Recognizing that the situation with the pandemic continues to be fluid and candidates are still not able to visit assessment centers, National Board has adjusted the timeline once again.

If you are an initial or renewal candidate and are able to complete your submission by June 12, 2020, you do not need to take any action.

If you are needing to delay submission and/or testing, you now have until May 7, 2020, to submit the COVID-19 exception form. If you have already submitted a form and need to make changes, you may submit a new form as long as you do so prior to May 7, 2020. 

Candidates' options include submitting by June 12th, delaying until October, deferring to 2020-21, switching a component or withdrawing. 

Please be aware of the following.

1. If you submit all of your components or PPG by June 12th and/or test by July 15th, you will receive your scores prior to December 31, 2020.
2. If you submit all of your components or PPG by the October deadline, you will receive your score results after December 31, 2020 but before the registration deadline for the 2020-21 cycle.
3. If you submit one or more components in June and/or test by July 15th and submit one or more components in October, you will receive all of your score results after December 31, 2020 but before the registration deadline for the 2020-21 cycle. 
4. The testing deadline has been extended to October 17th.
5. Registration for the 2020-21 cycle has been delayed. National Board will update candidates when the new registration opens.
6. If you need to cancel or postpone your testing appointment until after July 15th, you must have your authorization extended. You must first cancel your appointment and then contact National Board to have the authorization extended.
7. You are encouraged to keep your testing appointment if at all possible due to the capacity for testing based on current social distancing guidelines.

You may visit National Board's COVID-19 tab on their website for detailed information or use the links below to access the specific information you need.

National Board has released its plan for assisting both initial and renewal candidates during this difficult time. Detailed information can be found on their Covid-19 page on their website.

If you are unable to submit as planned this year, you must notify National Board  by April 30th using this link. 

If you plan to submit this year, no action is needed; the deadline for submission has been extended to June 12, 2020 with the testing window for Component 1 moved to July 15, 2020.

If you are unable to complete the process this year, it is your responsibility to notify the National Board before April 30, 2020. Use the link above to complete their exception form.