Please note the following time per question on various business exams:
| Exam | Series 6 | Series 7 | CPA | CFA | GMAT quant | CFP |
Average |
| Minutes per question | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.25 to 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.03 | 2.12 |
1.59 |
The exams that I give in class are roughly 2 minutes per question therefore provide 25.79% more time than the average business exam.
2023..08.15 update:
| Discipline | Exam Name | Time per Exam | Number of Questions | Time per Question |
| HR | PHR | 3 hours | 150 | 1.2 minutes |
| HR | SPHR | 4 hours | 175 | 1.37 minutes |
| HR | SHRM-CP | 4 hours | 160 | 1.5 minutes |
| HR | SHRM-SCP | 4 hours | 160 | 1.5 minutes |
| HR | CCP | 18 hours total (2 hours per course) | 60 to 90 per course (9 courses total) | 1.33 to 2 minutes |
| HR | CPTD | 5 hours total (2 hours + 3 hours) | 110 + 12 = 122 | 2.46 minutes |
| IT and MIS | CompTIA A+ | 3 hours total (90 minutes per exam) | 90 per exam (2 exams total) | 1 minute |
| IT and MIS | CCNA | 2 hours | 120 | 1 minute |
| IT and MIS | Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800 and AZ-801) | 6 hours total (180 minutes per exam) | 40 to 60 per exam (2 exams total) | 3 to 4.5 minutes |
| IT and MIS | Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) | 85 minutes | 40 to 60 | 1.42 to 2.13 minutes |
| IT and MIS | Google IT Support Professional Certificate (5 courses total) | Varies by course, but typically around an hour per course (5 hours total) | Varies by course, but typically around 10 to 20 per course (50 to 100 total) | Varies by course, but typically around 3 to 6 minutes |
| Finance and Accounting | CFA Level I | 6 hours total (3 hours per session) | 240 multiple-choice questions in two sessions | 1.5 minutes |
| Finance and Accounting | CFA Level II | 6 hours total (3 hours per session) | 120 multiple-choice questions in two sessions | 1.5 minutes |
| Finance and Accounting | CFA Level III | 6 hours total (3 hours per session) | A mix of item-set and essay questions in two sessions | Varies by question type |
| Finance and Accounting | CFP | 6 hours total (3 hours per session) | 170 multiple-choice questions in two sessions | 2.11 minutes |
| Finance and Accounting | CPA | 16 hours total (4 hours per section) | Four sections with varying numbers of multiple-choice questions, task-based simulations, and written communication tasks | Varies by section and question type |
| Finance and Accounting | Series 6 | 1 hour and thirty minutes | 50 multiple-choice questions in one session | 1.8 minutes |
| Finance and Accounting | Series 7 | 7 hours and thirty minutes total (3 hours and forty-five minutes per session) | 135 multiple-choice questions in two sessions | 3.33 minutes |
| Overall Average | 1.86 minutes |
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