commitment. Why are Kaplan Schweser's pass rates not published? The CFA Institute’s Prep Provider Guidelines do not allow us to publish or communicate pass rates in any provider materials. CFA® Exam Format What is the new CFA exam format? From 2021, CFA Institute transitioned all CFA exams to computer-based testing. Each exam will be offered in scheduling windows of up to ten days, depending on location. Please visit the CFA Institute website for more details. Why has the CFA Institute moved to computer-based testing? CFA Institute moved from paper-based to computer-based testing for all levels in 2021 to provide greater exam scheduling flexibility and an exam that reflects today’s digital workplace. The new change enables the exam to be offered in 400+ locations around the world. Additionally, the computer-based testing environment and additional dates and times available means that fewer candidates will sit for the exam at the same time, which reduces personal risk compared to the high-capacity venues used for the paper-based test. Please visit the CFA Institute website for more details. When do exam registrations close? Registration deadlines vary for each CFA exam. Please visit the CFA Institute website for the latest exam registration information. I need to defer my exam to another exam window. What do I do? In the event you need to reschedule your CFA exam, you may be eligible for a deferral to another exam window, depending on your personal circumstances. You’ll first need to contact the CFA Institute or visit their website to find out what options are available to you and follow the appropriate process. If you’ve been approved by the CFA Institute to defer your exam to another exam window, you may be eligible for an extension on your Kaplan Schweser study package. To meet eligibility requirements, your new exam window must fall in the same calendar year as your original exam. You’ll also need to provide proof of your new exam registration from the CFA Institute. Candidates are only eligible to receive a study package extension for an exam window within the same calendar year due to the CFA curriculum changing each year. Simply contact us on 1300 135 798 (option 1) or studentadvice@kaplan.edu.au for more information or to request an extension. A $50 fee will apply if your request to extend your study package is successful.
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CFA® Program Information General Product Information VitalSource® Ebooks Shipping Information Product Availability
CFA® Program Information What is the CFA® Program all about? The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) Program is a globally recognised standard for professionals in the financial services industry. The CFA charter is given by the CFA Institute. The first charter was awarded in 1963; the program is over 50 years old. For more information, please visit www.cfainstitute.org. Kaplan Schweser is not affiliated with the CFA Institute. Kaplan Schweser is an independent educational training firm and assists candidates in preparing for the CFA exam. What are the CFA® Program requirements? To qualify for the award of the CFA charter, the CFA Institute has the following requirements: Pass the sequence of three exams, referred to as CFA Level I, CFA Level II, and CFA Level III. These are administered once a year, during the first weekend in June. A candidate can take only one exam per year. A second CFA Level I is given the first weekend in December. You can only take the next level exam after passing the previous level exam. This means that it will take you at least three years to pass all the exams. Have a bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree, or be in the final year of your bachelor’s degree program at the time of registration, or have 4 years of professional work experience, or have a combination of professional work and tertiary experience that totals at least four years. Part-time positions do not qualify, and the 4-year total must be accrued prior to enrolment. Fulfil the CFA Institute membership requirements, which includes membership with the CFA Institute, as well as a CFA Institute Member Society Chapter. After becoming a charterholder, the candidate must comply with the CFA Institute’s policies and other requirements. Have a valid international travel passport (required for enrolment and exam registration). Additional details can be found here. How do I register for the CFA® exam? You can register for the CFA Program online. Contact the CFA Institute for more information. Do you have the CFA Institute's contact information? Website: www.cfainstitute.org Email: info@cfainstitute.org Phone: 0011-800-8228-8820 (from Australia) What is a Learning Outcome Statement (LOS)? Starting from a general body of knowledge, the CFA Institute assigns a set of readings from textbooks and journal articles for different subject areas: economics, ethics, equity, corporate finance, accounting/financial statement analysis, fixed income securities, markets, portfolio management, and quantitative methods. Each reading has a set of learning outcomes and the CFA Institute constructs these learning outcome statements to focus the candidate’s study efforts on particular topics within a particular reading. What is the pass rate for the CFA® exams? Pass rates for the exams vary from year to year and from level to level. Visit the CFA Institute for more information. How long will it take for me to complete the CFA® Program? The minimum time needed is 2.5 years; people may take longer depending on their other time commitments, such as a full time job, etc. The average time to complete the 3 exams is over 4 years. Our goal is to help you minimise this time commitment. Why are Kaplan Schweser's pass rates not published? The CFA Institute’s Prep Provider Guidelines do not allow us to publish or communicate pass rates in any provider materials. CFA® Exam Format What is the new CFA exam format? From 2021, CFA Institute transitioned all CFA exams to computer-based testing. Each exam will be offered in scheduling windows of up to ten days, depending on location. Please visit the CFA Institute website for more details. Why has the CFA Institute moved to computer-based testing? CFA Institute moved from paper-based to computer-based testing for all levels in 2021 to provide greater exam scheduling flexibility and an exam that reflects today’s digital workplace. The new change enables the exam to be offered in 400+ locations around the world. Additionally, the computer-based testing environment and additional dates and times available means that fewer candidates will sit for the exam at the same time, which reduces personal risk compared to the high-capacity venues used for the paper-based test. Please visit the CFA Institute website for more details. When do exam registrations close? Registration deadlines vary for each CFA exam. Please visit the CFA Institute website for the latest exam registration information. I need to defer my exam to another exam window. What do I do? In the event you need to reschedule your CFA exam, you may be eligible for a deferral to another exam window, depending on your personal circumstances. You’ll first need to contact the CFA Institute or visit their website to find out what options are available to you and follow the appropriate process. If you’ve been approved by the CFA Institute to defer your exam to another exam window, you may be eligible for an extension on your Kaplan Schweser study package. To meet eligibility requirements, your new exam window must fall in the same calendar year as your original exam. You’ll also need to provide proof of your new exam registration from the CFA Institute. Candidates are only eligible to receive a study package extension for an exam window within the same calendar year due to the CFA curriculum changing each year. Simply contact us on 1300 135 798 (option 1) or studentadvice@kaplan.edu.au for more information or to request an extension. A $50 fee will apply if your request to extend your study package is successful.
Shipping Information Shipping Method: Australia Post eParcel Upon shipment, you will be emailed the eParcel tracking number so you can track your delivery. Please allow 2-5 business days for delivery within Australia, depending on location order is being shipped to. Please allow up to 10 business days for delivery outside Australia, depending on location order is being shipped to. Please note: We cannot guarantee the above delivery times when transportation networks are disrupted due to conditions beyond Australia Post’s control, such as weather, natural disaster, facility delays, etc. Delivery of your order may also be delayed due to national and state public holidays observed by Australia Post. In addition, we cannot guarantee the above delivery times in the event materials go into back order. When this occurs, approximate dates for product availability will be noted on the relevant product pages.