Study Plan: CFE Exam Prep Course

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CFE Exam Prep Course

Study Plan

Important Deadlines
Complete within 20 Days
☐☐Complete the review questions for your two strongest sections
☐☐Score 85% on the practice exams for your two strongest sections
☐☐Apply for the CFE Exam and submit your supporting documentation

Complete within 40 Days


☐☐Complete the review questions for all four sections
☐☐Score 85% on all four practice exams
☐☐Request your CFE Exam Activation Key after you complete all four sections of the
Prep Course

Complete within 60 Days


☐☐Enter your CFE Exam Activation Key
☐☐Complete all four CFE Exam sections
☐☐Submit your CFE Exam
☐☐Upload your completed CFE Exam Affidavit to the Certification Portal

Planning Your CFE Exam Preparation


Before starting the Prep Course, you’ll need a study plan. To pass
the CFE Exam in 60 days, you’ll need to study 8-10 hours per week.
That might seem intimidating, but if you pick a study time and
location, it will be much easier to study consistently.
Commit to a study
time and location This might be studying at your desk during lunch, waking up an
hour early and studying at home or stopping at the local coffee
shop on the way home from work. Commit to a time and place, and
put it on your calendar. Remember this isn’t a permanent change,
but a temporary sacrifice to help you pass the CFE Exam.

Install and Activate If you haven’t already, install and activate the Prep Course. If you
your CFE Exam Prep have the online version, you won’t need to install it, but you will
Course need to activate it.

Enter Your Goals in The Prep Course includes a timeline to remind you of your goal for
the Prep Course completing the CFE Exam. Watch this video to learn more.

Complete the Complete the 100-question Pre-Assessment. It should take less


than an hour to finish and it will help you to determine the order
Pre-Assessment
you will study for the CFE Exam. Watch this video to learn more.

Tips for Studying with the CFE Exam Prep Course

The Prep Course includes review


It is not necessary to read questions and practice exams.
the Fraud Examiners Manual Each is organized by exam section. Study your strongest section
before you begin studying with Complete each section by answering first and then end studying your
the CFE Exam Prep Course. the review questions and then taking weakest.
the practice exam.

Answer the review questions Below each answer is a reference


the best you can. After to the relevant section of the If you want to revisit a question
submitting your answer, you’ll Fraud Examiners Manual. If you’re later, you can check the “Mark for
see the correct answer and an struggling with a particular topic, Review” box.
explanation of that answer. consider reading that section.

Tips for Taking the CFE Exam

The CFE Exam is closed book. You do not have to complete


The use of notes, CFE Exam If time allows, retake the Practice all four sections of the CFE
Prep Course or reference Exam in the Prep Course before Exam in one sitting. In fact, we
materials is not permitted while taking the CFE Exam section. recommend only taking one or
taking the exam. two sections at a time.

Before taking an exam section, Once you activate your exam key, After you submit your CFE Exam,
review that section in the Prep you will have 30 days to complete all you must also submit a CFE Exam
Course for a quick refresher. four sections. Affidavit.

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