How To Register For Ncmhce

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Get certified from your domicile or office

Have your National Counselor Test (NCE) conveniently from home through OnVUE online proctoring. A live proctor will monitor y'all through the webcam on your workstation to provide a secure exam feel.

Watch the short video on the NBCC online proctoring folio to run across how convenient information technology is to exam from habitation or work. Exist certain to run the system test earlier you sign in to annals for an online proctored exam. Good luck!

Testing is coordinated through CCE.

The NBCC Advantage

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

NBCC Assessments

National Counselor Exam for Licensure and Certification (NCE)

The NCE is a 200 multiple-selection exam designed to appraise knowledge, skills and abilities adamant to be important for providing effecting counseling services. The standard time for completing the NCE is three hours and 45 minutes. All candidates are allotted an boosted 5 minutes to review and concord to the nondisclosure agreement (NDA) and ten minutes to complete the tutorial.

National Clinical Mental Wellness Counseling Examination (NCMHCE)

The NCMHCE consists of 10 clinical simulations designed to sample wide areas of competencies, non the recall of isolated facts. The standard time for completing the NCMHCE is three hours. All candidates are allotted an boosted five minutes to review and concur to the nondisclosure agreement (NDA) and x minutes to consummate the tutorial.

Registration Information

Prior to scheduling a test date, you must first complete exam registration and payment through NBCC. Upon approval, you will receive scheduling instructions from NBCC.

Scheduling at a Pearson VUE Eye Location

Once y'all receive your authorization and scheduling blessing from NBCC, it is your responsibleness to make an appointment to take the exam during the specified testing window. Exam appointments may exist scheduled upward to one business concern twenty-four hour period in advance. Infinite at testing locations is limited and bachelor on a first-come up, first-served footing.

After you schedule your exam, Pearson VUE will send you a confirmation e-mail listing your exam date, your exam time, the accost and phone number of the exam centre, and directions to the test center.

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

State Licensure Department

Policies

Identification Policy

You are required to nowadays ii forms of original (no photograph copies), valid (unexpired) IDs; one form every bit a primary ID (authorities issued with name, photo and signature) and one course equally a secondary ID (with proper noun and signature or name and recent photo). The showtime and terminal name that you used to register must match exactly the first and last name on the ID that is presented on exam day. All IDs required must exist issued by the country in which you are testing. If yous do non have the qualifying ID issued from the country you are testing in, a passport from your country of citizenship is required, along with a secondary ID. If you have any questions or concerns virtually the ID you are required to bring with you to the testing middle for admittance for your exam delight contact Pearson VUE client service.

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Exam Policies and Procedures

Examination takers are required to read and attach to the policy and procedures listed in the handbook written for the test they have registered to take. Links to examination handbooks can be found on this page.

Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy

If you are unable to sit for your scheduled test, you must cancel with Pearson VUE at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled testing session (Ocean recipients must cancel appointments with a Pearson VUE representative past phone). You may reschedule your appointment at the time of your cancellation, or at a afterward appointment for a fee of $50. Yous are simply permitted to reschedule for a date that falls within your authorization window. If you exercise not reschedule your date at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled date or within your authorization window, you forfeit all examination fees. Exam fees will not exist refunded nether any circumstance.

Retest Policy

If you fail the examination, you will accept to wait at to the lowest degree three months from the exam date before you can retest. The bodily retest engagement will depend on the monthly testing schedule and site availability. You volition demand to send a new registration grade and examination fee based upon your state.