Contract signed for computer-based CPA exam, new web site launched.

• Position: Computerized testing - Brief Article

The AICPA, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and Prometric have signed a joint agreement to deliver a computerized Uniform CPA Examination. A final paper-based version of the CPA examination will be delivered in Nov. 2003. The computer-based CPA examination will commence in early 2004.

The AICPA will continue to create and grade the computerized CPA examination, and NASBA and the state boards of accountancy will be responsible for overall administration of the examination. Prometric, the world's leading technology-based testing company, will deliver the examination to candidates through its extensive network of testing centers.

In addition, the AICPA launched a new Web site dedicated to the Uniform CPA Examination, www.cpa-exam.org. The site contains new and existing information about the CPA examination and includes links to the AICPA, NASBA and the state boards of accountancy.

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