January 1, 2025 – February 28, 2025

National Board – Arts Exam Accredited Programs	Total Tested	Pass		Fail		Absent	Total Number
First Time	327	256	78%	71	22%	–	–
Repeater	98	35	36%	63	64%	–	–
Total	425	291	68%	134	32%	10	435

National Board – Sciences Exam Accredited Programs	Total Tested	Pass		Fail		Absent	Total Number
First Time	317	230	73%	87	27%	–	–
Repeater	148	36	24%	112	76%	–	–
Total	465	266	57%	199	43%	19	484

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 – 14.7
Funeral Service Counseling – 13.7
Legal & Regulatory Compliance –24.3
Cemetery/Crematory/Other Dispositions – 18.2

SCIENCES EXAM
Embalming – 43.7
Restorative Art – 24.0
Other Preparation of the Deceased – 20.1
Funeral Service Sciences – 17.9

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