AICPA Announces CPA Exam Windows, Release Dates for First Half of 2020
The AICPA has announced
continuous testing is set to begin
| Q1 testing window Jan. 1–March 10, 2020 | ||
| If you take your Exam on or before: | The AICPA®receives your Exam data files from Prometric by 11:59pm (ET) on: | Your score will be released by the target release date: |
| Jan. 20 | Jan. 20 | Feb. 3 |
| Feb. 14 | Feb. 14 | Feb. 24 |
| Feb. 28 | Feb. 28 | March 9 |
| March 10 | March 11 | March 18 |
| March 10 | **After March 11 | March 19 |
**The Exam data files the AICPA receives after March 11 will be included in the final target score release date.
| Q2 testing window Testing dates April 1–June 10, 2020 | ||
| If you take your Exam on or before: | The AICPA receives your Exam data files from Prometric by 11:59pm (ET) on: | Your score will be released by the target release date: |
| April 20 | April 20 | May 4 |
| May 15 | May 15 | May 26 |
| May 31 | May 31 | June 8 |
| June 10 | June 11 | June 18 |
| June 10 | **After June 11 | June 18 |
**The exam data files the AICPA receives after June 11 will be included in the final target score release date.
Keep in mind:
- All dates and times are based on the Eastern time zone.
- For most candidates, the AICPA receives the exam data files from Prometric within 24 hours after a candidate completes the exam.
- The scores for the exam data files received after the AICPA cutoff dates will be in the subsequent scheduled target score release.
- Some candidates who take the BEC section might receive their scores about one week following the target release date due to additional analysis that might be required for the written communication tasks.