Activity Review
North Carolina State
Board of Certified Public
Accountant Examiners
llOlOberlin Road, Suite 104 • PO Box 12827 • Raleigh, NC 27605 • (919)733-4222 • No. 6-2003
Computerized Exam Tutorial Available
A tutorial for the computerized Uni¬
form CPA Examination is now avail¬
able at www.cpa-exam.org, the
AlCPA'sexamwebsite.
The tutorial was created to help
familiarize accounting students and
examination candidates with the re¬
vised Uniform CPA Examination.
Theexami nation i sproposed to be
del ivered in a computer-based format
beginning April 5, 2004, throughout
theUnited States.
It is anticipated that thefinal pa¬
per-based version of theC PA examwill
begiven on November 5 and 6,2003.
The tutorial explains the design
and operation of the computer-based
test and reviewsthetypes of questions
and responses used i n the new exam.
Each section offers a fully guided
tourand opportunities for users to try
out certain functions such as answer¬
ing a question. The tutorial does not
cover actual examination content and
is nota repl acementfor practi cemateri -
als.
Itisanticipatedthatadditionswill
be made to the tutorial prior to the
launchofthecomputer-basedCPA ex-
ami nati on to i ncorporatemorefeatures
and sample questions.
M orei nformati on abouttherevised
examand practicesampleswill bemade
avai I abl eon-1 ineat www xpa- exam
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throughoutthesummer and fall of2003.
"As creator of the CPA exami na¬
tion, the A I CPA is committed to ensur¬
ing thatthecomputer-based test iseasy
to use and functions as intuitively as
possi bl e," sai d A rl een Th omas, A I C PA
Vice President -Professional Standards
and Services.
"However, si nee the revised exam
al so i ntrod u ces a new case-stu dy format
called 'simulati ons, 'westronglyencour-
ageallCPA exam candidates to review
this tutorial prior to taking the com¬
puter-based exam."
Added Gregory Johnson, AICPA
Director-CPA Exami nation, "Wewould
I i ke to hear from cand i d ates about the
new tutorial."
" C omments and su ggesti ons can be
sent to the AICPA via the Contact Us
button on w w w .epa-exam .org or d i recti
у
to cpaexam@aicpa.org."
As of A pri I 5, 2004, the computer-
based CPA Examination will beoffered
u p to f i vedays aweek,duringtwooutof
a/erythreemonthsthroughouttheyear,
afford i ng CP A exami nati on cand i dates
more sched u I i ng f I exi bi I ity.
Currently, theUniformCPA Exami¬
nation is offered only twice a year, in
May and November, by the boards of
accou ntan cy i n al I states, the D i stri ct of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the
USVirgin Islands.
For additional information about the
computerized U niform CPA Exam, please
visit the Board's web site
(www.cpaboard.statenc.us) or contact
the Examinations staff by telephone at
(919) 733-4224 or (919) 733-4236.
November 2003
Exam Applications
A ppl i cati ons for the N ovember 2003
Uniform CPA Exami nati on are now
available.
Torequest an application, please
call the Board's toll -free application
line (1-800-211-7930).
Applications are also available
from the Board's web site
(www.cpaboard.state.nc.us).
Yourcompleteapplicati on must
berecaved by theappropriatedead-
line:
Initial ExamApplications
July 31, 2003
R e-exam A pp I i cati ons
September 2, 2003
Please note that in North Caro¬
lina, the November 2003 Uniform
CPA Examwill be administered in
Raleigh only.
www.cpaboard.state.nc.us
Insidethis issue...
Certificates Issued . 6
Board Meetings . 4
Disciplinary Actions . 2, 4
Exam Grades . 4
FA SB Statement N o. 150 . 6
GA SB Statement No. 41 . 5
Noticeof AddressChange . 8
N otificati on of I ntentto Practice . 4
Reclassifications . 5
Thanks to Proctors . 7
