Education and Experience

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) candidates must meet at least one of the following requirements: - Earn a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and at least two years of verified professional experience in internal audit (or its equivalent). A masters degree may count towards one of the two years of professional experience. - Complete at least two years of post-secondary education and five years of verified experience in internal audit (or its equivalent) - Complete at least seven years of verified experience in internal audit (or its equivalent) Note: Candidates are able to sit for the exam before the professional education requirement has been met, but will not be certified until then.