TAKING THE 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
  • About exam security
  • How to request ADA accommodations
  • How to file an administrative appeal 

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 scores and determine whether you pass or fail—ARRT doesn’t make that determination. 

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 require additional coursework 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. Nevertheless, those attempts will count under our three-attempt, three-year limit rule should you later apply for ARRT certification and registration. 

CAN ARRT OR THE STATE 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 the state with questions about:

  • State licensing eligibility or requirements
  • Exam results
  • Name and/or address changes
  • Window extension requests (excluding California and Florida)
  • Extending your window beyond 365 total days in California (ARRT can only approve extensions, in 90-day increments, until you hit 365 days; after that, you must ask the state)
  • Extending your window beyond 180 total days in Florida (ARRT can only approve one extension of 90 days; when you hit 180 days, your request must go to the state)

Contact Pearson VUE for questions about:

  • Scheduling the exam 

Contact ARRT with questions about:

  • Content specifications or handbooks
  • What to expect at the exam center
  • Taking the exam
  • Issues at the test center
  • Extending your window in California (ARRT can approve extensions, in 90-day increments, until you hit 365 days; after that, your requests must go to the state)
  • Extending your window in Florida (ARRT can approve one extension of 90 days; when you hit 180 days, your requests must go to the state)