Below you will find exam administration and exam application dates for PANCE, PANRE, PANRE Longitudinal Assessment (PANRE-LA), and CAQs. Check your PA Portal to see when you are eligible to apply.
Stay up-to-date with the key dates.
Key Dates
PANCE & PANRE
These exams are administered at Pearson VUE testing centers during the dates below.
Administration windows
- January 2, 2024 – December 18, 2024
- January 2, 2025 – December 18, 2025
PANRE-LA
PAs who choose the PANRE Longitudinal Assessment to meet their certification maintenance requirements will apply in the 6th year of their cycle.
Application windows
- For PAs due to recertify in 2028: July 1, 2024 – December 18, 2024
- For PAs due to recertify in 2029: July 1, 2025 – December 18, 2025
Quarterly administration windows
Each quarterly administration window is approximately 10 weeks. NCCPA will send email notifications when questions are available and when deadlines are approaching. However, we recommend adding these dates to your calendar to ensure you don’t miss a deadline.
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2024 |
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| Quarter Starts | Quarter Ends |
| Tuesday, January 2 | Monday, March 11 |
| Monday, April 1 | Monday, June 10 |
| Monday, July 1 | Tuesday, September 10 |
| Tuesday, October 1 | Tuesday, December 10 |
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2025 |
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| Quarter Starts | Quarter Ends |
| Thursday, January 2 | Monday, March 10 |
| Tuesday, April 1 | Tuesday, June 10 |
| Tuesday, July 1 | Wednesday, September 10 |
| Wednesday, October 1 | Wednesday, December 10 |
CAQs
The upcoming CAQ administrations are below, and PAs can apply for the 2024 CAQ administrations through September 6, 2024. The application window for the 2025 CAQ administrations opens on January 1, 2025, and runs through September 5, 2025.
- Test Center Administrations
- September 9 -14, 2024
- March 24 – 29, 2025
- September 8 – 13, 2025
- Online Administrations (for maintaining a currently held CAQ)
- February 10, 2025 – March 24, 2025
- Special Administrations (hosted in conjunction with the annual specialty conferences)
- Psychiatry: November 2 and 4, 2024
- Emergency Medicine: March 14 – 15, 2025
It is based on the Content Blueprint, developed using data gathered from the most recent PA Practice Analysis conducted by NCCPA.