Examinations

Pricing: Non-Member    Member   Certified PACS Associate (CPAS) - Technical Exam      $90.00 $60.00         Buy Now      Second Attempt (Price is discounted during checkout)        $60.00 $60.00   Certified PACS Associate (CPAS) - Clinical Exam      $90.00 $60.00         Buy Now      Second Attempt (Price is discounted during checkout)        $60.00 $60.00   Certified DICOM Integration Professional (CDIP) Exam *     $255.00 $225.00         Buy Now      Second Attempt (Price is discounted during checkout)        $60.00 $60.00   Certified PACS System Analyst (CPSA) Exam *     $255.00 $225.00         Buy Now      Second Attempt (Price is discounted during checkout)        $60.00 $60.00   * User must complete and pass one or more exams prior to certification.

Exam Details

The CPAS-Technical and CPAS-Clinical exams each consist of at least 50 multiple choice questions and have a 30 minute time limit. The CDIP and CPSA exams each consist of at least 100 multiple choice questions and have a 1 hour time limit. Your exam can be canceled or rescheduled at no charge as long as it is more than 24 hours prior to your scheduled exam. If you reschedule/cancel within 24 hours, our proctor company, Examity, will charge you extra. Examity also charges extra if you want to use "priority scheduling", i.e. within 24 hours of purchase. If you don't show up for your scheduled exam, Examity will charge extra before you are allowed to reschedule. Note that these fees are NOT part of your test purchase from PARCA. IMPORTANT: You will need to purchase your new exam from the PARCA website PRIOR to paying Examity and scheduling your new test. All exams require a minimum 70% score for passing. Upon failing, a candidate can purchase a second attempt within 6 months at a minimal charge. If the candidate does not pass on the second try, he/she may purchase a 3rd attempt for the full charge , but he/she may only take the exam a maximum of 3 times within 12 months. The exam questions will be selected randomly from a pool of questions, therefore providing always unique, different questions for the majority of the cases.