To register for the CFA® program, you must have either a bachelor's degree or at least four years of professional work experience. As both the course and exams are highly technical, you should have sound numeric ability.

Applicants pay an initial registration fee on entering the CFA® Program. In addition to the initial registration fee, applicants are required to pay an enrolment fee for each examination. New registrants pay both the registration and enrolment fees. Returning candidates pay only the enrolment fee.

Received by CFA® Institute on or before

December 2011 Exam (Level I only)

Item

by
16 March

by
24 August

by
14 September

Program Enrollment
(new Level I only)

$405

$405

$490

Exam Registration*

$630

$720

$970

Curriculum eBook version

save $40

save $40

save $40

Total

Past deadline

$1,085

$1,420

* Returning candidates pay only the exam registration fee. Level I

 

December 2011 Exam Schedule (Level I only)

Exam  Calendar

Mid-January

December 2011 exam registration opens

16 March 2011

First deadline to enroll and register for the December 2011 exam

24 August 2011

Second deadline to enroll and register for the December 2011 exam

1 September 2011

Exam scholarship application deadline

14 September 2011 Final deadline to enroll and register for the December 2011 exam

20 September 2011

Final deadline for disability and religious alternate date accommodations requests to be received by CFA Institute

Early November 2011

Exam admission tickets available online

November 2011

Mock exams available

11 November 2011 Test center change request deadline (login required)

3–4 December 2011

Exam days

December 2011–January 2012 Exams graded

January 2012

Exam results available



Topic Area Weights for the CFA Exam
TOPIC AREA Level I Level II Level III
Ethical and Professional Standards (total) 15% 10% 10%
Quantitative Methods 12 % 5-10 % 0 %
Economics 10 % 5-10 % 0 %
Financial Reporting and Analysis 20 % 15-25 % 0%
Corporate Finance 8 % 5-15% 0 %
Investment Tools (total) 50 % 30-60 % 0 %
Equity Investments 10 % 20-30 % 5-15 %
Fixed Income 12 % 5-15 % 10-20 %
Derivatives 5 % 5-15 % 5-15 %
Alternative Investments 3 % 5-15 % 5-15 %
Asset Classes (total) 30 % 35-75 % 35-45 %
Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning (total) 5 % 5-15 % 45-55 %
Total 100 % 100 % 100 %
Note: These weights are intended to guide the curriculum and exam development processes. Actual exam weights may vary slightly from year to year. Please note that some topics are combined for testing purposes.

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