Your score report will show one number between 200 and 800. Here is what it means for the NPTE-PT and NPTE-PTA, from FSBPT's candidate handbook and exam pages.
600 on a scale of 200 to 800 passes. Same number for PT and PTA, in every state.
The 600 isn't a percent. FSBPT converts your number of right answers on the scored questions to the 200-800 scale, so the scale means the same thing on every form. The number of questions you need right can shift slightly between forms, and FSBPT doesn't publish a raw percent.
Checked October 18, 2026 against the official sources listed at the bottom of this page.
Take the free NPTE-PT practice test2024 content outline, scored like the real exam, no sign-up| Fact | NPTE-PT | NPTE-PTA |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | 225 = 180 scored + 45 pretest | 180 = 140 scored + 40 pretest |
| Sections | 5 of 45 | 4 of 45 |
| Time | 5 hours | 4 hours |
| Pass | 600 (scale 200-800) | 600 (scale 200-800) |
The pretest questions aren't marked. Every question has four choices and one right answer, and there's no penalty for guessing, so never leave one blank.
It is a criterion-referenced standard: you pass by showing a set level of knowledge, not by beating other test-takers. There's no curve and no quota. Your scaled score also isn't a percent correct, so a 600 doesn't mean you got 60% or 75% right.
Your score report is on your FSBPT dashboard about 10 business days after your test date, free, for 30 days. Save a copy.
FSBPT's retake rules apply to each level (PT and PTA separately):
Each registration also needs your licensing jurisdiction's approval. The PTA exam has its own practice test: NPTE-PTA practice test.
600 on a scale of 200 to 800. It is the same for the NPTE-PT and the NPTE-PTA, and the same in every jurisdiction.
FSBPT does not publish a raw number or percent. Your right answers on the scored questions are converted to the 200-800 scale, and the raw number needed can shift slightly from form to form.
No more than three times in 12 months and six times in a lifetime for each exam level. Two scores below 400 bar you from that exam.
About 10 business days after the test date, on your FSBPT dashboard, free for 30 days.