Retake? How many days to wait?

[Mark Johnston]

I wanted to see if anyone can clarify the retake policy? I have read you have to wait 5 calendar days before you can retake an exam.

So my question is, what is 5 calendar days?? I have checked the cisco site and google looking for an answer. Some people say 5 days (counting Monday-Sunday), some say 5 business days (only counting Monday-Friday). So does anyone know the answer? As an example (since this happened to me) If you fail on a Thursday, counting 5 "normal" days you can retake it on the following Tuesday, but 5 business days is the following Friday.

If anyone knows the correct answer I would appreciate  it.

[Rob Huffman · Accepted solution]

Hi Mark,

In your case you could retake on the following Wednesday

Retaking Exams

The policies for retaking exams are as follows:

• Candidates may only take a beta exam once.
• Candidates who fail an exam must wait a period of five (5) calendar days, beginning the day after the failed attempt, before they may retest for the same exam.
• Once passed, a candidate must wait a minimum of 180 days before taking the same exam with an identical exam number.
• Candidates who violate these policies are in  violation of the agreement. Such conduct is strictly prohibited as  described in the Cisco Certification and Confidentiality Agreement.

from;

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/exams/policies.html#~Policies

Cheers!

Rob

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[Mark Johnston]

Thanks for the reply. What confused me was the term "calander days" (cause every day is a calander day ). But I guess it would have said business days if that were the case.

Thanks again Dylan.

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