Member Login
Search

WELCOME TO NBCMI ONLINE TESTING FOR YOUR ORAL EXAM WITH PROPROCTOR!

You will take your oral exam online through ProProctor, a live online proctoring service. ProProctor is an on-demand platform that is available during peak hours, nights, and weekends. Please do not register for the exam until you tell your program advisor you wish to be preregistered for an exam from home. She will send you scheduling information once the preregistration is complete.

Systems Check:
  1. The first step is to run a systems check and determine if your computer meets the requirements to support the ProProctor platform:

https://www.prometric.com/proproctorcandidate

If it does not pass the system check you will need to test at a testing center.

Practice Test:
  1. Take the NBCMI Practice test to familiarize yourself with the testing platform. It is recommended you take the practice test once before you register and the night before the exam.

Go to the testing site: https://hosted.owlts.com and log in using the following username and password:

username: practicetest
password: practicetest

How to Schedule Your Exam:
  1. If your computer meets the systems check requirements contact your program advisor for preregistration
  2. Once you are preregistered your program advisor will send you instructions on how to schedule your exam.
  3. Be sure you are logged out of the NBCMI practice test and clear your browser history the day before your exam date.


Permitted Materials for Your Exam:
  1. A non-electronic (paper) dictionary, 2 pencils or pens and 3 sheets of blank scrap paper.


Results: You will be notified of test results by email within 6-8 weeks. The passing scores for the oral exam for Cantonese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish is 70%. The passing score for Mandarin is 80% and for Vietnamese it is 65%. To learn more on how the passing scores were developed please go to: https://www.certifiedmedicalinterpreters.org/reports-and-publications

Test Environment, System, and Network Issues: By accepting the use of online proctoring, you assume all risks associated with network, technical, or computer-related issues, as well as your choice of testing environment. If you fail to successfully complete the test due to those factors, you are responsible for the cost of any retakes.

Retakes: Candidates who do not pass the oral exam may re-take the exam after a 3-month waiting period. The initial exam and re-test fees and application procedures are the same. After 3 retakes you will be permitted 1 attempt per calendar year. You will be permitted to reapply and earn your Hub-CMI only one time after your original expiration date.

Fees Expiration and Refunds Policies: The oral exam fee is $300. Exam fees are non-refundable and an exam fee will expire after one year if the exam has not been taken. There will be a rescheduling fee of $25.