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CGFM Certification

How Do I Purchase the Exams?

This is the next step after applying for the CGFM Program and receiving an eligibility letter from AGA. If you have not applied for the CGFM Program, go to Where Do I Start?

To register with Pearson VUE, pay for your exam(s) and schedule your testing appointment, please click on the link below:

Examination purchase

You will need your candidate ID to purchase the examinations (the candidate ID is found on your eligibility letter). If you don’t know your candidate ID, you can request it by sending an email to agacgfm@agacgfm.org with your name, address and telephone number.

Pearson VUE Registration Instructions:

OPTION A - online registration: Click on “Examination purchase” link above, which takes you to AGA’s page on Pearson VUE website.  Click on “Schedule Online” button in the middle of the page or “Schedule a test” or “My account” button on the list of navigational buttons on the right.

  • Step 1 – set up your account: click on “Create a new web account”, select “Financial Services” for the Type of Test and “Association of Government Accountants” for Test Program and click “Next”. Enter the required information on the Profile screen (for the last question, please enter your Candidate ID found on your eligibility letter) and click “Next”. Enter the required information on the Contact screen and click “Next”. Set up a new Username. Your password will be emailed to you.\
     
  • Step 2 – pay for and schedule exam(s): sign in using the Username and Password you’ve set up during your previous registration with Pearson VUE (or use the appropriate links if you forgot your username or password). After you sign in, you can schedule/change your test appointments, view your testing history and view/modify your personal information.

OPTION B - phone registration: You can also register with Pearson VUE and schedule your testing appointment by calling 1-888-846-6948 (Monday – Friday, 7am – 7pm CT, except for holidays).

If you wish to cancel or reschedule your testing appointment, you must contact Pearson VUE at 1.888.846.6948 or by logging into your account and changing your appointment at least one business day prior to your originally scheduled exam appointment. Failure to cancel or reschedule within the appropriate time frame will be considered a “no show,” and you will be charged the full exam fee. 

Additional resources:

  • Examination Procedures –  find more information on testing center procedures, special
    accommodations, score reporting and retaking examinations.
     
  • Examination Locations – information on Pearson Professional Center locations and how to find the closest one to you.
     
  • Overview of CGFM Process - see the whole pathway to earning the CGFM certification.

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