There are, however, a couple of kickers:
- In order to continue testing with Version 3.1, a candidate must have passed one division by May 2008.
- If you have not passed all of your exams by the end of June 2009, you may need to "...repeat previously passed content under ARE 4.0".
If they can overlap the versions one year, why not just take it a bit further and overlap until folks like me have completed their five year clock? If you have passed your first exam by the end of May 2008, then you should have five years from that date to complete all exams in Version 3.1. Yes, it will require some coordination and extra effort on NCARB's part. Yes, it may cost them a few extra bucks. NCARB charges way too much money for their inadequate study materials - perhaps they could use some of that money towards extending Version 3.1.
Extending Version 3.1 to correspond with the mandatory rolling clock will take a lot of coordination, but it's the right thing to do. In "direct Connection" (2007 Volume 10 Issue 1), it is argued that the new Version 4.0 is meant in part to save candidates time and money (fewer divisions = less travel time + less money in test fees), less time away from work, more consistency, etc.. Where are my savings by having to "repeat content?" What "content" would that be?
C'mon, NCARB! Step it up and do the right thing for those candidates stuck in the black hole between Version 3.1 and Version 4.0!
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The devil is in the details, right? I am also starting to take the ARE, and I'm facing a dilemma - should I study night and day to finish before 3.1 gets phased out, or should I try to work out some kind of transition? I wish NCARB would have let me take the ARE concurrently with IDP!
Geoff
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