CPA ISC: Information Systems and Controls Course in Doha, Qatar

AICPA’s 2026 blueprint divides ISC into these areas. The range is each area’s share of the score:

• Information Systems and Data Management (35–45%)

• Security, Confidentiality and Privacy (35–45%)

• Considerations for System and Organization Controls (SOC) Engagements (15–25%)

Source: AICPA’s Uniform CPA Examination Blueprints, effective 1 January 2026. AICPA has published blueprints for 2027 as well; check which applies to your exam date.

• A four-hour exam with 82 multiple-choice questions and 6 task-based simulations.

• Five testlets: two of multiple-choice questions, then three of simulations. Multiple-choice questions and simulations each carry 60% and 40% of the score.

ISC is one of three Discipline sections. You choose one Discipline, alongside the three Core sections (AUD, FAR and REG).

Core sections: AUD, FAR and REG. Discipline sections: BAR, ISC and TCP. For the whole qualification, see US CPA in Qatar.

• CPA candidates in IT audit or systems roles

• IT auditors

• Risk and controls staff

Leaders Training Centre teaches CPA ISC in Doha, in the classroom or hybrid. Contact an advisor for the next batch and timings.

You apply to sit the CPA Exam through a US state board of accountancy, which sets its own eligibility rules. Leaders provides the exam review course.