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What is the passing score for the SEA or SEP exam? What information will I be able to see about my exam results?

Each exam requires that a majority of scored items be answered correctly in order to pass. However, the specific passing score is not shared with candidates.

Results for the SEA and SEP exam are reported as pass or fail, and individual scores on items or sections are not published.

These policies are a result of the methodology used when the SEA and SEP exams were developed by a committee of subject matter experts in consultation from a professional psychometrician. Scoring policies can vary across different credentialing programs, including other programs administered by GBCI.

Can I retake the exam if I fail?

If your attempt was unsuccessful you may register again in the same way as initial registration. After three unsuccessful exam attempts, however, you must wait 90 calendar days before purchasing another exam registration and you must be within the one-year window of your application approval. Candidates must pay the fee for each exam attempt.

How do I submit comments on the SEA or SEP exams?

While taking your exam, you may come across test items on which you would like to leave comments. Please make sure to add your comments during the exam by clicking on the comment button located in the navigation bar on the screen. Be sure to inform GBCI that you have left comments on your exam, including the email address that you used when you signed up for the exam and the date that you took your exam. GBCI will review the questions, and you will be notified of the findings.

Because of the need for test security, GBCI will not release exam questions or answers to candidates, GBCI does not respond to complaints or challenges received more than 10 days after the test date and does not respond to complaints sent to organizations other than GBCI.

GBCI does not modify exam scores under any conditions. In the event of a valid exam content complaint, you will be given the opportunity to retest; your score will not be changed. The only way to earn an SEA or SEP credential is to earn a passing score on the exam.

Can I see the questions that I missed?

GBCI does not release exam content or answers or allow candidates to review proprietary content under any circumstances.

Can my exam score be reviewed?

Exam scoring is standardized through a computerized algorithmic process, which is applied exactly the same way to each SEA or SEP exam that is taken. GBCI will investigate exam scores only in instances of technical malfunctions at the test site.

How soon will I receive the results from the SEA or SEP exams?

Your pass/fail results will be displayed on the screen at the end of the exam and your score report will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

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