Examination for Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) (NHA)
Credential Source Contact Information
- Source Company Name:
- National Healthcareer Association
- Contact:
- Jennifer Dehn, Certification Specialist
- Phone:
- 913661.5562
- Email:
- jennifer.dehn@nhanow.com
- Website:
- www.nhanow.com
Credential Contractor
- Credential Contractor:
- Same as source
- Contact:
- Same as source
- Phone:
- Same as source
- Email:
- Same as source
Test Administration
- Test Site:
-
- School: Online
- Paper & Pencil
- No
- Can the instructor take this test?:
- No
- Number of Test Items:
- 100 scored, 20 pretest
- Time Allowed (minutes):
- 130
- Passing Score (percent):
- 390/500 scaled
- Cost Per Test:
- $117
- Test Specifics:
https://www.nhanow.com/certification/nha-certifications/certified-pharmacy-technician-
(cpht)- Additional information:
• The CPhT can be earned by completing the ExCPT examination.
• Study guide and practice assessments are available for purchase and have been developed to align with the ExCPT Test Plan.
• Contact credential source for necessary documents to become a testing partner.
• Candidate Handbook: http://nhanow.com/docs/default-source/pdfs/handbooks/nha-candidate-handbo
ok4d5de88694956aeb8535ff0f00b0a11e.pdf.
• A candidate who is scheduled to graduate from an accredited high school or GED program (or other equivalency test recognized by the candidate’s state or residency) within 60 days may take the certification exam.
Possible Preparatory Courses
Timing
- Multiple test sessions:
- No
- Time of day
- Yes
- Order of tasks
- No
- Planned breaks during test
- No
- Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
- No
Setting
- Test location
- Yes
- Adaptive or special furniture
- Yes
- Special lighting
- Yes
Presentation
- Written directions accompanying oral directions
- Yes
- Specific verbal prompts
- No
- Visual aids
- No
- Amplification equipment
- No
- Headphones, earmuffs, or earplugs
- Yes
- Large-print test
- Yes
- Braille test
- No
- Read-aloud test
- Yes
- Audio test
- No
- Interpreting/transliterating testing directions
- No
- Interpreting/Transliterating the test
- No
Response
- Enlarged copy of the answer document
- No
- Communication board or choice cards
- No
- Examiner records responses
- No
- Brailler
- No
- Word processor or word processor with speech-to-text
- No
- Augmentative communication device
- No
- Word prediction software
- No
- Spelling aids
- No
- English dictionary
- No
- Dictation using a recording device
- No
- Dictation to a scribe
- Yes
- Read back student response
- No
- Calculator and arithmetic tools
- No
- Calculator with additional functions
- No
- Math aids
- No
- Dry erase board
- No
- Additional writing implements
- Yes
- Audio test
- No
- Bilingual dictionary
- No
- Dictation to a scribe
- No
- English dictionary
- No
- Examiner records responses
- No
- Flexible Schedule
- No
- Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
- No
- Multiple test sessions
- No
- Read-aloud test
- No
- Test directions delivery
- No
- Visual aids
- No
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