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NCEES EXAMINEE GUIDE
5 IDENTIFYING EXAM IRREGULARITIES
Fraud, deceit, dishonesty, unprofessional behavior, and other irregular behavior in connection
with taking any NCEES exam are strictly prohibited. Irregular behavior includes but is not limited
to the following: failing to work independently; impersonating another individual or permitting
such impersonation (surrogate testing); possessing prohibited items; violating an exam scheduling
restriction; communicating with other examinees or any outside parties by way of cell phone, personal
computer, the Internet, or any other means during an exam; disrupting other examinees; creating
safety concerns; and possessing, reproducing, or disclosing nonpublic exam questions, answers, or
other information regarding the content of the exam before, during, or after the exam administration.
Evidence of an exam irregularity may be based on your performance on the exam, a report from an
administrator or a third party, or other information.
e test administrator is authorized to take appropriate action to investigate, stop, or correct
any observed or suspected irregular behavior, including discharging you from the test center and
confiscating prohibited devices or materials. You must cooperate fully in any investigation of a
suspected irregularity. NCEES reserves the right to pursue all available remedies for exam irregularities,
including canceling scores and pursuing administrative, civil, and/or criminal remedies.
If you are involved in an exam irregularity, the following may occur: invalidation of results, notification
to your licensing board, forfeiture of exam fees, and restrictions on future testing. Some violations may
incur additional consequences, to be pursued at the discretion of NCEES.
Appeals
If your exam results are invalidated and you believe NCEES should review that decision, you may appeal
to NCEES within 30 days from the date of the decision. You must send your appeal in writing through
your MyNCEES account or by mail or fax to the NCEES Manager of Compliance and Security.
In most cases, results are invalidated for one of two reasons. First, there is a good-faith reason to
question the validity of the results. Second, you have engaged in activities prohibited by the NCEES
Examinee Guide, the NCEES Exam Rules, or the Nondisclosure Agreement.
If you decide to appeal, your appeal must provide information that resolves, to the reasonable
satisfaction of NCEES, the concerns that led to the invalidation of your exam results. Your appeal
should also indicate the specific relief requested. You will be notified of the NCEES action within 60 days
after receipt of the appeal.
If you wish to contest a decision to invalidate your exam results, you may also choose to pursue
arbitration in accordance with the procedure described in the NCEES Agreement to Arbitrate on
page 23. Arbitration may be pursued only after appealing a decision to cancel exam results.
Arbitration is the final and exclusive remedy for challenging a decision by NCEES to cancel or invalidate
exam results.