Challenging a Microsoft Business Certification or Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Exam Question

Updated: October 10, 2007

If you believe that an exam question is not valid, you can request an evaluation of the question. We will evaluate your challenge and send you an e-mail message within five business days of receipt. The message will include either the result of the evaluation or an estimate of when you can expect a response. After we make a decision, it will be regarded as final, and no further evaluation will occur.


Frequently asked questions about challenging an exam question


Q.How do I challenge a Microsoft Business certification or Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam question?
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Within three calendar days of taking the exam submit the following information by e-mail to support@certiport.com:

Name (as entered at the time of the exam)

Candidate ID (if known)

Mailing address

E-mail address

Exam name and version (for example, Microsoft Word 2002, core)

Language in which exam was taken

Date the exam was taken

Name and location of the testing center

Exam score and result

Number of times you tried to pass the same exam

A concise description of the exam question at issue

A concise rationale for evaluation of the question

Q.Will I find out whether my answer to a specific question was correct or whether I would have passed if I had gotten it right?
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Exam development staff members will evaluate your exam challenge, based on the information that you submit (the required information is listed in previous answer). However, in the interest of exam security, you will not be informed whether your response was correct. If your challenge is validated and a different result on the question would have resulted in you passing the exam, you will receive your Microsoft Office Specialist certificate in the mail.

Q.What if I don't agree with the evaluator's decision? May I appeal it?
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By the time an exam is released, each question has been reviewed multiple times. When a candidate submits an exam question challenge, an additional review occurs. As a result, decisions regarding your question challenge are considered final and no further evaluation will occur.

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