Exam Information

Eligibility

Applicants can become exam eligible after completing program hours as prescribed by rule 83.21. Once your hours have been reported, please allow 24-48 hours for your eligibility to generate with the department and be received by PSI.

You will receive an eligibility email notice from PSI. The email includes instructions for registering and scheduling an examination. 

Candidate Information Bulletin

You should review the Candidate Information Bulletin (CIB) which provides helpful information about the exam content (including the passing score, the number of questions, the time allotted to complete the exam, and a list of reference materials), fees, exam site locations, and detailed information about PSI’s examination administration procedures.

Choose your candidate information bulletin:

*Please note the CIB contains information on PSI’s identification policy. Please ensure that you read and understand all information related to the policy before taking your exams.

Exam Resources

To help ensure a smooth testing experience for our applicants, TDLR has put together a series of informational documents relating to BAC exams. Please use the drop down below to view the documents listed.

Exam Pass/Fail Rates

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