CISA Certification Requirements
To earn the CISA designation, candidates are required to:
•Pass the CISA exam. The CISA exam is offered in 11 languages-Chinese mandarin Traditional, Chinese mandarin Simplified, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish.
•Submit application (can be downloaded at
Apply for CISA Certification) with verified evidence of a minimum of five (5) years of professional information systems (IS) auditing, control and security work experience. Substitution and waivers of such experience may be obtained as follows:
•A maximum of one year of information systems OR one year of non-IS auditing experience can be substituted for one year of information systems auditing, control or security experience.
•60 to 120 completed university semester credit hours (the equivalent of a two-year or four-year degree), not limited by the ten year preceding restriction, can be substituted for one or two years, respectively, of information systems auditing, control or security experience.
•Membership as a Fellow or Associate in the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) can be substituted for two years of information systems auditing, control or security experience.
•Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) full certification can be substituted for two years of information systems auditing, control or security experience.
•A bachelor's or master's degree from a university that enforces the ISACA sponsored Model Curricula can be substituted for one year of information systems auditing, control or security experience. To view a list of these schools, please visit
Programs Aligned with the Model Curriculum for IS Audit and Control. This option cannot be used if three years of experience substitution and educational waiver have already been claimed.
Experience must have been gained within the 10-year period preceding the date of the application for certification, or within five years from the date of initially passing the exam. It is important to note that many individuals choose to take the CISA exam prior to meeting the experience requirements.
•Adhere to the ISACA's Code of Professional Ethics.
•Abide by IS Auditing Standards as adopted by ISACA.
•Comply with the CISA Continuing Professional Education Policy (discussed later).
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Additional information on the CISA certification requirements please contact us via 0713 451713 or 0764 978313