NBCE Policies and Standards 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under NBCE policy, what is the minimum passing score for each Part of the NBCE examination?
- 375
- 400 (Correct answer)
- 425
- 450
Correct answer: 400
The NBCE uses a scaled scoring system where 400 is the minimum passing score for each examination part.
Question 2: Which NBCE body is responsible for setting examination content specifications and blueprints?
- Council on Chiropractic Education
- NBCE Board of Directors
- Test Development Committee (Correct answer)
- State licensing boards
Correct answer: Test Development Committee
The NBCE Test Development Committee, composed of subject-matter experts, develops and reviews content specifications for each exam part.
Question 3: How long after an NBCE examination administration are score reports typically released to candidates?
- 1 week
- 3–5 weeks (Correct answer)
- 8–10 weeks
- 6 months
Correct answer: 3–5 weeks
NBCE score reports are generally released to candidates within 3–5 weeks following the examination administration.
Question 4: A candidate who believes their examination was scored incorrectly may request a:
- Re-examination at no charge
- Hand-scored rescoring of their answer sheet
- Score verification review for a fee (Correct answer)
- Oral re-examination before the board
Correct answer: Score verification review for a fee
Candidates may request a score verification review, which involves a fee, to confirm that their responses were correctly tallied and processed.
Question 5: NBCE examination security policies prohibit candidates from:
- Bringing snacks into the testing room
- Using noise-canceling headphones
- Removing any examination materials from the testing site (Correct answer)
- Arriving more than 30 minutes early
Correct answer: Removing any examination materials from the testing site
Removing any examination content, notes, or materials from the testing site is strictly prohibited under NBCE security policies.
Question 6: Which standard requires that NBCE examination items be reviewed for cultural, racial, and gender bias?
- Item fairness and sensitivity review (Correct answer)
- Content validity study
- Criterion-referenced benchmarking
- Normative item calibration
Correct answer: Item fairness and sensitivity review
NBCE policy mandates a fairness and sensitivity review of all items to identify and eliminate potential bias before exam administration.
Question 7: Under NBCE policy, score reports are sent directly to:
- Only the candidate's chiropractic college
- Only state licensing boards upon request
- The candidate and any boards or institutions the candidate designates (Correct answer)
- The FCLB database automatically for all candidates
Correct answer: The candidate and any boards or institutions the candidate designates
NBCE sends score reports to the candidate and to any state boards or institutions the candidate authorizes at the time of application.
NBCE Policies and Standards 2
Under NBCE policy, what is the minimum passing score for each Part of the NBCE examination?