FAYETTEVILLE, AR – Five candidates were selected to receive the Fall 2025 Harvey Leavitt, III National Board Examination (NBE) scholarship. The scholarship allows recipients to sit for the NBE with the examination fee waived (a $570 value). The Harvey Leavitt, III scholarship program is open to first-time exam candidates eligible to sit for the […]
The Conference is pleased to announce the release of the new Practice National Board Exam (PNBE) – now featuring three forms each for both the PNBE-Arts and the PNBE-Sciences on Tuesday, October 14th. Each form contains 75 multiple-choice questions that are statistically representative of the content areas on the National Board Exam. The PNBE […]
The Washington LRR Exam will temporarily be scored on 49 questions instead of 50 while updates are being made to reflect the new legislation. If you have questions, please contact the Washington Funeral and Cemetery Board.
FAYETTEVILLE, AR — The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards (The Conference) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Evely to its Board of Directors. Evely serves as Chair of the Department of Applied Health Sciences and Director of the Mortuary Science Program at Wayne State University. A licensed funeral director and […]
The Harvey Leavitt, III scholarship is open to first-time NBE candidates that will be eligible to take the NBE Arts and Sciences exams prior to October 15, 2026, (limit one entry per candidate). Candidates must be a graduate of, or graduating in 2026 from, an ABFSE-accredited mortuary science program. Candidates completing a certificate program with […]
Fayetteville, AR — The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards (The Conference) is pleased to announce the formation of its newly appointed Model Application Committee. Following a robust