The scoring of the CPA Exam is treated with a high level of importance, due diligence and attention to accuracy. Responses to all questions go through multiple quality assurance reviews to ensure accuracy in scoring. Read How the Exam is Scored? for an explanation on the scoring process.
Scores for the Uniform CPA Exam will be released by NASBA to candidates and state boards of accountancy based upon the target score release dates in the tables below.
Note: Some boards of accountancy require at least one day beyond the published target release date in the table to process and release exam scores.
Q: What is the testing window?
A. Candidates may sit for the Exam during the first two months of each quarter, or testing window, that is during the months of January and February; April and May; July and August; and October and November. Scores are released four times for each testing window.
Q. When can I expect to receive my scores?
A. A general score release timeline including score release dates for the first and second quarters of 2015 is provided in the table below. The target release dates indicate when scores for the CPA Exam will be released by NASBA to state boards of accountancy.
Please be advised some boards of accountancy require at least one day beyond the published dates listed in the table to process and release exam scores.
| January / February (Q1) Testing Window | ||
| If you take your test by: | And the AICPA receives your examination data files from Prometric by midnight on: |
Your score will be released by the target date: |
| January 20 | January 20 | February 4 |
| February 14 | February 14 | February 24 |
| February 28 | March 1 | March 10 |
| February 28 | **After March 1 | March 18 |
**The examination data files the AICPA receives after March 1 will be included in the final target score release date.
| April / May (Q2) Testing Window | ||
| If you take your test by: | And the AICPA receives your examination data files from Prometric by midnight on: |
Your score will be released by the target date: |
| April 20 | April 20 | May 5 |
| May 15 |
May 15 | May 27 |
| May 31 | June 1 | June 9 |
| May 31 | **After June 1 | June 18 |
*The examination data files the AICPA receives after June 1 will be included in the final target score release date.
KEEP IN MIND:
- All dates and times are based on Eastern Standard Time zone.
- For the vast majority of candidates, the AICPA receives the examination data files from Prometric within 24 hours after a candidate completes the Exam.
- The scores for the examination data files received after the AICPA cutoff dates will be in the subsequent scheduled target score release.
- Some candidates who take the BEC section might receive their scores approximately one week following the target release date due to additional analysis that might be required for the written communication tasks.
We encourage candidates to visit the Psychometrics and Scoring page on the CPA Exam website for information about score release and the scoring process.
From http://www.aicpa.org/