professional exam

Career certification assessment

A professional exam is a standardized test required for licensure or certification in a regulated field.

Lawyers take the bar exam, doctors the medical boards, accountants the CPA exam.

These exams verify minimum competency before someone can legally practice: She's studying for her professional exams next month.

Also called a licensing exam or board exam.

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