Exam Instructions

Thought it might be interesting/useful for people to see what you can/cannot do at the actual exam on test day.  This is the pre-screen for when you go to print your exam admission ticket.  Credit to CFAI.

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Before accessing your exam admission ticket you must read and agree to the following:
You are required, without exception, to adhere to all published testing policies and follow all instructions announced on exam day.
BEFORE EXAM DAY
You are strongly encouraged to visit your test center before exam day. Directions and special instructions are available for most test centers. It is your responsibility to read and understand all information about your test center.
Many local CFA Institute member societies host events at the test center or after the exam.

ON EXAM DAY You must attend both the morning and afternoon sessions or your exam will not be graded and you will not receive results. If you do not sit for the morning session, you will not be permitted to sit for the afternoon session.
You must report to the test center at least one hour before each session in order to be checked in and seated. The testing room doors will be closed prior to the start of each session for reading the instructions and late candidates will not be allowed to enter the testing room until after the exam begins. Instructions will not be repeated and no additional testing time will be granted for candidates who are admitted after the start of the exam.
The following items must remain on your desk at all times. No exceptions will be made to these rules:
1. Exam Admission Ticket: Print one copy of your admission ticket on clean, unused paper. You will not be permitted to enter the testing room without a valid ticket.
2. Identification: CFA Institute requires an international travel passport from every candidate. In order for your passport to be considered valid it must meet all of the following criteria: 1) Be a current (not expired) international travel passport. 2) Include a recognizable photograph on the passport data page. 3) Contain your name, date of birth, passport number, expiration date, and country of issuance. 4) Exactly match the information you provided to CFA Institute. 5) Be an original document. Photocopies will not be accepted. You will not be permitted to sit for the exam with an invalid passport. Failure by proctors to detect an invalid passport does not imply the passport is valid or that your results will ultimately be reported. This policy applies to all new and returning candidates.
3. Calculator: You may use only the Texas Instruments BAII Plus (including the BAII Plus Professional) and/or the Hewlett Packard 12C (including the HP 12C Platinum, 12C Platinum 25th anniversary edition, 12C 30th anniversary edition, and HP 12C Prestige) during the exam. No other calculators are permitted. Possession or use of an unauthorized calculator at the test center will result in CFA Institute voiding your exam results and may lead to suspension or termination of your candidacy in the CFA Program. Calculator covers are permitted in the testing room. The Texas Instruments BAII Plus cover contains a keystroke card; the Hewlett Packard 12C has keystrokes printed on the back of the calculator. You may refer to these keystroke instructions during the exam. CFA Institute advises you to place fresh batteries in your calculator on the day before the exam.
4. Writing Instruments: You must bring your own writing instruments on exam day; testing personnel will not provide these to candidates. You must dispose of any packaging before entering the testing room. You must bring your own sharpened No. 2 or HB pencils and Level III candidates (June exam only) must also bring pens (with blue or black ink) for the essay portion of the exam. Pencil sharpeners will not be provided at the test center.
The following items may be kept on your desk, if needed: loose calculator batteries (no packaging) and screwdriver for battery replacement, earplugs, erasers, with no paper holder or cover, eyeglasses, but not the eyeglasses case, pencil sharpeners (no knives), and wristwatches (analog and digital are acceptable); however, audible alarms and/or audible timers must be turned off.
The following items are permitted in the testing room but must remain in your pockets or under your chair when not in use: wallet (money purse), medicine, tissues, and other necessary medical or personal items, gum, hard candy, cough drops, eyeglasses case.
The following items are not permitted in the testing room: food and drinks; baggage of any kind, including transparent bags, backpacks, handbags, tote bags, briefcases, luggage, carrying cases, or pencil cases; study materials, including notes, papers, textbooks, or study guides; scratch paper, present/future value tables, or calculator manuals; highlighters, correction fluid, correction tape, or rulers; knives of any type, including box cutters; mobile phones, MP3 players, cameras, pagers, headsets, computers, electronic organizers, personal data assistants, or any other remote communication or photographic devices; any type of desk clock or timer.
Proctors and security personnel may ask to inspect your belongings at check-in to ensure that prohibited items are not carried into the testing room. Please comply with these requests.
IMPORTANT EXAM RULES TO REMEMBER You are bound by the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct (Code and Standards). To comply with the Code and Standards during the exam administration process, you must conduct yourself in a respectful and dignified manner and adhere to published testing policies, proctors' verbal instructions, and the candidate pledge printed on each morning session exam book or answer sheet. It is important that you remember to read and sign the pledge. Rules have been disseminated in various formats, including registration information, and the website. Failure to follow any of the CFA Institute published rules will result in cancellation of your scores and may lead to disciplinary sanction:
• You must not: bring prohibited personal belongings into the testing room; speak to anyone other than a proctor during the exam; glance or look at another candidate’s exam or give the appearance of doing so; continue to write or erase after time is called; open the exam book until instructed to do so by the proctor; write on anything other than your exam book or answer sheet, including your exam admission ticket; remove exam materials from the testing room; leave the testing room during the final 30 minutes of the exams except for brief toilet breaks; exit and re-enter the designated testing area during the exams, except during the lunch break; create a disturbance; fail to follow the directions of testing personnel; or share information about exam content with anyone else, including other candidates.
• You must: bring only one copy of your admission ticket printed on clean, unused paper to the test center; give your exam materials and photo identification to the proctor before leaving the testing room for brief toilet breaks; remain seated at the conclusion of the exams until all materials have been collected and reconciled.
By clicking “I agree” below:
I attest that I have read, understood, and agreed to follow the above conditions, requirements, policies, and procedures for the CFA Program. Further, I understand that a violation of any rules and regulations of the CFA Program will result in CFA Institute voiding my exam results and may lead to suspension or termination of my candidacy in the CFA Program.