**Note: As of 01/19/06, the Intensive Review Course is FULL. This opportunity will be available again at the Professional Development Conference in June in San Diego - click here for more information. **

Interested in the CGFM certification? Sign up for AGA’s special Intensive Review Course and take the CGFM Examinations this February in Washington, D.C. Don’t miss this opportunity to earn your CGFM!

The Intensive Review Course will take place from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. on February 1-2, 2006. The CGFM Examinations will be offered by appointment only on February 3-4, 2006.

The cost of the course is only $195 for qualified participants, and it offers 16 CPE hours. Special Bonus: the CGFM Examinations taken during this event are free of charge!

This is a special limited enrollment offer for those individuals who have already been studying for the CGFM Examinations and need extra reinforcement of the material. Only the individuals who register and attend the Intensive Review Course will have the opportunity to take the CGFM Examinations on February 3-4, 2006.

The Intensive Review Course is not a substitute for the three instructor-led training courses. On the contrary, it is designed as a supplement to previous preparation for the CGFM Examinations. Attending previous courses or studying using CGFM Study Guides before participating in this event is strongly encouraged.

The Intensive Review Course and the CGFM Examinations will take place at the JW Marriott Hotel Pennsylvania Avenue, located at 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004-1710. PH: 202.393.2000. The specific room location will be provided to all registered attendees as we get closer to the conference.

To attend the Intensive Review Course and take the CGFM Examinations in Washington, D.C., participants must first be accepted into the CGFM Program by satisfying the education requirement (bachelor’s degree with 24 credit hours in financial management topics), submitting the CGFM Program application form with $85 application fee and receiving an eligibility letter from AGA.

In addition, the work experience requirement of at least two years of professional-level government financial management experience must be satisfied and a Work Verification Form must be submitted and accepted by AGA. The necessary forms can be found on the AGA website at www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/start/.

Prior attendance of CGFM training course(s) or purchase of the CGFM Study Guides is not required but is strongly encouraged.

If you have already taken a CGFM Examination and did not pass, you must satisfy the waiting period before taking the CGFM Examinations on February 3-4, 2006.

No materials will be provided at the Intensive Review Course. However, participants are encouraged to order CGFM Study Guides at least six weeks before the course date. For more information on study guides visit www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/prepare/studyguide.aspx. 

The cost of the study guides is not included in the price of the Intensive Review Course.

Three time slots are available for CGFM Examinations on February 3-4, 2006:

• 8 - 11 a.m.
• 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 3– 6 p.m.

The actual exam time is limited to 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Space is limited, so participants are encouraged to send in a registration indicating their preference for an examination date and time as soon a possible. Some of the time slots may fill up and, therefore, no longer be available. We will confirm your registration for the Intensive Review Course and indicate whether we are able to accommodate your request for the particular examination time slot(s). 

Participants of the Intensive Review Course can take CGFM Examinations in Washington, D.C. at no charge, so we encourage you to take all of the CGFM Examinations (that you have not yet passed).  Any one of the CGFM Examinations can be taken in any time slot that is still available, but each particular examination can only be taken once during the February 3-4 event.  The examination fees are only waived for examinations taken during this special February event; any exams taken at a later date or another location will require a regular examination fee of $109.

The CGFM Examinations are:

• Examination 1—Governmental Environment
• Examination 2— Governmental Accounting, Financial Reporting and Budgeting
• Examination 3—Governmental Financial Management and Control

More detailed information on CGFM Examinations content can be found on www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/exams/.

The examination results (pass/fail only) will be available immediately.

You must be at the CGFM Examination registration desk at least 15 minutes prior to the testing time to check in.  If you are not at the registration desk at the start of your examination time slot, we cannot guarantee your requested time slot.

Please bring a valid photo ID to the CGFM Examination registration desk—your ID must match the name you provide in the Intensive Review Course Registration Form and on the CGFM Program application form and must contain a photograph and a signature. 

The following items are not allowed in the testing room: food, drink, papers, books, writing utensils, electronic and other organizers, cell phones, beepers, wallets, briefcases, bags, purses and pocketbooks. Scratch paper and a pen will be provided.  Calculators will be available upon request.

For more information, please contact Katya Silver, Director of Professional Certification Administration, via e-mail at ksilver@agacgfm.org, or by phone at 800.AGA.7211, ext. 305.

Thank you!