Key Features of CPAexcel Exam Review Courses
Superior Content & Learning Tools
Learn from top CPA Exam professors at leading accounting schools:
Our review courses are authored and presented by experienced university professors and CPA Exam Review instructors from some of the nation's top accounting schools. Years of involvement with the CPA Exam have enabled our authors to present the material in a way that provides you with the optimal learning experience. The level of course detail matches the level of detail you'll find on the actual exam questions.
Meet Our Authors and Video Lecturers
Bottom, left to right: Gaylord A. Jentz - Univ. of Texas - Austin; Janet D. Gillespie - Univ. of Texas - Austin; Robert A. Prentice, Univ. of Texas - Austin; Charles J. Davis - California State Univ. - Sacramento; B. Douglas Clinton - Northern Illinois Univ.; Donald R. Deis Jr. - Texas A&M Univ. - Corpus Christi
Choose the CPAexcel course that best fits your personality:
Some people want access to experienced CPA Exam Review experts to get answers to their questions and for other guidance, while others prefer a lower priced course where they go through the exam content on their own with support from peers.
- Professor Mentored Courses such as the Video Gold Medal Course and the Gold Medal Course provide students with access to CPAexcel’s highly experienced Exam Review Professors from leading accounting schools. (Students may add Professor Mentoring to any course which does not have it.) Students in these courses have unlimited access to the professors to get answers to their questions, for progress monitoring, exam tips, study tips, and the like.
As with all CPAexcel courses, Professor Mentored Courses include the components in the Core Study Materials: Diagnostic Exams, Study Text, Proficiency Questions, Past Exam Questions, Digital CPAexcel’s Flash Cards, Simulations, the Exam Tutor, Simulated CPA Exams, Topical Peer Discussion Groups, Private Study Groups, and the Exam Planner. Students who learn best by watching and listening can add CPAexcel’s Video Lectures to their Professor Mentored course, or add textbooks or Printed CPAexcel’s Flash Cards for studying away from the computer.
Our students receive individual attention from CPAexcel's professors:
CPAexcel's highly-experienced exam review experts provide students who have selected the Professor Mentoring with ongoing guidance, support, and prompt answers to their questions.
Meet Our Professor Mentors
Left to right: Jeanne Yamamura, Univ. of Nev.- Reno; Charles Davis, Cal. St. Univ.-Sacramento; Craig Bain, N. Arizona Univ.; Allen Bizzell, Univ. of Texas - Austin; Janet Gillespie, Univ. of Texas - Austin; Christopher Meakin, Univ. of Texas - Austin; John Karayan, Woodbury Univ. - Burbank, CA; Claire Latham, Wash. State Univ.
- The Self-Study Courses provide complete flexibility to create your own schedule and study methods, while simultaneously providing all of the content you need to pass the CPA Exam on your own. The course is comprised of the Core Study Materials module, which includes Diagnostic Exams, Study Text, Proficiency Questions, Past Exam Questions, Digital CPAexcel Flash Cards, Simulations, the Exam Tutor, Simulated CPA Exams, Topical Student Discussions, Private Study Groups, and the Exam Planner. Students who learn best by watching and listening can add CPAexcel's Video Lectures to their Self-Study Course, or add textbooks or Printed CPAexcel’s Flash Cards for studying away from the computer.
Bite-Sized LessonsSM optimize study time:
Complete an entire lesson during a 30-minute coffee break, including study text, proficiency questions, flash cards, past exam questions and more. Everything you need to know about a specific exam topic. Perfect for today's exam candidates, who seldom have long blocks of study time due to job and family demands. These lessons let you accomplish a lot in half an hour! » See more Bite-Sized LessonSM Study Topics.
Maximize learning & retention using our Efficient Learning System:
This unique learning system, including over 500 bite-sized interactive lessons, keeps you focused and improves concentration. All learning resources are integrated for one-click access, providing instant reinforcement and saving you precious hours you can better use to raise your exam scores. Intuitive courseware navigation is easy to learn and simple to use. » See more.
Learn by watching CPAexcel's Video Lectures:
A team of CPA Exam Review experts from leading U.S. accounting schools cover the key concepts and principles in each exam area, including heavily weighted exam topics and challenging subjects that often give students trouble during the CPA Exam. The videos are integrated into each bite-sized course lesson and accompanied by printable slides of the lesson outline. » See more.
Plan and Manage for Exam Success:
Take the guess-work out of knowing what steps to take and when they must be completed using CPAexcel’s Exam Planner. Using the actual study hours taken by successful CPAexcel students, and based on your intended exam date or your available study hours, the Exam Planner instantly displays your plan for exam success. The plan is a detailed timeline of exam events (e.g. when to request an exam application and transcripts) and learning assignments, i.e. the lessons you need to cover each week to be ready by your intended exam date. You can adjust the timeline or your intended exam date, if necessary.
Gain knowledge through CPAexcel's Integrated Discussion Groups:
Subject-oriented discussions are integrated directly into the lessons so you are never more than two clicks away from topical discussions with classmates worldwide. You may also create Private Study Groups with your friends or colleagues to discuss and cover the study material based upon a shared course schedule. In addition, Professor-Mentored Course students receive unlimited access to subject-expert professors from top accounting schools who provide guidance, prompt answers to their questions and progress monitoring.
Boost your scores using CPAexcel's personalized Study Strategies:
Based on your current knowledge level and available time, choose from three CPAexcel study strategies, enabling you to focus your study time where it is needed most. Diagnostic Exams provide you with an initial assessment that identifies where your proficiencies and deficiencies are so that you can zero in on weak areas and better prioritize your time. In the "Study Course" strategy you move through the entire course material from "A to Z", ensuring complete review of the entire course. The Exam Tutor lets you build custom exams covering any subject or range of subjects in the course table of contents. This is an efficient way to drill on exam subject to increase your mastery of the material.
Get instant performance feedback with CPAexcel's Performance Metrics:
View exam results for every lesson, including correct and incorrect answers and rationales. Track your progress over the last five exams to see how well you are progressing and how consistently you perform.
Know where you stand in every subject area:
CPAexcel's Diagnostic Scorecards give you a visual representation of your scores at a glance. Ideal for identifying weak areas so you can zero in on topics that have been holding down your scores.
In addition, the table of contents displays your progress using color-coded feedback to identify your current level of proficiency - visually telling you when you are ready to pass the CPA Exam :
Sharpen your exam-taking skills:
Study and review the course material using the same skills you'll need on exam day. CPAexcel's exam-identical AICPA multiple-choice question and simulation formats, functionality and time limits give you the skills and confidence you'll need to get high scores on the CPA Exam.
Final Review
Complete Exam Preparation:
Much like a dress rehearsal before going on stage opening night, the Final Review fine-tunes your exam performance. Every CPAexcel course includes the Exam Tutor and Simulated CPA Exams as a final review, ensuring your complete preparation. » See more about the Final Review.
Drill from 5,100 past exam questions:
CPAexcel's Exam Tutor gives you essential exam practice, drilling from a library of over 5,100 past exam questions. You choose the question parameters based on topic, level of detail, difficulty, frequently missed questions and other criteria. Includes full explanations of right and wrong answers.
Practice makes perfect: Take the CPA Exam ahead of time:
CPAexcel's Simulated CPA Exams mirror the actual exam experience, down to the number, type, and mix of questions, user interface, time-limits and break policies. Take the exams as many times as you want. Each time you'll get new questions and a detailed report of your results, highlighting your strengths and weaknesses.
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Automatic Updates and Free Course Repeats
Personalized Updates keep course material continually current:
Your content is automatically updated online and integrated throughout the course. Personalized alerts indicate where and when changes are made. Newly revised text will appear in blue if you have previously viewed a section. You'll never answer exam questions incorrectly because of outdated information, or waste time searching through update supplements as with other review courses. » See more.
CPAexcel offers you guaranteed success at a guaranteed price:
Your initial cost for CPAexcel is your total cost to pass the CPA Exam. You can extend your learning schedule if you like, or if your study schedule is interrupted, know that you have continued free access to the latest course content. Students who select Professor Mentoring have continued access to CPAexcel’s faculty. You need never take the CPA Exam until you are confident that you will pass. If you ever need to retake any exam part, you receive free course updates and repeats until you pass.
Free Continuing Access™ – A Huge Benefit:
Your CPAexcel course has no expiration date and you get free online updates until one year after you pass. Thus unlike other courses, your initial cost for CPAexcel is your total cost to pass. You get peace of mind that you have continued free access to the latest course content even if your study schedule is interrupted. And you need never take the CPA Exam until you are confident that you will pass. Before you start studying for the exam, and after you pass, use CPAexcel’s Online Library to keyword search on your course materials and answer on-the-job questions.
Flexibility and Convenience
Learn from any computer:
Learn offline AND online on any computer 24/7. Avoid firewalls and phone line conflicts. Pick up right where you left off using our simple Last Login / Last Location capability. Back up and transfer your scores across multiple computers, and between online and offline course usage with the 'Synchronize Scores' feature.
Learn anytime:
Every CPAexcel course includes the Exam Planner. This software tool instantly creates (or re-creates) your study plan around your available study hours and intended exam date. You never need to fit your schedule around on-campus or online class schedules as with other courses. CPAexcel’s Personalized Exam Plan also take the guess-work out of judging how much material you need to cover each week to be fully ready to pass by your intended exam date.
Study anywhere with CPAexcel's printed materials:
Textbooks and Printed CPAexcel’s Flash Cards make it easy to learn while away from your computer. You can also print your own "Text booklets" directly from the courseware, covering as many lessons as you'd like.
"... clear and concise explanations of matters that had previously seemed much more complex to me."
"I relied on CPAexcel to refresh my memory on individual taxation issues and to educate me on entity-related tax issues. The U.S. federal tax code encompasses so many topics, yet I was pleasantly surprised to see that CPAexcel had boiled the main topics down to a relatively small number of study units. The study units themselves were manageable in length and logically organized. They contained clear and concise explanations of matters that had previously seemed much more complex to me."
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Eagle Mountain, UT
AUD - 99, BEC - 94,
FAR - 99, REG - 98
"Whenever I needed motivation, I could go on the discussion board and see study tips and success stories."
"I started using CPAexcel the day I finished my last college final. The professors in the video lectures kept me motivated with helpful hints and advice for the exam. CPAexcel really gave me the flexibility I needed to study while taking care of my two children and preparing for my third. I was able to review the study text at my doctor's office during my many prenatal check-ups, then come home and reinforce my knowledge with proficiency questions. I was very impressed with the quality of the mentors, who quickly answer any questions and were more than willing to explain items I struggled with. I also enjoyed the student forums. Whenever I needed motivation, I could go on the discussion board and see study tips and success stories. I felt like I was part of a team of other students all working to conquer the exam, much more than if I were just sitting next to strangers in a classroom. When I sat for my first three sections, I had no surprises because the format and content was just like all the CPAexcel practice exams. Now I am holding my newborn daughter while studying for my last exam!"
Coral Springs, FL
AUD - 99, BEC - 83,
FAR - 96, REG - 91
"CPAexcel worked very well for me and my study routine."
"CPAexcel works so well because it breaks up each part of the exam into sections and subsections, which makes all that study material seem less overwhelming. Then for each sub-section, there are quizzes and sample past exam questions, which helps you learn the material more efficiently. I particularly enjoyed the exam tutor feature, which allows you to take a test on whichever sections you choose using past exam questions. This especially helps with areas you are having trouble with. When you are finally finished reviewing the material, CPAexcel has a sample exam feature which allows you to complete a sample CPA exam including simulations, and gives you a score. The program tells you that if you finish their sample exam with a score of 90 or above, then you are very likely to pass the actual exam. This was true for me all four times. In summary, CPAexcel worked very well for me and my study routine. I believe this program is a tremendous value because it competes with the high priced study programs but only at a fraction of the cost. I highly recommend the CPAexcel self-study program."
New Milford, CT
AUD - 99, BEC - 80,
FAR - 93, REG -93
"The motivation I needed to stick to my goal of passing the CPA Exam."
"CPAexcel is an excellent program. It helped me to organize my study time and track my progress on a topic and subtopic basis. I was able to master each section before going on to the next. This gave me tremendous confidence and the motivation I needed to stick to my goal of passing the CPA Exam. The study materials were very thorough and I loved the convenience of being able to log on anytime to study. The tech support people were wonderful and they were very quick to respond when I needed help with the technical aspects of the program. I had a great experience with this program and I recommend it to anyone who's serious about passing the CPA Exam."
Bellmore, NY
AUD - 99
"... a forum for students to help each other, and the very best material and software"
"To any prospective students of CPAexcel - look how much info they give you regarding their course, where the competitors are very ambiguous. Why pay thousands for a course that tells you nothing except how great they are, when you can pay a few hundred for CPAexcel who SHOWS you how great they are by providing a huge amount of testimonials, a forum for students to help each other, and the very best material and software? Go for it...you will not regret it...I certainly didn't!!!"
Orangevale, CA
AUD - 94
"... help(s) you to understand what the test writers are looking for."
"After passing the CPA Exam I really felt that the single most important part of my studying was going through old exam questions and CPAexcel had such a huge number of questions that I was able to figure out how I should think when I got to the test. Even though the test has changed recently, those old questions are still very relevant to the new material and help you to understand what the test writers are looking for."
AUD - 85, BEC - 81,
FAR - 88, REG - 81
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