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National Board Examination (NBE)NBE · The Conference
170 items per section (150 scored + 20 unscored pretest), two sections: NBE-Arts — Funeral Arranging and Directing 51, Funeral Service Marketing/Merchandising 21, Funeral Service Counseling 19, Legal and Regulatory Compliance 35, Cemetery and Crematory Operations 24, Pretest 20; NBE-Sciences — Embalming 62, Restorative Art 34, Preparation for Disposition 28, Funeral Service Sciences 26, Pretest 20Not publicly disclosed — The current first-party exam pages and candidate materials cited for this record were reviewed; they do not publish this field.What you'll find
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