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Examination Performance 2025 -Primary Certification<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Exam Performance Notes<\/strong><\/summary>
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Examinations may not match the number of candidates certified for several reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Some AP\/CP candidates, both first-time takers and repeaters, take only one portion (either AP or CP) of the examination. These candidates are not certified until both AP and CP are passed.

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  2. Certified candidates include AP\/CP candidates who passed either the AP or CP examination previously and requested single certification during the reporting year.

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  3. Certified candidates also include candidates who passed the examinations in a previous year but did not provide documentation of licensure or other required information until the reporting year.
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    Primary Examination Description and Information.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    2025 Primary Examination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t
    Primary<\/th>Total Candidates<\/th># Passed<\/th>% Passed<\/th>First-Time Takers<\/th># Passed<\/th>% Passed<\/th>Repeaters<\/th># Passed<\/th>% Passed<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    AP<\/td>695<\/td>585<\/td>84%<\/td>569<\/td>524<\/td>92%<\/td>126<\/td>61<\/td>48%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    CP<\/td>617<\/td>514<\/td>83%<\/td>529<\/td>478<\/td>90%<\/td>88<\/td>37<\/td>42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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    2025 5-Year Certified Report (Certificates)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
    Primary<\/th>2021<\/th>2022<\/th>2023<\/th>2024<\/th>2025<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    APCP<\/td>533<\/td>500<\/td>477<\/td>427<\/td>488<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    AP only<\/td>105<\/td>100<\/td>75<\/td>71<\/td>77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    CP only<\/td>55<\/td>54<\/td>55<\/td>50<\/td>49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    APNP<\/td>17<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td>10<\/td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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    2025 Primary Exam Pass Rates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t
    Primary<\/th>2021 % Pass<\/th>2022 % Pass<\/th>2023 % Pass<\/th>2024 % Pass<\/th>2025 % Pass<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    AP only<\/td>82<\/td>87*<\/td>84<\/td>81<\/td>89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    CP only<\/td>94<\/td>94*<\/td>94<\/td>88<\/td>88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n

    *New criterion standard applied
    % Pass = Spring exam pass rate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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