Frequently asked questions for preparatory products

The access period is the number of calendar days from the date of purchase or access code redemption during which you may answer questions or review the answer key. Once the access period expires, your test will be automatically submitted, and test results will be generated.

The exposure time is the total number of hours, within the access period, that you may view test content. Once your maximum exposure time has been reached, your test will be automatically submitted.

In addition, you may choose to take the test in timed-exam mode or self-paced mode. This will also impact the exposure time permitted. If you switch to self-paced mode, you will not be allowed to return to timed-exam mode.

Abbreviation: MCQ, multiple-choice questions

Yes, the correct answers are provided for all of the preparatory products. Your results will be presented in a grid format, according to the new MCCQE Part I Blueprint.

We have developed instructions on How to interpret your PE-Lite results, and How to interpret your PE results. They will also be provided to you upon completing a preparatory product.

The preparatory products give test-takers a raw score that is based on the total number of questions presented and, therefore, has no correlation with the MCCQE Part I score scale.

Please be advised that the preparatory products are a sampling of questions and cases like the ones on the examination, and some quadrants of the MCCQE Part I Blueprint may be underrepresented.

Because the PE is designed to simulate the MCCQE Part I experience, you must complete the first MCQ section before moving onto the second MCQ section. When you click Finish at the end of your first MCQ section, you are submitting your answers for all the questions in that section. Even if questions have been left blank, you will not be able to go back to review or modify them after clicking Finish and proceeding to the second section.

Once you have finished the entire preparatory examination, you will be able to review your answers and the full answer key for both the sections until the access period expires.

Yes, you can pause at any time unless you are completing a PE or PE-Lite in timed-exam mode, where pause is not available.

You can exit at any time and resume; your answers will have been saved in your Practice Test Portal.

Once you complete your preparatory product, you can review your questions and answers for the remainder of the access period. The access period is 6 months for the PE and PE-Lite.

Preparatory products are intended to only be taken once, to imitate the design of the MCCQE Part I, so once you complete your preparatory product, it is not possible to retake it or revert it to an unfinished state.

If your exposure time finishes before you have completed your preparatory product, you cannot regain access to finish the questions. However, you will continue to have access to the questions, your answers, and the full answer key until the end of your access period.

There are no repeated questions across the preparatory products currently offered by the MCC. 

NOTE: If you purchased a preparatory product prior to December 2024, it is possible that you may recognize some repeat content from a previous product.

You can expect between 3 and 5 response options for MCQs. The list of options will include 1 best answer and 2 to 4 incorrect options, known as distractors.

Our terms and conditions, presented to you when you create an account in our Practice Test Portal or begin a new test, stipulate:

• The MCC grants to me a limited personal, non-sublicensable, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to use the practice test software and content solely for my personal and noncommercial use. This license is only for my use from my account. Other persons are not permitted to use my account or access the practice test software and content.
• Test security is important to the integrity of MCC exams, and we encourage you to review it.

Note taking during the completion of the preparatory product is acceptable because you will be able to take notes during the MCCQE Part I.

As a reminder, for MCCQE Part I test centre appointments, you will have access to a white board and while in the remote-proctoring environment, you will have access to an electronic scratchpad. As with all MCC assessments, you may not discuss, copy, reproduce, or share examination content in any way, including from memory. Please visit Test security for more details.

The MCCQE Part I and the preparatory products are delivered on different platforms. The preparatory products are offered through the Practice Test Portal whereas the MCCQE Part I is offered by Prometric.

These delivery platforms have different device/network requirements; therefore, to ensure your device/network meets the requirements for a Prometric remote-proctoring appointment, please review the Prometric User Guide.

The tools and layout in the Practice Test Portal (delivery platform) are similar to, but not identical to, those you will see during the MCCQE Part I.

The preparatory products are useful study tools for candidates preparing for the MCCQE Part I. They can help you develop familiarity with MCCQE Part I question types, as well as testing platform features, such as the highlighter and question flags.

On exam day, you will be presented with a tutorial that will include a walk-through of the functionality of the MCCQE Part I platform. You may review it at any time throughout the exam. For an overview, please see Exam tutorial.

Given the self-administered nature of the preparatory products, testing accommodations cannot be granted. 

For an optimal user experience on desktops and laptops, please use a recent version of:

• Google Chrome
• Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• Safari (macOS)

On tablets, please use a recent version of:

• Safari (iOS)
• Google Chrome (Android and Windows)

The use of cell phones and similar small-screen devices is not supported. Some features such as hover text and highlighting are not available on touch screens.

To ensure the system performs as expected, please verify that the time on the device you are using is properly set to your current time zone and local time.

Email [email protected] for help with any technical difficulties.