How to Get Started Make sure you are serious about becoming a CPCU and are willing to commit to a plan of intensive study. Be sure you have the insurance experience, educational background, and study skills that will enable you to meet the challenge of CPCU studies. Also, decide whether the CPCU program is the course of study that best meets your educational needs. To help you, guidance and counseling are available free from the Institutes. Check your calendar.
All CPCU exams are essay-style exams.
Ideally, students should obtain their books and begin their studies for an exam at least 16 weeks before the exam date. Choose the course to start with. Although CPCU courses may be taken in any order, CPCU 1 is usually a good place to begin. However, you may choose to begin with another course because you need to learn that subject immediately or because you want to update your study skills while beginning with a course that contains familiar topics. Decide how you will study for the national exam.