The Point System

Your eligibility to be certified is based upon a point system, which awards credit for education and experience.

All candidates certified by exam must have a minimum of two years professional experience and 50 points. All points claimed for education must be from a recognized institution of higher learning.

If your total qualifying points total 40 or above, you may apply for the CFE Exam, but all applicants must have 50 or more points and two years of professional experience to become certified.

 

Professional Experience	Quantity	Points
Each full year* of Experience**	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60	0
Education and Certifications
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent		0
Each full year of college (if no degree, max. of 40 pts.)	0 1 2 3 4	0
Master's Degree or Equivalent	0 1 2 3 4 5 6	0
Ph.D., J.D., or Equivalent	0 1 2 3 4 5 6	0
Other Professional Certifications	0 1 2 3 4 5 6	0
Total Points		0
* Concurrent experience in more than one area cannot be claimed ** All CFE Exam candidates must have two years professional experience to apply for the CFE Exam. Candidates lacking two years professional experience can take the exam as long as they have a minimum of 40 points, and can become officially certified once the professional experience requirement is met. Apply for the CFE Exam