C. Repeat of Failed Parts

A candidate who has failed the BCSE or the NAVLE must retake the entire examination. Candidates will be permitted to take the BCSE three times within a 12 month period. Therefore, if a candidate takes the BCSE on April 1, 2018 he/she will be allowed to take it two more times prior to April 1, 2019. If he/she fails all three attempts with the first being on April 1, 2018, he/she will not be eligible to take the BCSE again until April 1, 2019.

The NAVLE may be repeated at any regularly scheduled session. See Limit on NAVLE Attempts.

To qualify for the CPE candidates need to pass the PSA first. There is no limit on the number of PSA retakes that are allowed.

Passing scores in all sections of the CPE are required to pass the examination. A candidate who fails 4 or more sections of the examination must repeat the entire CPE and will be eligible to retake the full exam after a one-year waiting period. Candidates who fail 1, 2 or 3 sections of the CPE are allowed two additional opportunities to retake and successfully pass the failed sections as long as the candidates apply for retake within 6 months of each failure and accept one of three retakes offered. Failure to successfully pass the retake sections within these 2 attempts or failure to accept the first available retakes will necessitate the candidate retaking the entire CPE. Please note: only a total of two retake attempts are allowed for each failed section, regardless of whether those attempts are at an ECFVG- or NEB-approved CPE site.