Becker Professional Education Launches New CPA Exam Review Course Updates

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Becker Professional Education, a global leader in professional education and a part of DeVry Education Group, today announced the latest updates to its CPA Exam Review materials. The enhancements include updates to its Audit and Regulation exam review courses to better prepare students for success on the CPA Exam. In addition, Becker's Final Review study tool has been redesigned to make the last hours of study leading up to the exam easier, more effective and more engaging.

"Becker strives to have its content mirror the CPA Exam so there are no surprises on exam day," said Angie Brown, director of accounting curriculum at Becker Professional Education. "Our new Final Review course — built with proprietary interactive e-book software technology — can provide that boost to help solidify students' knowledge and build their mental endurance for exam day, regardless of whether they're first-time test takers or retaking an exam section."

The updated CPA Exam Review course covers:

• SSARS No. 21, Statement of Standards for Accounting and Review Services
• 2015 tax law
• Revisions to IRS Circular 230

Becker's new Final Review, a complement to the CPA Exam Review course, now includes:

• All-new lectures delivered in short snippets to optimize study time
• Materials organized to focus on topics most likely to be tested on the exam
• Questions tightly aligned with lectures to reinforce understanding of key concepts
• A full suite of integrated learning tools for note-taking, highlighting, searching, etc.
• 40 hours of video lectures
• Over 850 multiple-choice questions
• More than 120 task-based simulations

In addition, students can now supplement with:

• 1,400 flashcards
• Additional multiple-choice questions for select topics

Becker has a dedicated team of nearly 100 curriculum and subject matter experts who focus on developing the most up-to-date and relevant course materials. Their work means that students who prepare with Becker pass the CPA Exam at double the rate of non-Becker candidates^*. In fact, since 2005, over 90 percent of all Elijah Watt Sells Award winners — the nation's top scorers on the CPA Exam — have prepared with Becker's CPA Exam Review.

To learn more about Becker Professional Education, please visit http://www.becker.com.

About Becker Professional Education

Becker Professional Education, a part of DeVry Education Group DV, is a global leader in professional education serving the accounting, project management and healthcare professions. Nearly half a million professionals have prepared to advance their careers through its CPA Exam Review, ACCA^® Courses, CMA® Exam Review, PMP^® Exam Review, USMLE^® Review, and Continuing Professional Education courses. Throughout its more than 50-year history, Becker has earned a strong track record of student success through world-class teaching, curriculum and learning tools that enable its students to develop the knowledge and performance skills necessary to stay ahead in an ever-changing business world.

^*Becker Professional Education students pass at double the rate of all CPA Exam candidates who did not take a Becker course, based on averages of AICPA-published pass rates. Data verified by an independent third-party research firm.

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