How does disclosure of exam content affect candidates?
When candidates disclose information, NCARB works with Prometric to determine the impact on the exam. If NCARB needs to turn exam content off, this impacts all candidates now and in the future. If we find that we need to turn off substantial amounts of content, our ability to continuously deliver the ARE is jeopardized. We may be forced to extend the current six-month mandatory waiting period following a failed exam to nine or 12 months. Our development cycle takes two years from a vignette or multiple-choice item to become “live” in an exam. This process is considerably expensive. To replace lost content, we will need to modify our development cycle. To do this, we may have to increase exam fees for all candidates in all divisions.
