1. (1) An examination candidate may take test sections individually and in any order. Any test section passed is valid for 30 months from the date the passing score is released by NASBA to the candidate or the board, as the case may be.
2. (2) Candidates shall pass all required test sections within a rolling 30 month period. The rolling 30-month period begins on the date the first passing score(s) are released by NASBA to the candidate or the board, as the case may be. The rolling 30-month period concludes on the date the candidate sits for the final test section passed, regardless of when the score is released by NASBA for the final test section.
3. (3) In the event all test sections are not passed in a 30-month period, credit for any test section passed outside the 30-month period will expire and that test section must be retaken.
4. (4) The 30-month period in which to pass all required sections of the examination may be extended if a hardship exception is approved by the board or its designee.

Authorizing statute(s): 37-50-204, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 37-50-204, 37-50-302, MCA

History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 643, Eff. 3/26/04; TRANS, from Commerce, 2005 MAR p. 2668; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 9, Eff. 1/16/09; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 2574, Eff. 10/29/10; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2849, Eff. 11/21/14; AMD, 2020 MAR p. 792, Eff. 5/1/20; AMD, 2025 MAR, Notice No. 2025-167, Eff. 9/13/25.