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Principles of Finance- BA II Plus Calculator allowed? - Harpda - 04-30-2013
I've been reading quite a bit about the BA II Plus calculator and have seen mixed results on it being allowed to test with. I know the official exam factsheet says you can use a non-programmable calculator. Nonetheless, people are being turned away. I am interested in hearing about folk's experiences regarding this. I am a bit confused over what is considered programmable and nonprogrammable. I assume the BA II Plus calculator comes preprogrammed, and the end-user cannot program it any further and is thus considered non-programmable. Is that how it works?
I have sent an e-mail to Texas Instruments tech rep so I can have official clarification backed up by some letterhead -- which i'll bring into the test center along with the official fact sheet. I sent the question yesterday and am still awaiting their response.
Principles of Finance- BA II Plus Calculator allowed? - BGSU_Alum_86 - 05-01-2013
This specific calculator is permitted at our test center. If there is ever any doubt, I would suggest practicing with a very basic calculator as the test center is supposed to have those available to issue to candidates who either forget their calculator or who have brought one that is not allowed.
Principles of Finance- BA II Plus Calculator allowed? - amilitab4k9 - 05-02-2013
It is a non-programmable calculator. Some test centers go by the "only a 4 function calculator" rule, since the DSST documentation isn't always consistent. When I took the test, I took the page you reference with me just in case, but they didn't even blink when I pulled out my calculator.