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Exam Administration (Year Round Testing)

The NCCAOM is pleased to announce year-round testing which began February 15, 2007. The modular exams for certifications in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology and Oriental Medicine may be taken year round. There are no deadline dates for application submissions and once your application fulfills eligibility requirements, you may schedule your exams at your convenience at one of 200+ Pearson VUE locations world wide. Click here for list of Pearson VUE exam sites.

Please note: Linear exams including the Asian Bodywork Therapy (ABT) exam and exams in Chinese and Korean will not offered until 2009 (Dates are yet to be determined).

For further information about the postponement of the ABT exam, please click link below.

 

 

 
 

Practice Tests Online

All NCCAOM candidates now have the advantage of taking the official NCCAOM Online Practice Tests via the NCCAOM website. Online Practice tests are offered for Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology and Foundations of Oriental Medicine.

Each NCCAOM Online Practice Test contains five individual tests, each containing 50 multiple-choice items. Each practice test will follow the NCCAOM examination content outline for each certification examination.  Subscription price is $60 to $75 for unlimited access for 90 days. Click here for Practice Tests.

 
 

2008 Exam Questions and Answers

In an effort to assist our candidates and school representatives to better understand our examination processes, we have created a list of questions and answers (Q & As) that explain in detail our examination administration policies and procedures.

 

 
 

Exam Scoring Information

To help aid in the better understanding of the scoring process used by NCCAOM the information below was originally prepared by our psychometric vendor, Schroeder Measurement Technologies (SMT). Document A: serves to explain the process that the Exam Development Committees use to determine the passing score. Document B: supplies an explanation for the equating of test forms and how the scores are scaled to the number which appears on your test score report. These documents are general explanations and do not discuss specifics about your examination.

Document A: General Consideration for Standard Settings

Document B: Equating and Scaling for Examination Programs
 
 

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2008 ABT Exam Postponed

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Exam Content and Bibliographies to aid in preparation for NCCAOM Examinations

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