January 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025

National Board – Arts Exam Accredited Programs	Total Tested	Pass		Fail		Absent	Total Number
First Time	416	325	78%	91	22%	–	–
Repeater	166	61	37%	105	63%	–	–
Total	582	386	66%	196	34%	15	597

National Board – Sciences Exam Accredited Programs	Total Tested	Pass		Fail		Absent	Total Number
First Time	406	284	70%	122	30%	–	–
Repeater	242	55	23%	187	77%	–	–
Total	648	339	52%	309	48%	28	676

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent.

First-Time Administration Average Scores

Arts Exam – 78
Sciences Exam – 76

Average Subsection Scores

ARTS EXAM
Funeral Directing & Arranging – 36.7
Funeral Service Marketing/Merchandising – 14.4
Funeral Service Counseling – 13.5
Legal & Regulatory Compliance –24.2
Cemetery/Crematory/Other Dispositions – 18.1

SCIENCES EXAM
Embalming – 42.9
Restorative Art – 23.6
Other Preparation of the Deceased – 19.9
Funeral Service Sciences – 17.6

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