exam stuff...
Justin Foster
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Title:
exam stuff...
Creator:
Justin Foster
Date:
3/12/2003
Text:
OK, since deep down I know NCOPE is not profiting from residency fees, and
they are only admin. costs associated with processing applicants... I'll
only address exam fees. This is interesting, I am not saying it is wrong, or
bad, or fraud... it just catches the eye:
National Dental Board Exam:
$125 part I
$160 part II
National PT exam:
$285 Exam fee
$50 Processing fee
$65 Test center fee
WA State Bar Exam:
$650 Existing Attorney
$375 New Applicant
Hairdresser/Barber:
$50 Application fee
$55 Exam fee
Master Plumber:
$50 Exam fee
Prosthetist:
$250 Application fee
$250 Written exam
$250 Written simulation
$600 CPM
Orthotist:
$250 Application fee
$250 Written
$250 Written simulation
$600 CPM
I am aware of a general starting salary range for new certificants. I also
realize there are significant costs associated with providing a test to a
small number of people, and providing a test of the nature of the CPM. I
specifically take issue with the double charging of the $250 application
fee, when extending one's credential, as well as paying $250 for a written
test graded by computer form. CPM's and written sim's (I am assuming they
are hand graded) notwithstanding, there are $1000 in fees due to apply for
and take two computer-form tests... in partial fulfillment of becoming a
CPO. No other profession I've heard of pays near $1000 to take their
ceritfying exams. Is it because our profession is so small? Are we buying
exam proctors or computer grading sheets at a premium? I do not know the
answer, but I do see the expressions on other citizens' faces when they hear
how much our exams cost!
Justin Foster
Prosthetic Resident
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they are only admin. costs associated with processing applicants... I'll
only address exam fees. This is interesting, I am not saying it is wrong, or
bad, or fraud... it just catches the eye:
National Dental Board Exam:
$125 part I
$160 part II
National PT exam:
$285 Exam fee
$50 Processing fee
$65 Test center fee
WA State Bar Exam:
$650 Existing Attorney
$375 New Applicant
Hairdresser/Barber:
$50 Application fee
$55 Exam fee
Master Plumber:
$50 Exam fee
Prosthetist:
$250 Application fee
$250 Written exam
$250 Written simulation
$600 CPM
Orthotist:
$250 Application fee
$250 Written
$250 Written simulation
$600 CPM
I am aware of a general starting salary range for new certificants. I also
realize there are significant costs associated with providing a test to a
small number of people, and providing a test of the nature of the CPM. I
specifically take issue with the double charging of the $250 application
fee, when extending one's credential, as well as paying $250 for a written
test graded by computer form. CPM's and written sim's (I am assuming they
are hand graded) notwithstanding, there are $1000 in fees due to apply for
and take two computer-form tests... in partial fulfillment of becoming a
CPO. No other profession I've heard of pays near $1000 to take their
ceritfying exams. Is it because our profession is so small? Are we buying
exam proctors or computer grading sheets at a premium? I do not know the
answer, but I do see the expressions on other citizens' faces when they hear
how much our exams cost!
Justin Foster
Prosthetic Resident
_________________________________________________________________
The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE*
<URL Redacted>
Citation
Justin Foster, “exam stuff...,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 4, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220802.
