The assessment exams have been equated to the same standard of the actual certification exams to provide an indication of your level of preparedness. At the end of the assessment exam, the overall score will be presented to you in terms of the number and percentage of questions you answered correctly. You will also be provided with the minimum percentage of questions you must answer correctly in order to receive a passing score and the percentage of questions you answered correctly broken down by each functional area. This is to help you assess your strengths and weaknesses in each functional area.
Your overall score represents the sum of your scores in each functional area. The minimum passing score for each functional area is calculated by applying the passing percentage required for the overall exam to each functional area. Your scores are stored permanently and you can retrieve them again at any time free of charge. The HR Certification Institute does not provide answers to the individual questions contained in the assessment exams.
For the actual certification exam, you do NOT need to obtain a minimum passing score in each functional area to be successful on the exam. Strong performance in one area can compensate for weaker performance in another. The overall score for the actual certification exam is expressed as a scaled score ranging from 100 to 700, with 500 as the minimum passing score.
