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Last Updated: 3/17/06

Test Center Security Guidelines

Candidate Identification Requirement

 

  Pearson VUE Thomson Prometric
One (1) form of valid, government-issued ID containing
both a photo and signature
Yes Yes
Image capture Yes Yes
Electronic fingerprint Yes No

Personal Items Allowed

 

Notes: 

1)  Weapons of any kind are STRICTLY PROHIBITED from being taken into a test center facility at any time.
2)  Cellular phones, pagers, hand-held computers or other communication devices, electronic or otherwise, are STRICTLY PROHIBITED from being taken into a testing room or being used during restroom breaks.

 

Most personal items are required to be placed in the center-provided storage locker.  However, the following items are allowed in the
testing room (some with restrictions):

 

  Pearson VUE Thomson Prometric
Tissues Yes Yes (center provided)
Cough drops Yes (unwrapped) No
Sweater, sweatshirt, blazer, suit jacket Yes (pockets must be empty) Yes (must be worn by candidate - cannot be draped on chair)
Eyeglasses and hearing aids Yes Yes
Eyedrops Yes (requires pre-authorization from FINRA) No (can access from storage locker)
Pillow (neck, back, injured limb support) Yes (after inspection) Yes (after inspection)
Jewelry Yes - ring, bracelet, necklace, earrings Yes - analog watch, ring, bracelet, necklace, earrings (subject to inspection)
Neck brace or collar (neck injuries) Yes (after inspection) Yes (after inspection)
Insulin pump (attached to a person's body) Yes Yes (requires pre-authorization from FINRA)
Asthma inhaler Yes (requires pre-authorization from FINRA) Yes
All other medical devices Yes (requires pre-authorization from FINRA) Yes (requires pre-authorization from FINRA)
Religious headwear Yes (after inspection) Yes
Word to word translation dictionary (ESL) Yes (after inspection) Yes (after inspection)

Note:  Candidates requiring pre-authorization from FINRA to take medical devices into the testing room can contact FINRA Field Support Services (FSS) at (800) 999-6647 Option 2.

 

Test-Center Provided Aids

 

  Pearson VUE Thomson Prometric
Calculator Yes Yes
Scratch Paper (for notes and calculations) Yes - whiteboard/dry pen Yes - paper/pencil