STATE LICENSING EXAM

All ARRT-administered state licensing exams are given at Pearson VUE test centers. The same test center rules apply to both ARRT certification and registration exams and to ARRT-administered state licensing exams. Learn more about taking exams, including:

  • What to expect at the test center
  • Exam security
  • How to request ADA accommodations
  • How to report issues at the test center 

EXAM RESULTS

ARRT scores all of the state licensing exams that we administer. We then send the results to the states. State entities review the exam scores and determine whether you pass or fail—ARRT doesn’t make that determination. (Note that taking an exam for state licensing purposes is not the same as taking an exam for ARRT certification and registration. For the latter, ARRT determines whether candidates pass or fail.)

The state entity will notify you of your exam results. Some states mail notices; other states require you to check online. Either way, allow up to four weeks for the state to provide your score. After four weeks, contact your state entity. ARRT can’t release exam scores to candidates.  

Retaking the Exam: Each state has its own rules about eligibility to retake the exam should you fail. Some allow multiple attempts within specific windows of time; others may have additional requirements to regain eligibility. Contact your state directly to learn more. 

HOW YOUR STATE LICENSING EXAM AFFECTS YOUR ATTEMPTS WITH ARRT

If you attempt a state licensing exam that ARRT administers, you can’t use those results to earn ARRT certification and registration. Those attempts will count, however, in the three-attempt, three-year limit rule for ARRT certification and registration. 

CAN ARRT OR MY STATE LICENSING ENTITY ANSWER MY QUESTIONS?

Taking a state licensing exam is important to—and often required for—your career. If ARRT administers the state licensing exam you want to take, here’s whom to contact if you have questions along the way.

Contact your state licensing entity with questions about:

  • State licensing eligibility or requirements
  • Exam results
  • Name and/or address changes
  • Window extension requests (excluding California and Florida)

Contact Pearson VUE for questions about:

  • Scheduling the exam 

Contact ARRT with questions about:

  • Exam content specifications or information in the Handbook for State Candidates
  • What to expect at the exam center
  • Taking the exam
  • Issues at the test center
  • Extending your window in California (ARRT can approve up to three extensions, in 90-day increments, until you hit 365 days.)
  • Extending your window in Florida (ARRT can approve up to three extensions of 90 days; or until you hit 180 days.)

Learn more by visiting our state licensing FAQ section.