Section 1400.140  Examinations − Length

The time allotted to the examination in each subject shall be determined by the Board and shall be printed on the Notice to Schedule.

a)         A candidate may take the required examination sections individually and in any order.  Credit for any examination sections passed shall be valid for 30 months from the actual date when scores for each section passed are released to the applicant.

b)         Candidates must pass all four sections of the examination within a 30-month period that begins on the date when scores are released to the applicant for the first passed section.

c)         In the event all four sections of the examination are not passed within the 30-month period, credit for any section or sections passed outside the 30-month period will expire and that test section or sections must be retaken such that all four sections are passed within a 30-month period.  Re-authorization to test is required to re-take failed or expired exam sections.

d)         A candidate shall be deemed to have passed the examination if the candidate obtains credit for passing all four examination sections within one 30-month period. 

e)         The time limitation within which a candidate is required to pass subjects under this Section shall not include any period during which the candidate serves in active duty with the armed forces of the United States.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2406, effective February 1, 2024)