*An individual has 4 attempts to pass the PACS exam.

Copyright and examination non-disclosure policy

All ACMA materials are protected by the federal Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101, et seq. Access to all such materials, as further detailed below, is strictly conditioned upon agreement to abide by ACMA; rights under the Copyright Act and to maintain examination confidentiality.

ACMA assessments are confidential, in addition to being protected by federal copyright and trade secret laws. Candidates who undertake assessments agree that they will not copy, reproduce, adapt, disclose or transmit assessments, in whole or in part, before or after taking an assessment, by any means now known or hereafter invented. They further agree that they will not reconstruct assessment content from memory, by dictation, or by any other means or otherwise discuss assessment content with others. Candidates further acknowledge that disclosure or any other use of ACMA assessment content constitutes professional misconduct and may expose them to criminal as well as civil liability, and may also result in ACMA imposition of penalties against them, including but not limited to, invalidation of assessment results, exclusion from future assessments, suspension or revocation of Certification.

With respect to ACMA' other educational products, candidates agree that they will not copy, reproduce or make any adaptations of such materials in any manner; and will not assist someone else in the infringement or misuse of these or any other NBPAS-copyrighted works.