Primary 2021 Examinations
Please note the Spring and Fall 2021 Primary Exams will be administered at Pearson VUE Professional Testing Centers.
SPRING SESSION
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Application/Registration Application/Registration Late Filing Dates (non-refundable late fee applies) Date Assignments Exams (at Pearson VUE Professional Testing Centers) |
September 15 - January 15, 11:59 PM EST January 16 - February 15, 11:59 PM EST
Candidates will schedule their own exam date and location. April 28- May 19, 2021. |
*All exam dates are subject to change.
FALL SESSION
updated March 9, 2021
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Application/Registration |
February 16- May 15, 11:59 PM EST |
| Application Late Filing Dates (non-refundable late fee applies) |
May 16 - June 4, 11:59 PM EST (note: June 4 is a new deadline) non-refundable late fee applies |
| Deadline for those with a period of board eligibility (no late fees are assessed) | July 14, 11:59 PM EST (note: July 14 is a new deadline) |
| Date Assignments | Candidates will schedule their own exam date and location from select dates in the exam window below. Not all dates in the exam window will be available at all locations. Candidates will be notified when scheduling opens. |
| Exams administered at Pearson VUE Professional Testing Centers | Oct. 12 -Oct. 22, 2021 |
*All exam dates are subject to change.
Exam Application Fees
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Combined AP/CP AP Only CP Only AP portion of combined AP/CP CP portion of combined AP/CP AP portion of combined AP/NP NP portion of combined AP/NP |
$2600 $2100 $2100 $2100 $2100 $2100 $2100 |
(LATE FILING ADDITIONAL $1300) (LATE FILING ADDITIONAL $1050) (LATE FILING ADDITIONAL $1050) (LATE FILING ADDITIONAL $1050) (LATE FILING ADDITIONAL $1050) (LATE FILING ADDITIONAL $1050) (LATE FILING ADDITIONAL $1050) |
- The examination application fee includes a nonrefundable administrative fee of $100.
- Additional late filing fees are nonrefundable.
- AP/CP Applicants only- The AP and CP examinations do not have to be taken within the same examination session (i.e. spring or fall), but both must be passed before an AP/CP candidate is considered certified and a diplomate. If an AP/CP applicant takes the AP and CP examinations at different times, there is a separate examination fee for each sitting.
- The ABPath accepts credit card payments only (MasterCard, Visa, and American Express). Checks are not accepted. Online payment must be completed before the application can be submitted.
- A candidate for the Spring primary examinations (AP and/or CP) who wishes to apply for a subspecialty examination in the same year must submit the subspecialty application prior to the subspecialty application deadline.
- If the candidate is successful in the primary examination, the ABPath will automatically process the application for the subspecialty examination.
- If the candidate is not successful, he/she will be notified and the subspecialty examination fee minus the $100 administrative fee will be refunded. A new subspecialty application must be completed for future examinations.
- If the candidate fails the examination, he/she may register for a future examination within the 5-year period of board qualification (refer to your qualification table located in your My Profile tab in PATHway). The candidate must pay the examination fee upon submission of the registration form.
- Results are posted to your Board Correspondence tab in PATHway approximately 6 weeks after the final week of exams.
Primary 2022 Examinations
SPRING SESSION
| Application/Registration | September 15 - January 15, 11:59 PM EST |
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Application/Registration Late Filing Dates (non-refundable late fee applies) |
January 16 - February 1, 11:59 PM EST |
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Cancellation Deadline Date
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February 15 If a candidate cancels by this date there is a $500 cancellation fee; after this date, the fee will be forfeited. |
| Scheduling Deadline Date | May 15, 2021 |
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Exam Dates Exams will be administered at Pearson VUE Professional Testing Centers. |
May 16-June 3, 2022. |
*All exam dates and deadlines are subject to change.
FALL SESSION
Dates and application deadlines will be posted as soon as they are available.
|
Application/Registration |
February 16- May 15, 11:59 PM EST |
|
Application Late Filing Dates (non-refundable late fee applies) |
May 16 - June 1, 11:59 PM EST
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| Deadline for those with a period of board eligibility (no late fees are assessed) | July 15, 11:59 PM EST |
| Cancellation Deadline Date |
July 29 If a candidate cancels by this date there is a $500 cancellation fee; after this date, the fee will be forfeited. |
| Scheduling Deadline Date | (To Be Announced) |
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Exams Dates Exams will be administered at Pearson VUE Professional Testing Centers. |
(To Be Announced) |
*All exam dates and deadlines are subject to change.
Exam Application Fees
|
Combined AP/CP AP Only CP Only AP portion of combined AP/CP CP portion of combined AP/CP AP portion of combined AP/NP NP portion of combined AP/NP |
$2600 $2100 $2100 $2100 $2100 $2100 $2100 |
(LATE NON-REFUNDABLE FILING FEE -ADDITIONAL $1300) (LATE NON-REFUNDABLE FILING FEE -ADDITIONAL $1050) (LATE NON-REFUNDABLE FILING FEE -ADDITIONAL $1050) (LATE NON-REFUNDABLE FILING FEE -ADDITIONAL $1050) (LATE NON-REFUNDABLE FILING FEE -ADDITIONAL $1050) (LATE NON-REFUNDABLE FILING FEE -ADDITIONAL $1050) (LATE NON-REFUNDABLE FILING FEE -ADDITIONAL $1050) |
- The examination application fee includes a nonrefundable administrative fee of $100.
- Additional late filing fees are nonrefundable.
- AP/CP Applicants only- The AP and CP examinations do not have to be taken within the same examination session (i.e. spring or fall), but both must be passed before an AP/CP candidate is considered certified and a diplomate. If an AP/CP applicant takes the AP and CP examinations at different times, there is a separate examination fee for each sitting.
- The ABPath accepts credit card payments only (MasterCard, Visa, and American Express). Checks are not accepted. Online payment must be completed before the application can be submitted.
- A candidate for the Spring primary examinations (AP and/or CP) who wishes to apply for a subspecialty examination in the same year must submit the subspecialty application prior to the subspecialty application deadline.
- If the candidate is successful in the primary examination, the ABPath will automatically process the application for the subspecialty examination.
- If the candidate is not successful, he/she will be notified and the subspecialty examination fee minus the $100 administrative fee will be refunded. A new subspecialty application must be completed for future examinations.
- If the candidate fails the examination, he/she may register for a future examination within the 5-year period of board qualification (refer to your qualification table located in your My Profile tab in PATHway). The candidate must pay the examination fee upon submission of the registration form.
- Results are posted to your Board Correspondence tab in PATHway approximately 6 weeks after the final week of exams.
Subspecialty 2021 Examinations
updated June 4, 2021
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Application/Registration |
February 16 - May 15, 11:59 PM EST |
| Application/Registration Late Final Filing Dates |
May 16 - June 4, 11:59 PM EST (note: June 4 is a new deadline) non-refundable late fees apply |
| Date Assignments | Candidates will schedule their own exam date and location from select dates in the exam window below. Not all dates in the exam window will be available at all locations. Candidates will be notified when scheduling opens. |
| Exam Dates | Sept. 13- Sept. 25, 2021 |
| Clinical Informatics Exams Only |
October 11-31, 2021 Clinical Informatics will continue to be administered by the American Board of Preventative Medicine at Prometric testing centers. |
Exam Application Fees
| Subspecialty Only | $2100 | (LATE FILING ADDITIONAL $1050) |
Candidates will schedule their own exam date and location from select dates in the exam window below, with the exception of Clinical Informatics. Not all dates in the exam window will be available at all locations. Candidates will be notified when scheduling opens.
2021 Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine.......................Sept. 13- Sept. 25, 2021
2021 Chemical Pathology................................................Sept. 13- Sept. 25, 2021
2021 Clinical Informatics...................................................October 11-31, 2021*
2021 Cytopathology.........................................................Sept. 13- Sept. 25, 2021
2021 Dermatopathology....................................................Sept. 13- Sept. 25, 2021
2021 Forensic Pathology...................................................Sept. 13- Sept. 25, 2021
2021 Hematopathology......................................................Sept. 13- Sept. 25, 2021
2021 Medical Microbiology..................................................Sept. 13- Sept. 25, 2021
2021 Molecular Genetic Pathology.....................................Sept. 13- Sept. 25, 2021
2021 Neuropathology..........................................................Sept. 13- Sept. 25, 2021
2021 Pediatric Pathology......................................................Sept. 13- Sept. 25, 2021
- Exam dates may be subject to change.
- *Clinical Informatics will continue to be administered by the American Board of Preventative Medicine at Prometric testing centers.
- The examination application fee includes a nonrefundable administrative fee of $100.
- Additional late filing fees are nonrefundable.
- The ABPath accepts credit card payments only (MasterCard, Visa, and American Express). Checks are not accepted. Online payment must be completed before the application can be submitted.
- Some subspecialty examinations are given on more than one day, depending on the number of registrants. If that is the case, the examination date assignment will be posted approximately 6 weeks prior to the examination date to your Board Correspondence tab in PATHway.
- A candidate for the Spring primary examinations (AP and/or CP) who wishes to apply for a subspecialty examination in the same year must submit the subspecialty application prior to the subspecialty application deadline.
- If the candidate is successful in the primary examination, the ABPath will automatically process the application for the subspecialty examination.
- If the candidate is not successful, he/she will be notified and the subspecialty examination fee minus the $100 administrative fee will be refunded. A new subspecialty application must be completed for future examinations.
- If the candidate fails the examination, he/she may register for a future examination within the 5-year period of board qualification (refer to your qualification table located in your My Profile tab in PATHway). The candidate must pay the examination fee upon submission of the registration form.
- Results are posted to your Board Correspondence tab in PATHway approximately 6 weeks after the final week of all subspecialty exams.
Subspecialty 2022 Examinations
|
Application/Registration |
February 16 - May 15, 11:59 PM EST |
| Application/Registration Late Final Filing Dates |
May 16 - June 1, 11:59 PM EST non-refundable late fees apply |
| Cancellation Deadline Date |
June 15
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| Scheduling Deadline Date | To Be Announced |
| Exam Dates | To Be Announced |
| Clinical Informatics Exams Only |
October Clinical Informatics will continue to be administered by the American Board of Preventative Medicine at Prometric testing centers. |
Exam Application Fees
| Subspecialty Only | $2100 | (LATE FILING ADDITIONAL $1050) |
Candidates will schedule their own exam date and location from select dates in the exam window below, with the exception of Clinical Informatics. Not all dates in the exam window will be available at all locations. Candidates will be notified when scheduling opens.
2022 Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine.......................
2022 Chemical Pathology................................................
2022 Clinical Informatics...................................................
2022 Cytopathology.........................................................
2022 Dermatopathology....................................................
2022 Forensic Pathology...................................................
2022 Hematopathology......................................................
2022 Medical Microbiology..................................................
2022 Molecular Genetic Pathology.....................................
2022 Neuropathology..........................................................
2022 Pediatric Pathology......................................................
- Exam dates may be subject to change.
- *Clinical Informatics will continue to be administered by the American Board of Preventative Medicine at Prometric testing centers.
- The examination application fee includes a nonrefundable administrative fee of $100.
- Additional late filing fees are nonrefundable.
- The ABPath accepts credit card payments only (MasterCard, Visa, and American Express). Checks are not accepted. Online payment must be completed before the application can be submitted.
- A candidate for the Spring primary examinations (AP and/or CP) who wishes to apply for a subspecialty examination in the same year must submit the subspecialty application prior to the subspecialty application deadline.
- If the candidate is successful in the primary examination, the ABPath will automatically process the application for the subspecialty examination.
- If the candidate is not successful, he/she will be notified and the subspecialty examination fee minus the $100 administrative fee will be refunded. A new subspecialty application must be completed for future examinations.
- If the candidate fails the examination, he/she may register for a future examination within the 5-year period of board qualification (refer to your qualification table located in your My Profile tab in PATHway). The candidate must pay the examination fee upon submission of the registration form.
- Results are posted to your Board Correspondence tab in PATHway approximately 6 weeks after the final week of all subspecialty exams.
Continuing Certification (CC) Examinations
- ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, JUDGMENT, AND SKILLS Overview and Assessment Methods
- Continuing Certification Examination - Registration and Examination Dates