The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), an internationally renowned source of national counselor certification, administers and maintains the National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification (NCE). It is part of the counselor credentialing requirements for candidates seeking certification to practice as a counselor, and it is designed as a form of assessment to determine whether these candidates have the necessary abilities, knowledge, and skills to succeed in the field.

The National Counselor exam consists of 200 multiple-choice, non-sectioned questions on pencil and paper. You will be asked a series of questions based on the original eight Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) curriculum areas and five work behaviors from NBCC's national job analysis during the test. Before being featured on the examination, all of these questions were reviewed and field-tested, and a new version of the National Counselors exam is administered for each new test day.

Questions will be based on the following six domains:
Professional Practice and Ethics – 12%
Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis – 12%
Areas of Clinical Focus – 29%
Treatment Planning – 9%
Counseling Skills and Interventions – 30%
Core Counseling Attributes – 8%

NCE Application features

Free Practice Questions: 500+ FREE NCE practice questions with detailed explanations are available for all of the required skills. All you need to pass your recruitment test is available here.
NCE Practice Tests Based On Real Tests: Same number of questions, same time limits, same structure. The exam simulators let you familiarize with the test format and get totally ready for the real one.
No Sign Up Or Login Required: All of your progress is saved without an account, even if you close your browser. But login can sync your date between web and mobile applications.
Gamification: The learning process will be divided into small milestones. Let’s make your studying exciting as if you were in some interesting games.
Personal Study Plan: Just enter your NCE test date, a study plan will be set up for you. A clear schedule will surely exceed your expectation and get you best preparation for the read shot.
3 Interesting Test Modes: 3 different test modes with increased difficult level let you experience the test in various ways.
Dark Mode: Experience dark theme which is more friendly to your eyes, and get a whole new and marvelous experience.
No Internet Required: Study on the go conveniently without any Internet connection.
NCE Test Bank: 3 features: Weak/ Medium/ Strong questions help you clearly determine which area you should pay more attention.