What are 3-digit COMLEX-USA scores?
COMLEX-USA 3-digit scores are standard scores. The mean standard scores of all three Levels of COMLEX-USA computer-based cognitive examinations, regardless of when the examinations were given, are 500. The minimal passing standard scores for Level 1 and Level 2-CE are 400, and for Level 3 is 350, regardless of when the examinations were taken. Standard deviations, however, are Level-specific and time-specific. Please go to Score Interpretations at http://www.nbome.org/score-interpretation.asp for the standard deviations of COMLEX-USA by Level and year in the unit of standard score. COMLEX-USA 3-digit scores are NOT raw scores or the number of items answered correctly. Similarly, they are NOT the percentage of items candidates answered correctly.
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