Sitting The Certified General Exam

[Joe Flacco]

I would be all for allowing only 1 chance to pass the test.

 

[ICT RE]

I am all for less hoops to jump through. You wouldn't believe the amount of BS I had to go through with our state department just to get approved to take the damn test. But here we are. 22 hours away. And hopefully this will all be a thing of the past.

You almost passed the first time you took it, and now you've been made aware and have studied your problem areas; you'll be fine I bet.

I was told my state board only approved about 60% of CR experience applications after reviews are finished. That was a real fun almost four months of waiting to hear on that one.

 

[ICT RE]

I would be all for allowing only 1 chance to pass the test.

Can you name another professional licensure program where that is the case? Honestly curious. Or are you just trolling?

I know for fact that's not the case for the various tests required for CPA, and the overall barriers to entry for that are drastically higher than either CG or CR. The PE, various levels of CFA, also can be taken multiple times.

 

[Orlando Tragic]

I would be all for allowing only 1 chance to pass the test.

 

[Orlando Tragic]

You almost passed the first time you took it, and now you've been made aware and have studied your problem areas; you'll be fine I bet.

I was told my state board only approved about 60% of CR experience applications after reviews are finished. That was a real fun almost four months of waiting to hear on that one.

Thanks mate

 

[Joe Flacco]

I would be 100% for getting rid of the experience requirement and all college education requirement and replacing it with a high score on a cognitive aptitude test.

 

[Orlando Tragic]

I would be 100% for getting rid of the experience requirement and all college education requirement and replacing it with a high score on a cognitive aptitude test.

What I am getting from what you are suggesting, is that anyone can take one test, without any prior experience or college education, and if they pass they can become certified? How would that improve the quality of our industry? My experience has been the most invaluable portion of my career, not studying like a monk for this exam. Am I just feeding a troll?

 

[Joe Flacco]

What I am getting from what you are suggesting, is that anyone can take one test, without any prior experience or college education, and if they pass they can become certified? How would that improve the quality of our industry? My experience has been the most invaluable portion of my career, not studying like a monk for this exam. Am I just feeding a troll?

High cognitive aptitude score + concepts / theory education + application of concepts / theory education = License. Studying probably is not going to help for a cognitive aptitude test.

 

[George Hatch]

Studying does help for the current licensing tests.

Then there's that pesky COMPETENCY RULE in USPAP that makes reference to having sufficient knowledge and experience to complete an assignment.

But, you're only here to argue with people in bad faith; so I'll leave you to it.

 

[Joe Flacco]

Studying does help for the current licensing tests.

Then there's that pesky COMPETENCY RULE in USPAP that makes reference to having sufficient knowledge and experience to complete an assignment.

But, you're only here to argue with people in bad faith; so I'll leave you to it.

I am not here to argue with anybody.

The main difference between you and me about the education topic is that you believe that a outlined step by step process can be applied to value all properties and I think that the steps in the process depend on the assignment.

I would rather have people with good cognitive skills that can apply concepts and theory than somebody with poor cognitive skills that was taught by somebody to follow a process step by step.