{"id":821,"date":"2022-07-05T11:15:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/research-education\/?page_id=821"},"modified":"2022-09-27T11:28:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:28:50","slug":"cra-exam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/research-education\/research-admin-essentials\/cra-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"CRA Exam Prep and Recertification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion ncst-accordion\"><div class=\"accordion\" id=\"ncst-accordion-0\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item ncst-accordion-item panel\"><a class=\"accordion-item__header collapsed\" href=\"#ncst-accordion-item-0\" id=\"ncst-accordion-item-heading-0\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#ncst-accordion-item-0\" aria-controls=\"ncst-accordion-item-0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\"><span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span><\/span><h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h5\">CRA Body of Knowledge<\/h2><\/a><div class=\"collapse panel-collapse accordion-item__content-container \" id=\"ncst-accordion-item-0\" aria-labelledby=\"ncst-accordion-item-heading-0\" data-parent=\"#ncst-accordion-0\"><div class=\"accordion-item__content\">\n<p>The CRA Body of Knowledge comprehensively covers all the topics and information you could be tested on in the most current iteration of the exam.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cra-cert.org\/cra-body-of-knowledge\" class=\"btn ncst-component__button-link is-style-secondary\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/www.cra-cert.org\/cra-body-of-knowledge\"><span class=\"ncst-component__button-container\"><span>Review the Body of <\/span><span class=\"nowrap\"><span>Knowledge&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"> <svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"\/><\/svg> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item ncst-accordion-item panel\"><a class=\"accordion-item__header collapsed\" href=\"#ncst-accordion-item-1\" id=\"ncst-accordion-item-heading-1\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#ncst-accordion-item-1\" aria-controls=\"ncst-accordion-item-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\"><span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span><\/span><h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h5\">Exam Review Sessions<\/h2><\/a><div class=\"collapse panel-collapse accordion-item__content-container \" id=\"ncst-accordion-item-1\" aria-labelledby=\"ncst-accordion-item-heading-1\" data-parent=\"#ncst-accordion-0\"><div class=\"accordion-item__content\">\n<p>The Research Administrators Certification Council sponsors numerous opportunities to review for the CRA exam.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cra-cert.org\/review-sessions\" class=\"btn ncst-component__button-link is-style-secondary\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/www.cra-cert.org\/review-sessions\"><span class=\"ncst-component__button-container\"><span>See Upcoming <\/span><span class=\"nowrap\"><span>Sessions&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"> <svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"\/><\/svg> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item ncst-accordion-item panel\"><a class=\"accordion-item__header collapsed\" href=\"#ncst-accordion-item-2\" id=\"ncst-accordion-item-heading-2\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#ncst-accordion-item-2\" aria-controls=\"ncst-accordion-item-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\"><span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span><\/span><h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h5\">Other Exam Prep Resources and Opportunities<\/h2><\/a><div class=\"collapse panel-collapse accordion-item__content-container \" id=\"ncst-accordion-item-2\" aria-labelledby=\"ncst-accordion-item-heading-2\" data-parent=\"#ncst-accordion-0\"><div class=\"accordion-item__content\">\n<p>The following sources provide additional opportunities and resources to help you study and prepare for the CRA exam. More sources will be added as they become available; to suggest study resources or other opportunities to help prospective CRAs prepare for the exam, email <a href=\"mailto:research-training@ncsu.edu\">research-training@ncsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.vt.edu\/research-development\/professional-development\/cra-study-team.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.research.vt.edu\/research-development\/professional-development\/cra-study-team.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia Tech CRA Study Team<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>All of our content managed through REPORTER can be used toward CRA recertification. Upon completion of a course, certificates are sent via email. To search for our resources in REPORTER: Under Catalog, go to Advanced Search and\u00a0select\u00a0<strong>RES- Office of Research and Innovation<\/strong>. Then turn on the toggle \u201cOnly show courses with active Instances.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All of our content managed through REPORTER can be used toward CRA recertification. Upon completion of a course, certificates are sent via email. To search for our resources in REPORTER:&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":235,"featured_media":0,"parent":42,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"The Certified Research Administrator (CRA) exam, administered by the <a rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https:\/\/cra-cert.org\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Research Administrators Certification Council<\/a>, is offered twice each year \u2014 once in the spring and once in the fall. 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