On November 13, the passers of the second screening of the certified public accountant examination in 2015 were announced. The total number of passers was 1,030, decreasing by 46 from 2014.

Among them, 62 passers were from Chuo University (according to the surveys by the Institute of Accounting Research and CPA Hakumon Society).

From the Institute of Accounting Research, one 1st-year student and seven 2nd-year students (including 5 out of 11 passers at the youngest age of 19 nationwide) passed the exam. A total of 24 college students passed it with a pass rate of 47.1%.

Passers from Chuo University

	2015	2014	2013
Total number of examinees	10,180	10,870	13,224
Total number of passers	1,030	1,076	1,149
Pass rate	10.3%	10.1%	8.9%
Passers from Chuo University	62	87	80
Passers from the Institute of Accounting Research	（51）	（75）	（72）

Note: The figures for Chuo University are taken from the results of the surveys conducted by the Institute of Accounting Research independently and CPA Hakumon Society.

Breakdown of the passers from the Institute of Accounting Research (results for each faculty)

Faculty	2015	2014	2013
Law	5	5	2
Economics	9	16	18
Commerce	37	55	52
Science and Engineering	-	-	-
Letters	-	-	-
Policy Studies	-	-	-
Graduate School	-	-	-
Total	51	75	72

The Institute of Accounting Research offers lectures targeted at students who aim to obtain qualifications, such as those for certified public accountants and bookkeepers.
Freshmen and other students can attend these classes. If you are interested, please visit the office of the Institute of Accounting Research.

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Regarding the announcement of the results of the certified public accountant examination in 2015 (Audit Committee for Certified Public Accountants)