Prepare for Your Appointment

Important: Please read the Assessment Center Policy and Guidelines (PDF - 425kb) for information about test day and additional instructions and policies.

What to Bring

• Your Authorization to Test
• The appropriate ID with your photo bearing your signature - read the Assessment Center Policy and Guidelines (PDF - 425kb) for exact instructions
• Sheet of bar code ID labels sent with your Authorization to Test if applicable
• Art product in plastic bag (Art candidates only)

On-line Tour of a Pearson Professional Center

This online tour will help acquaint you with the Pearson Professional Centers Testing experience.

Hands-On Testing Experience (Available October 2008)

This online tool contains representative NBPTS content and navigation functions designed to help you prepare for the assessment center experience.

Review Scoring Guide

For additional information you should also read the Scoring Guide for your selected certificate. These guides contain the rubrics that are used to score assessment center exercises and two retired prompts in your certificate area.

Download Exercise Descriptions and Retired Prompts

The assessment center component provides six exercises, each allowing up to 30 minutes for candidate response.  For a complete description of each assessment center exercise or to view the two retired prompts in your certificate area, select your certificate area from the drop-down menu. All documents are in .pdf format. If you are unable to open them, please download the latest version of Acrobat Reader from the Adobe Web site.

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