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The Computerization of the CPA Exam
How the AICPA and NASBA will Make it Happen
Our Guest: Ronnie Rudd
Chairman, NASBA Examination Review Board
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(July 17, 2000)
Ronnie Rudd recently retired as Managing Partner of the San Antonio office of Arthur Andersen. On July 1 he assumed the role as chairman of the Examination Review Board, a NASBA committee responsible for auditing and reviewing the CPA exam. In this interview, Rudd discusses the electronic CPA exam, scheduled for release in 2003. To contact Mr. Rudd, email ronnie.rudd@arthurandersen.com
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| Mr. Rudd, please introduce yourself and your company. |
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| Please take a moment to discuss the AICPA's and NASBA's roles in relation to the CPA exam. |
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| What is the overall purpose of converting the exam into an electronic exam? |
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| What is your role as chairman of NASBA’s Examinations Review Board? |
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| Do you believe computerizing the exam will affect the pass rate? Is the goal to maintain the current level of difficulty? |
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| Do you think an electronic exam will encourage more people to sit for the exam? |
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| How will the format of the exam change once it is converted into an electronic exam? Will the content remain the same? |
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| What tools or capabilities are available with the computerized exam that are not available with the current paper-based exam? |
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| Would candidates have the opportunity to take the exam at any time in the year, rather than just in November and May? |
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| What is the proposed cost for developing the exam and for candidates sitting for the exam? |
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| What controversial issues have surfaced in response to the proposed model for the electronic exam? |
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| What is needed for the 50 states and 4 territories to successfully convert the exam into electronic form? |
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| Is it possible that some states will have it implemented by 2003 and others will not? |
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| The target date for the electronic exam is 2003. Besides working with the states and territories, what still needs to be accomplished to meet this target date and is it a feasible expectation? |
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