Identification Requirements: Please present one form of Official, State or Government issued, valid identification, bearing both a photograph (NJ: Physical Description) and a signature. No photocopies or faxes of identification or of name change documentation will be accepted.
Rules of Conduct Form: FINRA Regulation requires that you read, sign, and thumbprint the Rules of Conduct Form prior to your admittance into the testing room. These forms are returned to FINRA Regulation and become part of your permanent file.
Personal Items: No personal items, food, or drink are permitted inside the testing room. Personal items include, but are not limited to: pens, pagers, cellular phones, digital watches, hats, non-medical electronic devices, outerwear, purses, and wallets. Personal items must be kept in your assigned locker or returned to your car prior to the start of your exam or continuing education session. As Prometric is not responsible for any personal items, we encourage you to bring only your identification into the Center.
Calculators: If you need a calculator for your testing session, please see the Test Center Administrator. You will be provided with a non-programmable, non-printing calculator. (Exception ONLY for the Series 91 Exam FDIC.)
Scratch Paper: Six (6) pieces of scratch paper will be provided to you upon admittance to the testing room. Please count this paper when handed to you by the Test Center Administrator. All scratch paper must be returned at the end of your exam or continuing education session.
Restroom Breaks: Restroom breaks are permitted, however the time on your exam or continuing education session will continue to count down. You will be asked to sign the logbook upon exiting and re-entering the testing room. You will be asked to show your identification prior to re-entering the testing room. Per FINRA testing policies, you are not permitted to leave the building during a restroom break. You will not be permitted to access your locker during rest breaks. Series 7 candidates may retrieve items from their locker during the break after the 1st half of the exam.
Appointment Length vs. Test Time: For all FINRA exams and continuing education sessions, an additional 30 minutes is scheduled to allow for the completion of administrative tasks and the tutorial presented prior to your session. For example, a Series 6 appointment is scheduled for 2 hours and 45 minutes. Once you have been signed in and have completed the tutorial, the exam will start and a timer with 2 hours and 15 minutes will appear on the monitor.
Results: Upon completion of your exam or continuing education session, your result file is electronically encrypted and returned to FINRA Regulation. Prometric personnel have no access to your result file at this point. Your firm's Compliance/Registration Department should receive official notification of your score or completion status within 48 hours. If you have questions regarding your score, please contact your Compliance/Registration Department for assistance.
Special Accommodations If you require special accommodations, you cannot schedule your test via the Internet. If you have received or would like to request approval for an accommodation, please call FINRA's Special Conditions Team at: 800-999-6647 and select Option 2 to schedule your examination. Please note that any request to bring any personal belongings into the testing room needs to be approved prior to scheduling your appointment. Personal belongings include but are not limited to: pillows, medications (i.e. nitroglycerin pills), medical devices, etc.
