CIA Review Program
Student Expectations
Students are encouraged to enroll early in the review program in order to receive the printed
course materials and access to the online tool sin a timely manner, and to also complete the
recommended pre-study activities.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this review course, students should:
• Acquire an understanding of the internal audit activity’s role in organizational
governance, internal control,
• and risk management.
• Establish a risk-based plan to determine the priorities of the internal audit activity,
including risk assessment and resource requirements.
• Evaluate plan engagements and risk and control knowledge elements.
• Demonstrate compliance with The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Attribute Standards,
Practice Advisories and Code of Ethics.
Self-study Time
Students should generally expect to spend an average of 100 hours of self-study time
(depending on experience and background) in addition to the instructor-led classroom hours if
preparing for all four parts of the CIA® examination. Upon completion of the review sessions, it
is recommended that students also spend additional time self-studying and achieve a score in
the upper 80th percentile on the online practice exams from The IIA’s CIA® Learning System™
before sitting for the exam. To further help students identify how much time they may need to
study for each exam part, awww.learncia.com is available. Based on a series of questions
answered, the Study Tracker Tool will help students set a goal to successfully complete the
CIA® examination and create a detailed study plan to achieve those goals. Interactive online
quizzes and practice exams are also provided as supplemental learning tools for selfassessment purposes only.
Pre-study Recommendations
Similar to many professional exam reviews programs, the instructor-led sessions are taught as
a “review and reinforcement” of the material versus a first-time learning experience. Thus,
students should be well-versed in the internal auditing topics that are covered on the CIA®
Exam. In addition, students who have not taken college-level courses in general business
management should purchase a current standard textbook covering these topics or complete
relevant courses to" brush up" in these areas. Students should also complete the below prestudy activities prior to the first class session:
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Evaluate their knowledge with the online pre-test questions. This pre-test will help you
and your instructors identify potential areas to focus your studies on.
Complete at least 20 hours of additional pre-study reviewing the online materials.