Accredited Petroleum Accountant Program (APA)

The APA is a knowledge-based testing program designed by the Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies to provide an independent source of recognition of achievement for petroleum industry accountants.

The exam is divided into eight modules: Operations, Law, Financial Reporting, Revenue, Joint Interest, Tax, Managerial, and Auditing. All candidates must complete the first three modules, Operations, Law, and Financial Reporting, and one more of the other tests to qualify for limited accreditation. To qualify as a fully Accredited Petroleum Accountant the candidate must pass all eight of the tests.

COMPUTER BASED TESTING:

Beginning with October 1, 2007, all APA exams will be administered by computer-based testing (CBT). COPAS has contracted with Comira Testing to conduct the examination program. The change away from paper-based exams to CBT was implemented to make scheduling and taking exams more convenient.

All exams will be administered at designated testing centers. Anyone wishing to schedule an exam must contact Comira, at least three days in advance of desired test date, at:

• 800-947-4228
  9 am – 8 pm (Eastern Time), Monday through Friday
  11 am – 3 pm, Saturday

For more details on computer-based testing, please review this PDF document provided by COPAS or visit the COPAS website.

STUDY GROUPS

If you are interested in setting up or joining a study group for a specific test module, please email studygroups@paspb.org.

For further information on the APA program, please visit the COPAS website.