Where To Register To Take The Lpc Exam

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Become certified from your home or role

Take your National Counselor Examination (NCE) conveniently from home through OnVUE online proctoring. A alive proctor volition monitor you lot through the webcam on your workstation to provide a secure exam experience.

Watch the short video on the NBCC online proctoring folio to run into how convenient information technology is to test from home or piece of work. Exist sure to run the system examination earlier y'all sign in to register for an online proctored exam. Good luck!

Testing is coordinated through CCE.

The NBCC Advantage

By taking on additional responsibilities to advance the counseling profession, the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) enhances mental health worldwide past serving as the premier certification body of the profession.

NBCC Assessments

National Advisor Exam for Licensure and Certification (NCE)

The NCE is a 200 multiple-choice test designed to appraise noesis, skills and abilities determined to be important for providing effecting counseling services. The standard time for completing the NCE is 3 hours and 45 minutes. All candidates are allotted an additional 5 minutes to review and concur to the nondisclosure agreement (NDA) and 10 minutes to complete the tutorial.

National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE)

The NCMHCE consists of 10 clinical simulations designed to sample wide areas of competencies, not the recall of isolated facts. The standard fourth dimension for completing the NCMHCE is 3 hours. All candidates are allotted an boosted 5 minutes to review and hold to the nondisclosure agreement (NDA) and ten minutes to complete the tutorial.

Registration Data

Prior to scheduling a test appointment, y'all must first consummate exam registration and payment through NBCC. Upon blessing, yous will receive scheduling instructions from NBCC.

Scheduling at a Pearson VUE Center Location

One time you lot receive your authorization and scheduling approval from NBCC, it is your responsibility to make an appointment to take the exam during the specified testing window. Exam appointments may be scheduled up to one business concern day in advance. Infinite at testing locations is express and available on a first-come, offset-served basis.

After you lot schedule your exam, Pearson VUE will send you a confirmation email listing your exam date, your exam time, the accost and telephone number of the test center, and directions to the exam center.

If you choose to schedule online, you will have to create a Pearson VUE web account. When creating your account and scheduling your exam, you lot volition need your NBCC candidate ID number. This number will exist on your approving letter and instructions alphabetic character.

State Licensure Department

Policies

Identification Policy

You are required to present ii forms of original (no photo copies), valid (unexpired) IDs; one form as a principal ID (authorities issued with name, photo and signature) and one form as a secondary ID (with name and signature or proper noun and recent photograph). The first and final proper noun that you used to register must match exactly the start and last proper noun on the ID that is presented on exam day. All IDs required must be issued past the country in which you are testing. If you lot practice not have the qualifying ID issued from the state y'all are testing in, a passport from your country of citizenship is required, along with a secondary ID. If you have any questions or concerns about the ID you are required to bring with you to the testing center for admittance for your examination delight contact Pearson VUE customer service.

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Test Policies and Procedures

Exam takers are required to read and attach to the policy and procedures listed in the handbook written for the test they take registered to take. Links to examination handbooks can exist found on this folio.

Counterfoil and Rescheduling Policy

If y'all are unable to sit for your scheduled examination, you must cancel with Pearson VUE at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled testing session (SEA recipients must cancel appointments with a Pearson VUE representative by phone). Yous may reschedule your appointment at the fourth dimension of your counterfoil, or at a later engagement for a fee of $l. You are just permitted to reschedule for a engagement that falls within your authorization window. If you practise not reschedule your appointment at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment or within your authorization window, y'all forfeit all examination fees. Exam fees will not be refunded under any circumstance.

Retest Policy

If you fail the exam, you will take to wait at least three months from the test engagement before you can retest. The actual retest appointment will depend on the monthly testing schedule and site availability. You will demand to send a new registration course and examination fee based upon your state.