NCARB Confidentiality Agreement

You are personally responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all information relating to the exam. You may not discuss exam content in any manner with anyone, including but not limited to family, friends, other examinees, and test preparation providers. This agreement also covers internet chat rooms, mailing list servers, web sites, etc.

Following completion of your exam, you will also be reminded of your acceptance of the confidentiality statement that you accepted prior to commencing the exam. Any disclosure of ARE content is strictly prohibited and may result in severe disciplinary action, including the suspension of testing privileges, and/or the cancellation of scores.

Candidates found to have violated the Confidentiality Agreement are referred to NCARB’s Committee on Professional Conduct. The Committee reviews each case and then recommends a disciplinary action. The cases are then forwarded to the NCARB Board of Directors for review and final disciplinary action. All disciplinary actions taken by the Board of Directors are final and become a part of each individuals permanent NCARB Record. Individual candidates may also be subject to additional disciplinary measures from their state board.

When exam content is disclosed, NCARB works with our test consultant, Prometric, to determine the impact on the exam. If NCARB finds that it is necessary to remove (or turn off) content, the ability to continuously deliver the ARE is seriously jeopardized. There are also significant financial ramifications that will be passed on to all candidates because of the need to replace the exposed content and retain attorneys to defend the exam’s copyright and integrity.