NBCE Policies and Standards 3

Question 1

Which organization maintains the Chiropractic Licensing Examination (CLE) score database used by state licensing boards?

Accepted Answer

Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB)

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American Chiropractic Association

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NBCE

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Council on Chiropractic Education

Question 2

NBCE's testing accommodations policy is designed to comply with which federal law?

Accepted Answer

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

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Rehabilitation Act Section 504 only

Question 3

A candidate caught using unauthorized notes during an NBCE exam faces which consequence under exam security policy?

Accepted Answer

Score cancellation and possible permanent disqualification

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A 5-point score deduction per infraction

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Mandatory re-examination at next available sitting

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A written warning on first offense only

Question 4

NBCE Part I covers basic science subjects. Which policy governs the order in which Parts must be taken?

Accepted Answer

Parts I and II must be passed before attempting Part III

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No mandatory sequencing; any Part may be taken in any order

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Parts must be taken in sequential order I, II, III, IV

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Part IV must be taken last, all others are open

Question 5

NBCE examination fees are:

Accepted Answer

Non-refundable but may be applied to a future exam date within one year

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Fully refundable if the candidate cancels 72 hours in advance

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Refundable only with a physician's note for medical emergencies

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Transferable to another candidate

Question 6

According to NBCE policy, candidates must submit applications by which deadline relative to the exam date?

Accepted Answer

The deadline set in the NBCE testing calendar (typically 6–8 weeks before)

Answer

2 weeks before

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30 days before

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The day of the exam

Question 7

NBCE uses which type of scoring model to ensure fairness across different exam administrations?

Accepted Answer

Criterion-referenced scaled scoring with equating

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Raw percent-correct scoring

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Norm-referenced bell-curve grading

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Holistic rubric scoring