The CFE Exam is a Windows-based application in CD-ROM format. The exam has a number of sophisticated controls to ensure integrity and each exam is generated from a master database. No two tests are alike.

To install, you will need a computer with these capabilities:

• Processor: Pentium or better
• Operating System: Windows 98 or later
• Disk Space: 100 MB of available disk space
• Memory: 32 MB

When can I take the CFE Exam?
You may take the CFE Exam any time during the year. When you have submitted your complete CFE Exam application and are prepared to take the CFE Exam you may request the exam. Your request for the CFE Exam will be fulfilled with in 3-5 business days.

• If you studied with the Fraud Examiners Manual, simply request the exam via email at Exam@ACFE.com.
• If you have studied with the CFE Exam Prep Course, you already have the exam that corresponds to your Prep Course installed on your computer, submit your completed CFE Exam Prep Course progress file to Exam@ACFE.com and we will send you the code to access your CFE Exam on your computer.

How much time will I need to take the CFE Exam?
It will take approximately 10 hours to complete the CFE Exam. Each section is allocated a maximum of 2.6 hours to complete. Each of the four exam sections has 125 questions and you will have a maximum of 75 seconds to answer each question.

You have 30 days to complete all four sections of the CFE Exam and return it to the ACFE for grading. You must complete each section in one sitting, but you do not have to complete all four sections at once.

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