Tag Archives: Prometric

SHARE: On April 5, 2024, NASBA, the AICPA and Prometric celebrated the 20th anniversary of the computerization of the Uniform CPA Exam! The computerization of the Exam is one of the most significant changes in its history. Take a look at some data regarding the Exam and its evolution:    In addition to celebrating the…

SHARE: On May 5, NASBA’s Guam Testing and Call Center received its certification through the Guam Safe Certification and World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travels Program. Issued by the Guam Visitors Bureau, the program endorses the health and safety practices implemented by businesses on Guam while also promoting island pride. According to Randy…

SHARE: Extraordinary times have called for extraordinary measures:  As CPA testing centers were closed down, Prometric was cancelling scheduled appointments and was allowing candidates to reschedule at their convenience.  NASBA recommended to all Boards of Accountancy that all candidates who have Notices to Schedule (NTS) expiring April 1 through June 30, 2020 be given an…

SHARE: Candidates for the Uniform CPA Examination can now test at Prometric centers in Germany, Ireland, Scotland and England without any specific country residency or citizenship requirements. The Examination application process is basically the same for US and international candidates. In order to qualify to take the Examination outside the US, the candidate must establish…

SHARE: Prometric, the testing center provider for the Uniform CPA Examination, is continually investing in technology and software, Kimberly Farace, Prometric Director of Global Account Management, assured the executive directors at their conference. The company invested over $23 million last year and now has a running distributed data center. This year they are upgrading their…

SHARE: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Colleen Conrad reported that the NASBA/AICPA/Prometric group is researching the possibility of continuous testing, or at least shortening the dark period when candidates are unable to test. NASBA is asking for input from the State Boards on this idea because it would require a rule change as…

SHARE: Prometric will be opening test centers in: Marquette, MI; Texarkana, AR; Yakima, WA; Albany, GA; Redding, CA; Lake Charles, LA; and Santa Maria, CA, reported Prometric Director Kim Farace at the Executive Directors Conference. BPEA, a global investment firm, acquired Prometric from the Educational Testing Service as of January 29, 2018. Ms. Farace said…

SHARE: State Board Report September The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy is extending the examination eligibility date of candidates through October 31, 2017 for those who were scheduled to take a section of the Uniform CPA Examination and were unable to test due to the closure of a Prometric test center or were displaced…

SHARE: State Board Report August As NASBA has now taken occupancy of the entire eighth floor of its Nashville office building, demolition began this month kicking off the redesign plan. A section of the eighth floor had been redesigned last year, but with the tenant’s moving out of the remainder of the floor, the remodeling…

New York, Nashville, Baltimore (April 11, 2017) – The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) and Prometric are pleased to announce the successful launch of an updated version of the Uniform CPA Examination. The next generation Exam, which began testing on April 1, has added additional assessment of…