Securities Licensing Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to all of your questions about Kaplan's Securities Licensing program. If you have any additional questions or would like to work with our student support team just contact us.

FAQ for Securities Licensing

We provide a brief description of each exam on each series exam page on our website. You can find more information about each series exam by contacting FINRA at 800.289.9999 or visit their website at www.finra.org.
We provide a brief description of each exam on each series exam page on our website.You can find more information about each series exam by contacting FINRA at 800.289.9999 or visit their website at www.finra.org.
Licenses that do not require a sponsor include the Series 3, 30, 31, 32, 34, 63, 65 & 66. The Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam can also be taken without firm sponsorship.
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Securities licensing exam sponsorship is usually done through a broker/dealer. Contact FINRA® at 800.289.9999 or visit their website at www.finra.org for further information on who can sponsor you. Or learn more in our Career Corner by reading How to Get Your Series 7 License and other series licenses as well.

FAQ for Kaplan Financial Education

We know that there's no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to preparing for your licensing exam. That’s why we offer a variety of options to fit your lifestyle and schedule. Compare our study packages for InsuranceSecurities, and CFP® Exam Prep.

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Insurance and Securities Licensing 

After taking our Live Online Class, Kaplan is confident you will pass your Securities or Insurance Licensing Exam. However, if you were unsuccessful in passing your exam or simply wish to take the class again, please get in touch with our Student Support team at 800.824.8742. You may retake the same class within your access period, subject to the conditions described herein.

All enrollments under the PassProtection™ program are subject to space availability in the requested class. Web-based courses or classes may be substituted for live classes at our discretion. PassProtection™ enrollments are limited to your product’s access period.  If you want to extend your access period for additional study time, fees may apply, and a new PassProtection™ Retake term will begin.

For more information, please call Student Support at 800.824.8742.

CFP® Certification

You are eligible for PassProtection if you purchase a Live Review Study Solution. If you do not pass the CFP® exam after purchasing a Live Review Study Solution, you will receive a free subsequent Live Review Study Solution within a one-year window of time (three exam cycles).

To be eligible, you must submit your Official Score Report to fpexamresults@kaplan.com within three weeks of receiving it from CFP Board. All exam results will remain confidential.

Insurance Continuing Education

Insurance Continuing Education does not offer PassProtection. If you take the course, you can take the final exam as many times as you wish until you attain the score you need. 

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  1. Click Login in the top menu.
  2. Choose your product.
  3. Enter your username and password.
  4. Click the Login button.

If a security warning pops up, click Yes.

  1. On the left menu bar, click Access Your Courses.
  2. The first time you log in, you will see the Terms & Conditions.
  3. Read the Terms & Conditions and click I Agree.
  4. You should now be in the Online Access home.

Follow these steps to change your password:

  1. Enter your email address here.
  2. In the recovery email you received, select the link provided to input your new password.
  3. After submitting your password, select Log in now and log in with your username and password.
  4. Select Access Your Courses in the upper right corner.
  5. Select your course to begin studying.

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FAQ for Kaplan’s AI Tutor

The AI Tutor is a Kaplan-trained AI chatbot built for students preparing for the SIE® (with more exams to follow). It is trained to provide SIE-focused content (definitions, examples, analogies), offer study recommendations based on learning best practices, provide step-by-step explanations to quiz and exam questions during remediation, and much more!

The AI Tutor is accessible on most course pages that would add value for students, including the student home dashboard, all reading and video pages, quiz and exam review pages, and the Performance Tracker. See example in the screenshot below.

Just click on the icon found at the bottom right of each page to open the chatbot window. 

To get started, simply ask a question and hit enter or click on the blue arrow button and it will respond promptly with an answer.  No SIE-related question or request for help is off-limits! 

Some common questions include the following:

  • Get instant feedback for both correct and incorrect answer choices, “Why is Choice B correct?”
  • Quickly find a definition or explanation to, “Wait, what’s the difference between Choice A and B?”
  • Deep dive into a content topic that you need to brush up on:. “What else do I need to know about this topic for SIE?”

Click on the icon again to close the chatbot window.

Within the chatbot window, there are a few additional features to assist in using the AI Tutor. These include:

  • Quickly provide feedback after each response by clicking one of the buttons depending on if you liked or didn’t like the answer.  This will help us to train the AI Tutor and further refine its responses.
  • Conveniently access your interaction history by clicking on the menu icon in the upper left corner of the chatbot window, which will then expand a sidebar list of your recent interactions.  Click on any interaction to view the entire conversation.  You also have the option to pin, export, or delete the text.

  • Easily retain Kaplan AI Tutor’s responses to your questions by clicking on the COPY button. You can then paste it into an external document for future use.
  • Dig deeper into a related topic using the suggested prompts feature.  After each one of your questions, the AI Tutor will automatically generate a related set of questions below its response. See below.
  •   Quickly get a response by clicking on one of the questions or hit the button to generate a new set of questions.
In addition to the “thumbs up/down” buttons previously mentioned, you can provide feedback by clicking on the ellipsis found on the upper right-hand side of the chatbot window. This will expose a support email address to email your feedback.  Use the Copy feature to include the chatbot response.

If you are interested in experiencing how Kaplan’s AI Tutor may help with your studies but are not sure how, try the simple prompts below.

How can you help me?

How do I get started?

What study tool should I use first?

Recap Unit “X” reading for me, emphasizing the most testable points.

How can I improve my QBank scores?

How do I use Kaplan's Performance Tracker?

How can I prioritize weak study areas?

How should I review missed quiz and exam questions?

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