What to Expect

Arrive Early

Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before your scheduled testing time. If you arrive late you may not be admitted to the test center and will have to forfeit your exam fee and reapply and pay for the exam.

ID Requirements

You must present two forms of valid and current ID. One ID must contain a permanently affixed photo with your printed name and signature and the second ID must contain your printed name. You will not be admitted to the test if the names on your ID do not match your name as listed in NCCPA's record. To see NCCPA's Testing ID and Name Policy click here. Notify NCCPA immediately if your name must be changed in our records.

No Personal Belongings

No personal belongings (i.e., brimmed hats, bookbags, handbags, books, notes, study materials, calculators, watches of any kind, electronic paging devices, recording or filming devices, radios, cellular phones, or food and beverages) are allowed in the testing room, but you’ll be assigned a locker for their storage. Also, upon reasonable suspicion, personal belongings and their contents may be subject to inspection. Any materials that are, or reasonably appear to be, a reproduction of any NCCPA examination materials will be confiscated.

While taking a break, you are not allowed to access any non-medical electronic devices, including but not limited to, cell phones, PDAs, computers and blackberries. In addition, you may not access exam notes, books or study guides.

If you use any medical device or equipment that you must have with you at all times, please read more about requesting special testing accommodations.

Instruction

Test center staff will provide brief instructions on the use of the computer equipment. You’ll have the opportunity to complete a brief tutorial before starting the testing session. The examination will be managed and observed by test center staff with the aid of audio and video monitors and recording equipment.

Breaks

There is a total of 45 minutes allotted for breaks during the examination to be taken between blocks. The available breaks between blocks of questions will be referred to as "scheduled" breaks. After completion of each block, the "scheduled" break screen will appear. Follow the break instructions that appear at the end of each block. Any "scheduled" break time used over your available break time will be deducted from your exam time and may result in your examination closing earlier than you anticipated.

If you take a break during a block of questions, you will be taking an "unscheduled" break. The amount of "unscheduled" break time that you take will be deducted from the 60 minutes allotted to complete that section.

You are responsible for managing your break time. Monitor on-screen clocks to manage your break time carefully.

While taking a break, the only personal items you can access from your storage locker are medications, snacks and a drink. You are not allowed to access any other items, including cell phones, exam notes and study guides.

Taking long breaks early in the testing day may leave you with no break time – even between blocks – later in the day. Each time you leave and reenter the exam room, a digital finger scan will be required.

Exam Blocks

The exam will be conducted in multiple blocks of test questions. You may answer the questions within a block in any order, and you may review and change responses within a block of questions during the time allotted for that section. However, after you exit a block of test questions, or after time expires for that block, you won’t be allowed to review its questions or change your answers.

Exam Length

• The six-hour PANCE exam includes 360 multiple-choice questions administered in six blocks of 60 questions with 60 minutes to complete each block. There are 45 minutes allotted for breaks between blocks and you will be responsible for managing your break time.

• The five-hour PANRE exam includes 300 multiple-choice questions administered in five blocks of 60 questions with 60 minutes to complete each block. There are 45 minutes allotted for breaks between blocks and you will be responsible for managing your break time.

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