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Key Dates

Below you will find exam administration and exam application dates for PANCE, PANRE, PANRE Longitudinal Assessment (PANRE-LA), and CAQs. Check your PA Portal to see when you are eligible to apply.

PANCE & PANRE

These exams are administered at Pearson VUE testing centers during the dates below.

Administration windows

January 2, 2025 – December 18, 2025
January 2, 2026 – December 18, 2026

PANRE-LA

PAs who choose the PANRE Longitudinal Assessment to meet their certification maintenance requirements will apply in the 6^th year of their cycle.

Application windows

For PAs due to recertify in 2029: July 1, 2025 – December 18, 2025
For PAs due to recertify in 2030: July 1, 2026 – December 18, 2026

Quarterly administration windows

Each quarterly administration window is approximately 10 weeks. NCCPA will send email notifications when questions are available and when deadlines are approaching. However, we recommend adding these dates to your calendar to ensure you don’t miss a deadline.

2025
Quarter Starts	Quarter Ends
Thursday, January 2	Monday, March 10
Tuesday, April 1	Tuesday, June 10
Tuesday, July 1	Wednesday, September 10
Wednesday, October 1	Wednesday, December 10

2026
Quarter Starts	Quarter Ends
Friday, January 2	Tuesday, March 10
Wednesday, April 1	Wednesday, June 10
Wednesday, July 1	Thursday, September 10
Thursday, October 1	Thursday, December 10

CAQs

The application window for the 2025 CAQ test center administrations opens on January 1, 2025, and runs through September 5, 2025. The application window for the CAQ online maintenance exam closes on March 17, 2025.

Test Center Administrations
- March 17- 22, 2025
- September 15 – 20, 2025

Online Administrations (for maintaining a currently held CAQ)
- February 10, 2025 – March 24, 2025

Special Administrations (hosted in conjunction with the annual specialty conferences)
- Psychiatry: September 22-23, 2025
- Emergency Medicine: March 14 – 15, 2025