Overall vs Topic scores passing, relative, completely, 240, 168

clearlycanadian

Hey guys,

Just wondering if anyone has insight on how performance on certain topics relative to your overall score factor affect your chances of passing.

Obviously, Ethics has an 'x-factor' weight to it, but outside of that, do you simply need to score above 70% on the entire exam to pass (i.e. get 168 out of 240 correct)?

So just to be ridiculous, say you completely failed (like 0 questions correct) Econ, Equity, Portfolio Mgmt, and Derivatives, which equal 30% of the exam, but ACED the rest of the exam. Would you still pass, or does the way you get to >70% overall matter?