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IPGA offers a “Money Back Guarantee” if you do not pass the exam. The Money Back Guarantee is based on following the Recommended Study Plan. The Recommended Study Plan is designed to prepare you for the exam by following a proven method of study. The Recommended Study Plan will walk you through the material six times and test you over the material seven times over eighty-eight (88) days of study.

We believe that the best preparation will take you eighty-eight (88) days involved in study activity, spending 1 to 3 hours each day: Some days will require you to spend 2 to 3 hours taking a Simulated Exam. Some days will require you to spend 1 to 2 hours scanning a chapter and taking a Chapter Test. Some days will require you to spend 2 to 3 hours reading a chapter and taking a Chapter Test. Some days will require you to spend 2 to 3 hours watching video.

If you qualify for the Money Back Guarantee, IPGA will refund the amount you paid (for the study guide, the workshop video, the online testing program, sales tax, and shipping). No Pass....No Pay!

To qualify for the Money Back Guarantee you will need to:

• Be the original purchaser of the IPGA material
• Provide proof of purchase
• Provide IPGA with proof of failing the NCE Exam
• Have spent at least eighty-eight (88) study days working through the material as per the Recommended Study Plan. Working through the study guide six (6) times, taking all seventy-eight (78) chapters tests, taking seven (7) full exams, and watching the Workshop Video after taking your first Full Exam in Simulated Mode
• Have taken no more than five (5) calendar days between any two study activities
• Have attempted your NCE Exam within one hundred and eighty (180) days of purchase
• Have purchased after February 8, 2007

The Online Testing System is an online program with over 3,000 questions. The Online Testing System allows you to take Full Exams and Chapter Tests in either a Simulated Mode or a Study Mode. Each Exam and Chapter Test is “single-use” meaning that each time you take an exam or chapter test you use up one of the credits you purchased. For example, if you purchased the 7 Full Exams and 78 Chapter Test package and take 3 full exams, you would have 4 Full Exams remaining. Once you take 18 Chapter Tests, you would have 60 Chapter Tests remaining. The opening of an Exam or Chapter Test registers on our server as a used exam/test even if you do not complete it.

Full Exams
The Full Exam in Simulated Mode is a timed, 4-hour, 200 item Exam. You may:

• Bookmark questions for re-examination - look at these questions several times before you answer (as on the actual exam, if your state uses electronic testing).
• Re-examine the questions you have Bookmarked (before you end the Exam).
• Review Exam Scores by Overall Score, Scores by Study Manual Chapter, and Scores by CACREP Area.
• Review your most recent Exam question-by-question.

The Full Exam in Study Mode is an un-timed, 200 item Exam. You may:

• See immediately if your answer is correct or incorrect.
• Bookmark questions for re-examination - look at these questions several times before you answer.
• Re-examine the questions you have Bookmarked (before you end the Exam).
• Review Exam Scores by Overall Score, Scores by Study Manual Chapter, and Scores by CACREP Area.
• Review your most recent Exam question-by-question.

Chapter Tests
A Chapter Test in Simulated Mode is an un-timed Test of your knowledge of a specific Chapter from the Study Manual. CHAPTER TESTS VARY IN LENGTH DEPENDING ON THEIR WEIGHTED VALUE ON THE NCE EXAM. You may:

• Bookmark questions for re-examination - look at these questions several times before you answer.
• Re-examine the questions you have Bookmarked (before you end the Exam).
• Review your most recent Chapter Test question-by-question.

The Chapter Test in Study Mode is an un-timed Test of your knowledge of a specific Chapter from the Study Manual. CHAPTER TESTS VARY IN LENGTH DEPENDING ON THEIR WEIGHTED VALUE ON THE NCE EXAM. You may:

• See immediately if your answer is correct or incorrect.
• Bookmark questions for re-examination - look at these questions several times before you answer (as on the actual exam, if your state uses electronic testing).
• Re-examine the questions you have Bookmarked (before you end the Exam).
• Review your most recent Chapter Test question-by-question.

The questions used in the Online Testing System are questions NCExam.com has written. The Board does not circulate old questions. The practice questions used in the Online Testing System are in the same multiple-choice format as those found on the actual Exam. They are not the same questions, but they are out of the same content areas.

NCEExam.com is excited to announce the addition of the NCE Workshop Video. Now you can watch a full-length NCE Workshop at home. Simply purchase the video, download the easy to use handouts, and press play to be on your way to building the skills and confidence you need to pass the NCE Exam.

You may watch the Workshop Video as many times as desired during the 30 days of access. Because this is a critical and influential component of your preparation, the 30 days begins on the day of purchase. It serves you best by watching it early-on in your preparation.

The Hardcopy of the Study Manual contains over 600 pages of comprehensive, concise, and highly focused material. It covers all eight (8) CACREP Content Areas. For ease of study, the Manual is divided into thirteen (13) chapters.

The chapter titles of the Study Manual are:

• Normal Human Growth & Development
• Research Methods & Statistical Studies
• Appraisal or Assessment Techniques
• Abnormal Human Behavior
• Counseling Theories, Methods, & Techniques
• Family Therapy
• Group Dynamics, Theories, & Techniques
• Professional Orientation & Ethics
• Lifestyle & Career Development
• Social, Cultural, & Family Issues
• Referral/Triage/Advocacy
• Consultation
• Supervision

If you would like to download a copy of the Study Manual, please purchase the Study Manual Downloadable PDF. You can immediately Download and Print the Study Manual by purchasing the Study Manual Downloadable PDF.

The NCE Study Manual is now available as a collection of downloadable MP3s. Just load them on your iPod or the MP3 player of your choice, and learn while you go! The MP3s are a reading of the NCE Study Manual. For ease of use, the files are downloaable by chapter. There are 30 pages of text from the Study Manual included in a PDF download when you purchase the MP3s. Additionally, a file-by-file list is also available in a PDF.

The Study Manual on 16 Audio CDs is a reading of the NCE Study Manual. There are 29 pages of text from the Study Manual included with the CD album. Additionally, a track-by-track list of the CDs comes in the CD album.