CISA Self-Paced Training & Online Course
Certified Information Systems Auditor
Study for the CISA exam on your own schedule. ISACA’s official on-demand Online Review Course, covering all five exam domains, plus ISACA’s official Review Manual, the question database, and your exam registration.
ISACA lists these four items at $2,193 separately, and bundles them at $1,860. One payment. No cohort dates to wait for.
- ISACA Online Review Course, all five exam domains
- Official CISA Review Manual, eBook edition
- Official QAE database, 6-month subscription
- A 75-question practice exam to gauge your readiness
- Your ISACA exam registration, included
- Six months of access, with your progress saved
Your ISACA exam registration is included. ISACA applies a six-month window to redeem and a further six months to use it, so plan your sitting accordingly.
The full ISACA kit, not just a course
You get ISACA’s own official study materials, the question database serious candidates practise on, and your exam registration. Here is the whole list, with what each piece costs if you buy it from ISACA yourself.
| What you get | What it is | ISACA list price |
|---|---|---|
| ISACA Online Review Course | ISACA’s own on-demand course: over 40 dynamic modules covering all five exam domains, roughly 22 hours of seat time, with a 75-question practice exam. | ISACA list $895 |
| Official CISA Review Manual | ISACA’s own exam-prep manual, the eBook edition, written to the current exam content outline. | ISACA list $139 |
| Official QAE database | ISACA’s Questions, Answers and Explanations database, a 6-month subscription, so you practise on real ISACA-style items. | ISACA list $399 |
| Your CISA exam registration | The exam itself, registered and paid for. You sit it whenever you decide you are ready. | ISACA list $760 |
| Six months of access | Six months from purchase, delivered through the Learning Access tab of your MyISACA dashboard, with your progress saved between logins. | Included |
| 26.5 CPE on completion | Completing the course earns 26.5 CPE toward the ISACA certifications you already hold. You self-report them. | Included |
| Total at ISACA list prices | What the four ISACA items above cost if you bought them yourself, without a membership. ISACA’s own bundle of the same four is $1,860. | Total $2,193 |
| Your price | One payment, and you keep $698 against ISACA’s list price and $365 against ISACA’s own bundle. | $1,495 |
ISACA list prices are ISACA’s published non-member prices, checked August 2026, and they do change. Self-paced does not include the live instruction, the free retake or the year of ISACA membership that come with the boot camp. See the full comparison below.
All five CISA exam domains, on your schedule
The course works straight through ISACA’s CISA exam content outline: five job-practice domains, each weighted as it is on the exam. You cover every area the 150-question exam tests, in whatever order and at whatever pace suits you.
Information Systems Auditing Process
18%- Audit planning: standards, risk-based planning, and the types of audits and assessments.
- Audit execution: evidence, sampling, data analytics, reporting, and follow-up.
Governance and Management of IT
18%- IT governance: strategy, frameworks, organizational structure, and laws and regulations.
- IT management: resources, vendors and service providers, performance monitoring, and quality assurance.
Information Systems Acquisition, Development and Implementation
12%- Acquisition and development: business cases, project governance, and system methodologies.
- Implementation: testing, configuration and release management, and post-implementation review.
Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience
26%- IS operations: IT asset management, job scheduling, systems performance, and incident and problem management.
- Business resilience: business impact analysis, continuity, and disaster recovery plans.
Protection of Information Assets
26%- Information asset security and control: frameworks, identity and access, and network and endpoint security.
- Security event management: awareness, attack methods, testing tools, and incident response.
Domains and weightings follow ISACA’s official CISA exam content outline. The CISA exam is 150 questions in 4 hours, scored 200 to 800, with 450 to pass.
Self-paced or the live 4-day boot camp
Both cover the same CISA exam domains. The difference is structure, accountability, and what is bundled with your seat.
| Self-paced | Live boot camp | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,495 | $2,499 |
| When you start | Today, the moment you enroll | On a fixed cohort date |
| Format | ISACA Online Review Course, self-directed | Live 4-day, instructor-led, virtual or on-site |
| Instructor access | No live instructor | James (Slim) Beamon, a certified ISACA instructor |
| ISACA exam registration | Included | Included |
| Official Review Manual eBook | Included | Included |
| ISACA QAE database | 6-month subscription | 6-month subscription |
| One year of ISACA membership | Not included | Included |
| Free retake | Not included | Included if you do not pass |
| Access window | Six months from purchase | Live 4-day plus the pre-study learning path |
| Best if | You are disciplined, on a budget, and want to move at your own speed | You want structure, an instructor, and a fixed timeline to keep you accountable |
Self-paced CISA, answered
What is included in the self-paced CISA course?
Four ISACA items: the official CISA Online Review Course (over 40 dynamic modules, roughly 22 hours of seat time, covering all five exam domains), the official CISA Review Manual eBook, the Questions, Answers & Explanations database, and your CISA exam registration. The live instruction, the free retake and the year of ISACA membership are boot camp only.
How long do I have access?
Six months from the date of purchase, delivered through the Learning Access tab of your MyISACA dashboard. Your progress saves between logins, so you can stop and pick up where you left off.
Is the ISACA exam registration included?
Yes. Your CISA exam registration is included in the $1,495 price, along with ISACA’s official Online Review Course, the Review Manual eBook and the question database. You sit the exam whenever you decide you are ready.
Do I earn CPE for the self-paced CISA course?
Yes. Completing the CISA Online Review Course earns 26.5 CPE, which count toward the ISACA certifications you already hold. You self-report them. This is ISACA CPE and is separate from NASBA CPE, which applies to our third-party risk management training.
Is this ISACA’s own courseware?
Yes. Risk Tide is an ISACA Accredited Training Organization, so the self-paced course is ISACA’s official CISA Online Review Course, with ISACA’s own Review Manual, question database and exam registration bundled in. You are not buying a third-party rewrite of the exam content.
Why is this cheaper than buying from ISACA directly?
As an Accredited Training Organization we set our own price on the same official ISACA course. The four ISACA items in this package list at $2,193 separately without a membership, and ISACA’s own bundle of them is $1,860.
What are the requirements for CISA certification?
ISACA requires five years of professional experience in information systems auditing, control, or security, with substitutions available for up to three of those years. You can sit the exam first and apply for certification once you meet the experience requirement.
What does the CISA exam look like?
The exam is 150 questions, scored on a 200 to 800 scale, with 450 required to pass. Your voucher is included, and you schedule the exam with ISACA when you feel ready.
Who is the self-paced CISA course for?
IT auditors, audit managers, internal audit teams, and IT risk, compliance, and assurance professionals. It suits you if you are self-disciplined and would rather study around your job than block out 4 consecutive days.
How long is the exam voucher valid?
Six months. Since 16 April 2026 ISACA applies a six-month window across exams, question databases and online review courses: the product must be redeemed within six months of purchase, and once redeemed you have six months to use it, including scheduling and sitting the exam. Tell us if your timeline is longer so we can advise before you buy rather than after.
Can I get a refund?
No. ISACA’s policy on online learning is that access is granted immediately on purchase, so all purchases of the online course are final and no refunds or exchanges are provided. If you are unsure whether self-paced or the live boot camp suits you, ask us before you buy rather than after.
Should I choose self-paced or the live boot camp?
Self-paced is the lower-cost, start-today option, it covers the same exam domains, and you get the same ISACA study materials and exam registration either way. What the boot camp adds is live instruction, a free retake and a year of ISACA membership. The live 4-day boot camp is better if you want a live instructor and a fixed timeline to hold you to. Both are delivered by Risk Tide as an ISACA Accredited Training Organization.
Begin your CISA prep this afternoon
No cohort to wait for and no calendar to negotiate. Enroll, get immediate access to every lesson, and take a full year to get exam-ready.
ISACA lists the same course and exam registration at $1,655.
Your ISACA exam voucher is included. You register and schedule the exam with ISACA when you are ready.
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