Update from ABGC!
November 19, 2010
It was brought to our attention that the ABGC has posted new information on their site that includes the pass/fail rate and some other stats from the 2010 exam.
This PDF can be found under the “What’s new” section of the ABGC website and is also is currently posted as an ABGC Highlight on the front page. Also you can click on the link below:
2010 Examination Administration Statistics
The summary of the pass fail rate, according to this document, is as follows:
314 candidates took the exam in 2010, and of those 237 candidate passed the exam for a pass rate of 75.5%
The document also says the pass rate for the 2009 exam was 77.3%
We were also informed that this information is posted every year after the exam and should be available on the ABGC website. So in the future you can visit the ABGC website for this information.
We commend the ABGC for posting this detailed information in an easy to understand format.
To all who question certification I would say don’t give up hope, although I have. The rules of the ABGC do not allow a gc who once passed the exam and was a CGC to attempt re-certification more than two times. So in my state I can not be a ‘genetic counselor’again. This is a lesson to pass the test at all costs or review gc skills (of which there are many!)for a new career (the official action left is to go back and get a MS degree again). I am at peace but wish the ABCG would offer one category with one criteria for eligibility for all. Good luck!