Part 1

What the exam costs

Sitting all three parts once costs $990 for members of The IIA and $1,515 for non-members, including the application fee. Every fee is non-refundable.

Application$120 member, $240 non-member
Part 1$310 member, $445 non-member
Parts 2 and 3, each$280 member, $415 non-member
Time to pass all parts3 years from acceptance

The fees

FeeMemberNon-member
Application$120$240
Part 1$310$445
Part 2$280$415
Part 3$280$415
All three parts, sat once$990$1,515

Deadlines that affect the cost

  • An exam registration is valid for 180 days, or until your program expires.
  • All parts must be passed within three years of acceptance into the program.
  • A failed part can be retaken 30 days after the most recent attempt, with at most eight attempts at each part.
  • The handbook allows one 75-day extension per exam registration, and a 12-month program extension can be purchased once.

Try 4 questions

Question 1Assurance and advisory services, and limited and reasonable assurance
Management of a hospital is designing controls for a new patient billing system that goes live in three months. It asks internal audit for suggestions on the design, not an opinion. Which service fits this request?
Question 2Integrity, honesty and professional courage
Two days before the audit committee meeting, a vice president at a manufacturer asks the engagement auditor to rewrite a well-supported finding about a significant inventory control failure so that it reads as a minor housekeeping point. What should the auditor do?
Question 3Ethics and compliance programs
A company's compliance program consists of a code of conduct and annual training. Which addition would most improve the program's ability to detect violations?
Question 4Fraud risks and types of fraud
At a supermarket, all sales are rung through the tills and recorded correctly. Each evening a supervisor prepares the bank deposit and removes some notes before sealing the bag, so the deposit is less than the recorded takings. Which scheme does this describe?

Next step

The IIA's CIA certification page

Questions people ask

How much does CIA Part 1 cost?

$310 for members of The IIA and $445 for non-members, plus the one-off application fee of $120 or $240.

Are the fees refundable?

No. The CIA page lists every fee as non-refundable.

What does it cost to sit all three parts?

$990 for members and $1,515 for non-members, including the application fee, if each part is passed first time.