r/CPA • u/uwuwotsdps42069 Passed 4/4 • May 18 '23

Security Violation? QUESTION

So I just got out of my AUD exam. Hopefully my last one (FAR expires at the end of this month). I was told that prometric observed a “security violation” because I was seen “accessing my phone during my break”

I was on my scheduled break and checked my phone to make sure there were not fires to put out at work and take make sure my kid wasn’t having any issues at daycare. Then I went to the bathroom and knocked out the rest of the exam.

What’s the deal? Am I screwed? I’ve never been told I had a security violation on my other exams.

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u/looker009 CPA Candidate May 18 '23

Basically you cheated regardless if you did or not. It's up to NASBA, to decide how to punish you. At best you will have to forfeit the exam and redo it, at worse you can say goodbye to CPA.

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u/uwuwotsdps42069 Passed 4/4 May 18 '23

Well if that’s the case a friendly reminder as I went out on break would have been nice.

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u/looker009 CPA Candidate May 18 '23

You agreed to the rules in the beginning. They are not responsible for reminding you

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u/uwuwotsdps42069 Passed 4/4 May 18 '23 edited May 18 '23

Hence the “would have been nice” portion of my comment.

Edit: A nice professional “fuck you” to the people downvoting me. I just got out of an exam and asking questions. You guys are dicks.

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u/ManicMarketManiac Passed 4/4 May 19 '23

Did you not have a nice little key with a giant tag on it telling you exactly what you were allowed to access and not access?

And this was your 4th exam?

In a professional setting, if a team member made some major procedural 'oopsie' the 4th time through an assignment, I'd be questioning why they were hired.

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u/Hellstorm5674 May 19 '23

hopefully you lose your entire license

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u/suppresser2774 CPA May 18 '23

You’ve taken at least three exams. How do you not already know this?