Practice tests by certification body

AACN Certification Corporation

AAMI Credentialing Institute (ACI), Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

AAMI Credentialing Institute (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation)

AAPC

ACT

ACT, Inc.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (doing business as Nurse Practitioners Certification Board, NPCB)

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (owner) with Pearson (administrator) — test retired January 10, 2024

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

American Association of Veterinary State Boards

American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence

American Board for Occupational Health Nurses

American Board for Transplant Certification

American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses

American Board of Family Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

American Board of Neuroscience Nursing

American Board of Ophthalmology

American Board of Opticianry and National Contact Lens Examiners

American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification (ABPANC)

American Board of Sleep Medicine

American Board of Wound Management

American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education Examinations Institute

American College of Sports Medicine

American Council on Exercise

American Dental Association (Council on Dental Education and Licensure; administered by the ADA Department of Testing Services)

American Health Information Management Association

American Hospital Association Certification Center

American Institute of Certified Planners (American Planning Association)

American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)

American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board

American Medical Certification Association

American Medical Technologists

American Nurses Credentialing Center

American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), an Inteleos council

American Registry of Radiologic Technologists

American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification

American Society for Quality

AONL Credentialing Center (American Organization for Nursing Leadership)

Appraiser Qualifications Board (The Appraisal Foundation)

Arizona Department of Education (AEPA program, administered by Pearson / Evaluation Systems)

Art Therapy Credentials Board

ASIS International

Assessment Technologies Institute

Association for Financial Professionals

Association for Supply Chain Management (formerly APICS)

Association of American Medical Colleges

Association of Child Life Professionals

Association of Energy Engineers

Association of Government Accountants

Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards

Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (governing body; implemented by the ADA Department of Testing Services)

Association of Social Work Boards

Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards

Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA, an NASM company)

Behavioral Intervention Certification Council

Behavior Analyst Certification Board

Board for Global EHS Credentialing (formerly American Board of Industrial Hygiene)

Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing

Board of Certification for Professional Organizers (BCPO), a division of NAPO

Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC)

Board of Certified Safety Professionals

Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology

Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists

British Council, IDP IELTS and Cambridge University Press & Assessment

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (administered by Evaluation Systems group of Pearson)

California Council for Interior Design Certification

California Department of Education

Cardiovascular Credentialing International

Center for Credentialing & Education (an affiliate of NBCC)

Center for Nursing Education and Testing (C-NET)

Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education

Certification Board for Music Therapists

Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology

Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission (administered by the Commission for Case Manager Certification)

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.

Certifying Board for Dietary Managers

Certifying Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants

CFRE International

Classic Learning Initiatives

College Board

College Board

Commission for Case Manager Certification

Commission on Dietetic Registration

Commission on Nurse Certification (CNC), an autonomous arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification

Compliance Certification Board

Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS)

Council for Interior Design Qualification

Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards

Credentia (exam originally developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing)

Data Recognition Corporation

Dental Assisting National Board

E3n (formed by the merger of the Educational Records Bureau and the Enrollment Management Association)

E3n (formerly The Enrollment Management Association, SSATB)

Edison Electric Institute

Educational Testing Service

Electrical Training Alliance (formerly NJATC), for IBEW-NECA Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committees

Elsevier (HESI)

Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors (EBPHI)

Federal Communications Commission (exams administered by Volunteer Examiner Coordinators; question pool by the NCVEC Question Pool Committee)

Federal, state and municipal civil service commissions (no single national exam)

Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy

Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards

Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)

Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), jointly with the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

Florida Department of Education

Florida Department of Education (administered by Evaluation Systems group of Pearson)

Florida Department of Education, Division of Florida Colleges (Florida College System)

GED Testing Service

Georgia Department of Education

Georgia Professional Standards Commission (administered by Evaluation Systems, a Pearson business)

Graduate Management Admission Council

Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center

HR Certification Institute

Illinois State Board of Education (administered by Evaluation Systems group of Pearson)

Indiana Department of Education (administered by Evaluation Systems group of Pearson)

Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation

Insight Assessment

Institute of Hazardous Materials Management

Institute of Management Accountants (ICMA, IMA's certification body)

Internal Revenue Service (exam administered by PSI Services)

International Association of Administrative Professionals

International Baccalaureate Organization

International Board of Electrologist Certification (IBEC), sponsored by the American Electrology Association (AEA)

International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLC Commission)

International Board of Specialty Certification

International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium

International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards

International Council for Veterinary Assessment

International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)

ISACA

Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations

Kaplan, Inc. (Kaplan Nursing)

Law School Admission Council

Louisiana Department of Education

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (administered by Evaluation Systems group of Pearson)

McGraw Hill

Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board

Michigan Department of Education (administered by Evaluation Systems group of Pearson)

Michigan Department of Education, Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability

Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (administered by Evaluation Systems group of Pearson)

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (administered by Evaluation Systems group of Pearson)

Municipal and state police agencies

NALA - The Paralegal Association (NALA Certifying Board)

National Academy of Certified Care Managers

National Academy of Sports Medicine

National Air Duct Cleaners Association

National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy (NAWCO)

National Assistant at Surgery Certification (NASC)

National Association for Healthcare Quality (Healthcare Quality Certification Commission)

National Association for Health Professionals

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

National Association of State Boards of Geology

National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (exam administered by PSI)

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

National Board for Certification of School Nurses

National Board for Certified Counselors

National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC), administered jointly with NBME

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

National Board for Respiratory Care (formerly National Asthma Educator Certification Board)

National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists

National Board of Chiropractic Examiners

National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology

National Board of Nutrition Support Certification

National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting

National Center for Competency Testing

National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork

National Certification Corporation (NCC)

National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

National Conference of Bar Examiners

National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF), NCSF Board for Certification

National Court Reporters Association

National Elevator Industry Educational Program

National Futures Association (exam administered by FINRA)

National Healthcareer Association

National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC)

National League for Nursing (NLN)

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

National Registry of Environmental Professionals

National Restaurant Association

National Strength and Conditioning Association

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS), operated by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors

Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission

New Jersey Department of Education

New York State Education Department (NYSED)

North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)

North American Securities Administrators Association (administered by FINRA)

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Ohio Department of Education and Workforce / Pearson

Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (CEOE program, administered by Pearson / Evaluation Systems)

Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)

Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) / Pearson

Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board (ONCB)

PayrollOrg (formerly the American Payroll Association)

Pearson (Evaluation Systems)

Pediatric Nursing Certification Board

Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pennsylvania Department of Education / Pearson (Evaluation Systems)

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board

Project Management Institute

Prometric (DSST program)

PSI Services LLC

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)

Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board

Renaissance Learning

Riverside Insights

Riverside Insights / Archdiocese of New York and Diocese of Brooklyn

Riverside Insights (developed with Iowa Testing Programs, University of Iowa)

Scholastic Testing Service, Inc.

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

Society for Human Resource Management

Society of American Foresters (SAF)

Society of Certified Senior Advisors

State and county corrections agencies and civil service commissions (no single national exam)

State auctioneer licensing boards (exams usually given by PSI or Pearson VUE)

State driver licensing agencies (under FMCSA standards, 49 CFR Part 383)

State insurance departments (exams administered by vendors such as Pearson VUE, PSI and Prometric)

State law enforcement agencies

State nurse aide registries (NNAAP developed by NCSBN; administered by Credentia in many states)

State private investigator licensing boards

State real estate commissions (exams administered by PSI / Pearson VUE)

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

Texas Department of Insurance (exam administered by Pearson VUE)

Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Texas Education Agency (TEA); administered by Pearson (Evaluation Systems)

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (developed and delivered by College Board)

The Appraisal Foundation (Appraisal Standards Board; course exams via AQB-approved providers)

The Institute of Internal Auditors

TruMerit (formerly CGFNS International, Inc.)

United States Postal Service

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of State, Board of Examiners

U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM)

U.S. Navy, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI)

Various employers

Virginia Community College System

Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)

Virginia Department of Education (Virginia Board of Education); administered by Pearson

Washington Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB); administered by Pearson

Wonderlic, Inc.

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board