The Examination

Successfully passing an examination that deals with one's professional knowledge, is the FINAL step in becoming a CERTIFIED CORRECTIONS PROFESSIONAL.

Candidates have up to four (4) hours to complete a 200-item, multiple-choice examination dealing with two comprehensive areas: general topics related to the corrections field as a whole, and discipline-specific content.

An overall grade of 75 is required to pass. Candidates who successfully pass the exam receive a Certification Certificate suitable for framing. They may also immediately begin to use the letters CCE, CCM, CCS, CCO, CCE/Juv, CCM/Juv, CCS/Juv, CCO/Juv, CCN, CCN/M, CCM/STG, or CCS/STG depending on their certification category, after their name. Candidates achieving an overall grade of 90 or higher are awarded a "with honors" credential.

Candidates who do not receive a minimum grade of 75:

• continue in Candidate Status;
• are provided with a list of the exam sections on which they did/did not achieve a 75; and,
• are provided with the dates and locations of future examinations for scheduling & Re-Examination.

Re-Examination.
Certification Examinations may be retaken an unlimited number of times until the application period expires -- two (2) years from the date accepted into the Certification Program.

Accommodations For Examination

Accommodations will be made for disabled individuals, who request them and provide verifying documentation at the time of submitting their Certification Application. The primary objective is to provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities so that their impairment does not interfere with the test evaluation. U.S. Department of Justice regulations define a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as including any mental or psychological disorder such as retardation, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning difficulties for which a person has been professionally diagnosed.