伊利诺伊州USCPA考试步骤解析
第一步：完成学术评审申请
a)Go to the online system and create an account unless you have previously submitted an application or other documents to the Illinois Board of Examiners as an online account has already been established for you.Contact the Board to obtain your account information.
b)Log on to the online system and complete an academic credentials evaluation application.On the application list all educational institutions you have attended.Pay the fee online via a credit card.The evaluation fee for domestic academic credentials is $175.The evaluation fee for foreign academic credentials is $250.
c)Have official academic transcripts sent to the Illinois Board of Examiners office.Documents required for foreign institutions:original transcript in native language,mark sheets,degree certification,and certified English translations of all documents.
第二步：进行考试申请
Log on to the online system and complete an Initial Examination Request.The primary purpose of this application is to specify which sections of the exam you initially wish to take.You may take as few as one section and as many as all four sections.Pay the fee online via a credit card.The fee varies based on the number of exam sections:
All four parts = $120;Three parts = $108;Two parts = $76;and One part = $40
You can submit the exam application right after submitting the credentials evaluation application.You need not wait to receive evaluation approval before submitting your exam application.
If you have taken the exam in another state and wish for the credit to transfer to Illinois,complete your portion of the Transfer of Exam Credit Form.Send the form to the State Board of Accountancy in which you took the exam.The State Board of Accountancy will verify your scores and send the form to the Illinois Board of Examiners.
第三步：接收来自伊利诺伊州考试委员会的批准函
If you have submitted only your academic credentials evaluation you will receive a letter from the Board indicating you may now apply to take the exam.Complete the online initial exam application.The Board will review your exam application and send you a letter approving you to take the test.
If you have submitted both your academic credentials evaluation and your exam application you will receive a letter from the Board authorizing you to take the test.
第四步：拿到NASBA的支付券
The Illinois Board of Examiners notifies NASBA that they have approved you to take the test and which sections you will be taking.NASBA coordinates all aspects of the exam.NASBA will send you a payment coupon either by e-mail or US mail depending on the preference you selected on your initial exam application.The payment coupon is for fees associated with administering the exam.The payment coupon is good for 90 days.If you do not pay the fees within 90 days your authorization to test will expire and you will have to submit a re-exam application.You can pay your payment coupon online at NASBA’s website.
第五步：收到NASBA的Notice to Schedule(NTS)
Once NASBA receives your payment they will issue you a Notice To Schedule (NTS).You will receive the NTS either through e-mail or US mail depending on the preference you selected on your initial exam application.The NTS instructs you contact Prometric,the testing provider, to schedule a date and time for testing.
After your application to test is approved by the Board of Examiners,the NTS is valid for a six-month period.During that six months,you must schedule AND TAKE all exam sections on that NTS.After that six month period,the NTS will expire and all fees forfeited.
第六步：在Prometric上确定考点、时间与日期信息。
Go to the Prometric Testing scheduler and schedule your testing location,dates and times.You can schedule to take each exam section on a different date and in any order.The NTS is valid for six months from date of issuance.This means you must schedule and take the exam sections for which you were authorized within that six month timeframe.
第七步：参加CPA考试
考场注意事项：
a) Arrive at test center at least 30 minutes before your test time.A digital photo will be taken as part of the check-in procedures.Late arrivals may not be able to take the exam.
b) Bring the correct NTS.Make sure the NTS lists the exam section you are taking and that it has not expired.
c) Bring two forms of identification.The same version of your name must appear on your application,the NTS and the two forms of identification.
Acceptable Forms of Primary Identification:
- Valid government issued driver’s license with photograph and signature.
- Valid state identification card with a recent photograph and signature.
- Valid government issued passport with a recent photograph and signature.
- United States military identification card with a recent photograph and signature.
Acceptable Forms of Secondary Identification:
- Additional government issued identification from the above list
- Accountancy Board-issued identification
- Valid credit card with signature
- Bank automated teller machine (ATM) card with signature
- Valid bank debit card with signature
第八步：收到伊利诺伊州考试委员会发送的考试成绩
The American Institute of CPAs (USCPA) is responsible for scoring the exam.Testing data is sent from Prometric to the USCPA on a daily basis.When scoring is complete the USCPA sends advisory scores to NASBA.NASBA produces score notices which are sent to the Illinois Board of Examiners in two cycles of each testing window.Scores from exams taken early in the first month of the window are received by the Board during the seventh week of the testing window.The remaining scores from the first month and all from the second month are received by the Board two to three weeks after the testing window end.
The passing standard for the exam will be set at a scaled score of 75 for each section.Pass credit for the exam is 18 months.This means that starting with the date that you passed your first(earliest)section of the exam you have 18 months to pass the remaining sections.
