Internal Audit Student Association

CIA Exam Requirements

CIA candidates must hold a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) or its educational equivalent from an accredited college-level institution.
Full-time university students who are in their senior (final) year may enter the CIA program and sit for CIA exam parts before completing their education requirement; however, they must:
- Complete the special "CIA Application - Student/Professor" in the IIA CCMS; Submit a Full-Time Student Status Form (see page 35); and Complete the education requirement before they can be certified.

CIA candidates must obtain a minimum of 24 months of internal auditing experience or its equivalent.

If you don't have 24 months of internal audit experience, then you can consider the following as a "Work Experience Equivalent/Exception"
Acceptable equivalent experience includes experience in audit/assessment disciplines, external auditing, quality assurance, compliance, and internal control.
A master's degree or work experience in related business professions (such as accounting, law, or finance) can be substituted for 12 of the required 24 months of professional internal auditing experience.