January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020

National Board – Arts Examination Total Tested Pass

# %
Fail

# %
Absent

#
Total Number
First Time 1311 961 73% 350 27%
Repeater 336 168 50% 168 50%
Total 1647 1129 69% 518 31% 44 1691
National Board – Science Examination Total Tested Pass

# %
Fail

# %
Absent

#
Total Number
First Time 1279 822 64% 457 36%
Repeater 492 179 36% 316 64%
Total 1771 1001 56% 773 44% 49
1820

First Time Administration Average Scores

Arts Exam – 77
Sciences Exam – 76

Average Subsection Scores

ARTS EXAM
Funeral Directing & Arranging – 38.0/51
Funeral Service Marketing/Merchandising – 15.2/21
Funeral Service Counseling – 16.0/22
Regulatory Compliance – 25.3/36
Cemetery & Crematory Operations – 15.4/20
SCIENCES EXAM
Embalming – 41.9/58
Restorative Arts – 23.7/34
Preparation for Disposition – 21.8/31
Funeral Service Sciences – 20.6/27

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