How many exam attempts can I take?

Alaska

• You are allowed three (3) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• Both exams must be passed within the timeframe defined to get the registration certificate.
• If you are either an E5 or E6 eligibility route, you do not have any timeframe to pass the exam.
• If you are under E2, E3, or E4 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the application approval date, 24 and 60 months from the course completion date, respectively.

Alabama

• You are allowed three (3) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• Both exams must be passed within the timeframe defined to get the registration certificate.
• If you are under E3 eligibility route, you do not have any time limit to pass the exam.
• If you are either on E1 or E2 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the graduation date.

 California

• You are allowed three (3) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• Both exams must be passed within the timeframe defined to get the registration certificate.
• If you are under E1 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the course completion date.
• If you are under E2 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the program completion date.

Colorado

• You are allowed three (3) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• You must pass the exam within 12 months from the application receipt date.

District of Columbia

• You are allowed three (3) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• You must pass the exam within 12 months from the application approval date.
• If you are H1 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the course completion date.

Georgia

• You are allowed three (3) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• Both exams must be passed within the timeframe defined to get the registration certificate.
• If you are either an E1 or E1-A eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the graduation date.
• If you are under E2, E3, or E4 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the alliant approval date.
• If you are either an E4 or E5 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 36 months from the alliant approval date.
• If you are under E7 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 24 months from the training program completion date.

Maryland

• You are allowed four (4) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• Both exams must be passed within the time frame defined to get the registration certificate.
• If you are under A1-2, A1-3, A1-4, or A1-5 eligibility route, you do not have any timeframe to pass the exam.
• If you are under A1-1 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the graduation date.
• If you are either an A2 or A3 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 24 months from the graduation date.
• If you are under TNA eligibility route, you do not have any limits to attempt and timeframe to pass the exam.

Mississippi

• You are allowed three (3) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• Both exams must be passed within the timeframe defined to get the registration certificate.
• If you are under A1-1 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the graduation date.
• If you are either an E3 or E8 eligibility route, you do not have any timeframe to pass the exam.
• If you are under E1, E2, or E7, you must pass the exam within 24 months from the graduation date.

Note: If you are under E5 or E6 eligibility route, you have only one attempt and no timeframe to pass the exam.

Nevada

• You are allowed three (3) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• Both exams must be passed within the timeframe defined to get the registration certificate.
• If you are under E1, E3, or E5 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the course completion date.
• If you are either an E2 or E4 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the application approval date.

North Carolina

• You are allowed three (3) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• Both exams must be passed within the timeframe defined to get the registration certificate.
• If you are on the E1, E3, E5, E9, or Medication Aide Registry for Adult Care Facilities eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 24 months from the course completion date.
• If you are under E8 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 24 months from the application approval date.

Note: If you are Medication Aide Registry for Nursing Home Facilities eligibility route, you do not have attempt limit and timeframe to pass the exam.

Pennsylvania

• Both exams must be passed within the timeframe defined to get the registration certificate.
• If you are under E0 eligibility route, you have three (3) attempts to pass the exam within 24 months from the course completion date.
• If you are under E3 or E4 eligibility route, you have only one (1) attempt to pass the exam within 24 months from the application approval date.
• If you are under E6A eligibility route, you have three (3) attempts to pass the exam within 2 months from the application approval date.

Rhode Island

• You are allowed three (3) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• Both exams must be passed within the timeframe defined to get the registration certificate.
• If you are E1 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the course completion date.
• If you are E2 eligibility route, you do not have any timeframe to pass the exam.

South Carolina

• You are allowed three (3) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• Both exams must be passed within the timeframe defined to get the registration certificate.
• If you are either an E1 or E2 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 24 months from the course completion date.
• If you are either an E3 or E4 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 24 months from the certificate expiration date.
• If you are E5 eligibility route, you do not have any timeframe to pass the exam.

Virginia

• You are allowed three (3) attempts to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• Both exams must be passed within the timeframe defined to get the registration certificate.
• If you are E1 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the course completion date.
• If you are E2, E3, or E4 eligibility route, you must pass the exam within 12 months from the application approval date.

Washington

• You are allowed four (4) attempts and no timeframe to pass the skills and written or oral examination.
• If you are E8 eligibility route, you are allowed one (1) attempt to take the test, and there is no timeframe to pass the exam.