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Twenty flashcards on the Board of Certification exam for athletic trainers: eligibility, format, scoring, domains, windows and fees.
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- Two requirements for BOC certification?
- Finish a CAATE-accredited entry-level athletic training program and pass the BOC exam.
- When did the BOC exam begin?
- In 1970.
- How many items and how much time?
- 175 items, scored and unscored, in 4 hours.
- Stand-alone item types?
- Multiple choice, multi-select, drag-and-drop and hot spot.
- What is a focused testlet?
- A scenario followed by key items about that scenario.
- Experimental items: do they count?
- No, and you will not know which items are experimental.
- Score scale and passing score?
- 200 to 800; passing is 500.
- Partial credit or negative points?
- Multi-select and drag-and-drop can earn partial credit; no item scores below zero.
- How is the passing point set?
- With the Angoff Modified Technique, based on pooled judgments of certified athletic trainers.
- The five domains of the BOC exam?
- Risk reduction and wellness; assessment and diagnosis; critical incident management; therapeutic intervention; administration and professional responsibility.
- Which domains weigh the most?
- Assessment, Evaluation and Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Intervention: 25.6% (32 items) each.
- Smallest domain?
- Health Administration and Professional Responsibility: 8% (10 items).
- Weight of Risk Reduction and of Critical Incident Management?
- 20.0% (25 items) and 20.8% (26 items).
- Exam windows per year and retakes?
- Five windows a year; a retake is allowed once in each window.
- Where and when do you test, and when are results out?
- At Meazure Learning centers in 2-week windows; results 2 to 4 weeks after the window ends.
- Exam fee?
- $375 in the United States or Canada; $495 elsewhere.
- Application fee?
- $75 for NATA members, $100 for non-members.
- What sets the exam content, and how often is it updated?
- The entry-level practice analysis, updated every 5 to 6 years.
- BOC self-assessment exams?
- 80 questions in Study or Test mode; one voucher costs $35.
- Average first-time pass rate in the 2021/2022 exam year?
- 77.2%.
Official sources
Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer
Candidate Process to Become a Certified Athletic Trainer
Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer
BOC Exam 101
Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer
Content Outline for Practice Analysis, 8th Edition
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