CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION: LIMIT OF THREE ATTEMPTS IN THREE YEARS

You may make three attempts within three years to pass a certification and registration exam. The three-year period begins with the starting date of your initial ARRT exam window. After three unsuccessful exam attempts or three years—whichever comes first—your eligibility ends.

Some states use ARRT exams in their licensing process. If you attempt an exam as a state candidate, and you apply separately for ARRT certification and registration, your attempt as a state candidate counts toward ARRT's three-attempt limit. Passing the exam as a state candidate doesn’t mean you’re certified and registered with ARRT. 

WHAT HAPPENS IF I HIT THE LIMIT?

If you fail an ARRT exam three times within three years, you’ll have to regain eligibility to apply for certification and registration. You’ll follow one of two routes, depending on whether you’re pursuing ARRT credentials through the primary or postprimary pathway.

• REGAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PRIMARY PATHWAY
  You may regain eligibility by enrolling in and completing the same or a different educational program in the discipline. View a list of ARRT-recognized educational programs.
• REGAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR THE POSTPRIMARY PATHWAY
  To regain eligibility, you will need to repeat the requirements for clinical experience and structured education. You must perform all clinicals within the two years that immediately precede you submitting a new application.