PRC® Exam Information

Completing the PRC® Exam

The development team designed the exam to be of intermediate difficulty. Passing the exam demonstrates a firm understanding of the business skills and health-related knowledge needed to be a successful pharma rep. You have six months of access to the program, but most learners complete the program in approximately 2 weeks (12 hours course time).

Exam Structure

  • Three hours to complete

  • 75 questions

  • Multiple choice

What You Will Need

  • Internet access

  • Pen/pencil

  • Calculator

Exam Scheduling

  • Must complete the 15 modules

  • After completing the modules, the exam can be taken at any time

  • You have 4 attempts to pass the exam

Copyright & Examination Non-Disclosure Policy

All ACMA materials are protected by the federal Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101, et seq. Access to all such materials, as further detailed below, is strictly conditioned upon agreement to abide by ACMA's rights under the Copyright Act and to maintain examination confidentiality.

ACMA assessments are confidential, in addition to being protected by federal copyright and trade secret laws. Candidates who undertake assessments agree that they will not copy, reproduce, adapt, disclose or transmit assessments, in whole or in part, before or after taking an assessment, by any means now known or hereafter invented. They further agree that they will not reconstruct assessment content from memory, by dictation, or by any other means or otherwise discuss assessment content with others. Candidates further acknowledge that disclosure or any other use of ACMA assessment content constitutes professional misconduct and may expose them to criminal as well as civil liability, and may also result in ACMA's imposition of penalties against them, including but not limited to, invalidation of assessment results, exclusion from future assessments, suspension or revocation of Board Certification.

With respect to ACMA's other educational products, candidates agree that they will not copy, reproduce or make any adaptations of such materials in any manner; and will not assist someone else in the infringement or misuse of these or any other ACMA-copyrighted works.

Frequently
asked questions

PRC is a Certification accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education / American National Standards Institute (IACET/ANSI).
The PRC content was developed by over 30 subject matter experts from academia, pharmaceutical sales managers, and experts from the pharmaceutical industry.
Every 2 years you are required to maintain your certification. You can do this by either (1) completing 10 hours of continuing education credits approved by the ACMA or (2) by taking the certification exam.
Yes. The ACMA offers a flexible payment plan where you can pay in 3 easy installments of $419.65.
No. Familiarity with sales may help, but the pharmaceutical representative role is more about being a good communicator and responsive partner to the physicians you work with. This, and more, is covered in the PRC program.
The PRC program takes on average about approximately 2 weeks (12 hours course time) to complete. It’s self-paced, so everyone will be different.
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Jumpstart your pharmaceutical sales career!

Are you ready to start a rewarding career as a pharmaceutical representative? Then your next step needs to be distinguishing yourself by becoming a certified pharmaceutical sales representative through the PRC program.