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ADMINISTRATION

The Certification Examination for Cancer Registrars is sponsored and offered solely by the NCRA’s Council on Certification.

The Certification Examination for Cancer Registrars is administered for NCRA’s Council on Certification by the Professional Testing Corporation, 1350 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Examiners for the Certification Examination for Cancer Registrars are hired by the Professional Testing Corporation and are unrelated to the Cancer Registry field.

EXAM DATES AND DEADLINES

2012 CTR Exam Handbook & Application

The Certification Examination will be administered during two 2-week testing periods on a daily basis, Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays, at PSI's computer-based testing facilities managed by Professional Testing Corporation.

Testing Window: September 10-24, 2011
Application due by August 1, 2011

EXAM APPLICATION FEES

NCRA Members = $255 US
All other candidates = $375 US

TESTING CENTERS

Examination Administration
The CTR Exam is administered at computer-based testing facilities managed by PSI. PSI has 200+ testing sites in the United States as well as other countries. Scheduling is done on a first-come, first-served basis. Find your testing center or call (800) 733-9267. You will not be able to schedule your examination appointment until you have received an Eligibility Notice from PTC.

View computer-based testing demo. Please note, candidates will be notified in writing by PTC within six weeks of the close of the testing period with a detailed score report and your official passing score.

Once your application has been received and processed, and your eligibility verified, you will be mailed an Eligibility Notice. The Eligibility Notice plus photo identification must be presented in order to gain admission to the testing center. A candidate not receiving an Eligibility Notice or other correspondence at least three weeks before the beginning of the two-week testing period should contact the Professional Testing Corporation by telephone at (212) 356-0660. The Eligibility Notice will indicate where to call to schedule your examination appointment as well as the dates in which testing is available. Appointment times are first-come, first-serve, so schedule your appointment as soon as you receive your Eligibility Notice in order to maximize your chance of testing at your preferred location and on your preferred date.