CFA Level 3 study plan
Split your CFA Level III plan between the common core and your registered pathway. Practise concise written answers and item sets throughout your preparation.
Your Level 3 study roadmap*
Weeks 1-3
Common-core decision frameworks
Rebuild portfolio-management decisions and response structure.
Weeks 4-6
Registered pathway plus core maintenance
Advance pathway depth while keeping common-core recall alive.
Weeks 7-9
Written responses and mixed item sets
Convert knowledge into concise scoring language.
Weeks 10-12
Timed integration and rubric review
Blend time control, pathway depth and scoring discipline.
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LEVEL III CAPACITY
288 hours across 24 weeks
Focus: core, pathway and written decisions. This is a workload plan, not a pass prediction.
Weekly cadence: Learn 5h, practise 5h, review 2h.
PRINTABLE STUDY PLAN
Level III · 24-week plan
WEEK 1
Common-core decision frameworks
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Build: Learn one common-core framework and rewrite it as decision steps.
Rebuild portfolio-management decisions and response structure.
WEEK 2
Common-core decision frameworks
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Pressure-test: Learn one common-core framework and rewrite it as decision steps.
Rebuild portfolio-management decisions and response structure.
WEEK 3
Common-core decision frameworks
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Build: Practise short constructed or item-set prompts from memory.
Rebuild portfolio-management decisions and response structure.
WEEK 4
Common-core decision frameworks
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Pressure-test: Practise short constructed or item-set prompts from memory.
Rebuild portfolio-management decisions and response structure.
WEEK 5
Common-core decision frameworks
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Build: Review where your reasoning lost the command word or client facts.
Rebuild portfolio-management decisions and response structure.
WEEK 6
Common-core decision frameworks
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Pressure-test: Review where your reasoning lost the command word or client facts.
Rebuild portfolio-management decisions and response structure.
WEEK 7
Registered pathway plus core maintenance
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Build: Study one pathway block and one short common-core refresh.
Advance pathway depth while keeping common-core recall alive.
WEEK 8
Registered pathway plus core maintenance
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Pressure-test: Study one pathway block and one short common-core refresh.
Advance pathway depth while keeping common-core recall alive.
WEEK 9
Registered pathway plus core maintenance
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Build: Practise mixed prompts that force pathway and core switching.
Advance pathway depth while keeping common-core recall alive.
WEEK 10
Registered pathway plus core maintenance
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Pressure-test: Practise mixed prompts that force pathway and core switching.
Advance pathway depth while keeping common-core recall alive.
WEEK 11
Registered pathway plus core maintenance
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Build: Review rubric points earned versus missed before the next session.
Advance pathway depth while keeping common-core recall alive.
WEEK 12
Registered pathway plus core maintenance
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Pressure-test: Review rubric points earned versus missed before the next session.
Advance pathway depth while keeping common-core recall alive.
WEEK 13
Written responses and mixed item sets
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Build: Draft bullet responses that answer the command word first.
Convert knowledge into concise scoring language.
WEEK 14
Written responses and mixed item sets
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Pressure-test: Draft bullet responses that answer the command word first.
Convert knowledge into concise scoring language.
WEEK 15
Written responses and mixed item sets
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Build: Practise item sets after written work to simulate fatigue.
Convert knowledge into concise scoring language.
WEEK 16
Written responses and mixed item sets
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Pressure-test: Practise item sets after written work to simulate fatigue.
Convert knowledge into concise scoring language.
WEEK 17
Written responses and mixed item sets
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Build: Review verbosity, omissions and evidence support in each answer.
Convert knowledge into concise scoring language.
WEEK 18
Written responses and mixed item sets
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Pressure-test: Review verbosity, omissions and evidence support in each answer.
Convert knowledge into concise scoring language.
WEEK 19
Timed integration and rubric review
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Build: Run a timed mixed session with written and item-set blocks.
Blend time control, pathway depth and scoring discipline.
WEEK 20
Timed integration and rubric review
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Pressure-test: Run a timed mixed session with written and item-set blocks.
Blend time control, pathway depth and scoring discipline.
WEEK 21
Timed integration and rubric review
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Build: Repair weak answers using the rubric and the source text together.
Blend time control, pathway depth and scoring discipline.
WEEK 22
Timed integration and rubric review
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Pressure-test: Repair weak answers using the rubric and the source text together.
Blend time control, pathway depth and scoring discipline.
WEEK 23
Timed integration and rubric review
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Build: Retest under time and lock the next shortlist of recurring misses.
Blend time control, pathway depth and scoring discipline.
WEEK 24
Timed integration and rubric review
5h learn · 5h practise · 2h review
Pressure-test: Retest under time and lock the next shortlist of recurring misses.
Blend time control, pathway depth and scoring discipline.
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What to do next
ACTION 01
Separate core and pathway
Map the five shared core areas and your registered pathway. Do not let pathway reading replace common-core practice.
Official guidance ↗ACTION 02
Write from the first month
Practise short responses that answer the command, use case evidence and show the decision. Self-review against teaching rubrics without inventing official points.
Official guidance ↗ACTION 03
Integrate under time
Use the final phase for mixed item sets and written decisions. Track omitted support, not just whether your conclusion matched.
Official guidance ↗
Sources
Policies, dates and results can change; the official source and registered account control.
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Notes
- * Your Level 3 study roadmap: Illustrative study advice. Adjust the schedule to your baseline and available hours; it does not predict a pass. The 12-week example also scales to 24 weeks by doubling each phase. ↩ Return to content